The bowl eligibility picture is coming together. There are a few holes where a five-win team could plug in, but for the most part, the games are filled with six-win bowl-eligible teams the old-fashioned way. Next weekend will almost certainly determine at least the Big Ten's contribution to the College Football Playoff with Ohio State and Michigan facing off at The Horseshoe. We’ll also see USC in a big spot against Notre Dame and TCU against an Iowa State team that isn't its normal tricky self.
All times are Eastern.
College Football Playoff
Peach Bowl, Atlanta (Dec. 31, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN)
CFP semifinalist vs. CFP semifinalist
Georgia vs. TCU
Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz. (Dec. 31, 4 or 8 p.m., ESPN)
CFP semifinalist vs. CFP semifinalist
Ohio State vs. USC
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New Year’s Six
Orange Bowl, Miami (Dec. 30, 7:30 or 8 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC/Notre Dame
Clemson vs. Penn State
Sugar Bowl, New Orleans (Dec. 31, noon, ESPN)
SEC vs. Big 12
Alabama vs. Kansas State
Cotton Bowl, Arlington, Texas (Jan. 2, 1 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. at-large
Tulane vs. LSU
Rose Bowl, Pasadena (Jan. 2, 5 p.m., ESPN)
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Michigan vs. Oregon
All other bowls
Dec. 16
Bahamas Bowl, Nassau (11:30 a.m., ESPN)
C-USA vs. MAC
FAU vs. Ball State
Cure Bowl, Orlando (3 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. at-large
South Alabama vs. Air Force
Dec. 17
Fenway Bowl, Boston (11 a.m., ESPN)
ACC/Notre Dame vs. American
Duke vs. UCF
New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque (2:15 p.m., ESPN)
C-USA vs. Mountain West
North Texas vs. Utah State
Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl, Inglewood, Calif. (3:30 p.m., ABC)
Pac-12 vs. Mountain West
Oregon State vs. Wyoming
LendingTree Bowl, Mobile (5:45 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. Sun Belt
Eastern Michigan vs. Troy
Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas (7:30 p.m., ABC)
Pac-12 vs. SEC
Washington State vs. Miami
Frisco Bowl, Frisco, Texas (9:15 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. at-large
San Diego State vs. App State
Dec. 19
Myrtle Beach Bowl, Conway, S.C. (2:30 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. at-large
UConn vs. Toledo
Dec. 20
Famous Idaho Potato, Boise, Id. (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
Mountain West vs. MAC
San Jose State vs. Bowling Green
Boca Raton Bowl, Boca Raton, Fla. (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. at-large
BYU vs. Marshall
Dec. 21
New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans (9 p.m., ESPN)
C-USA vs. Sun Belt
Rice vs. Coastal Carolina
Dec. 22
Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
American vs. at-large
Memphis vs. UAB
Dec. 23
Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La. (3 p.m., ESPN)
American vs. Army/BYU
ECU vs. Western Kentucky
Gasparilla Bowl, Tampa (6:30 p.m., ESPN)
ACC/SEC vs. at-large
Pitt vs. Notre Dame
Dec. 24
Hawai’i Bowl, Honolulu (8 p.m., ESPN)
Mountain West vs. C-USA
Fresno State vs. Middle Tennessee State
Dec. 26
Quick Lane Bowl, Detroit (2:30 p.m., ESPN)
Big Ten vs. MAC
Liberty vs. Buffalo
Dec. 27
Camellia Bowl, Montgomery, Ala. (Noon, ESPN)
At-large vs. at-large
Southern Miss vs. UTSA
First Responder Bowl, Dallas (3:15 or 6:45 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. at-large
SMU vs. Oklahoma
Birmingham Bowl, Birmingham (3:15 or 6:45 p.m., ESPN)
At-large vs. ACC/SEC
Houston vs. Florida
Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Phoenix (10:15 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. Big Ten
Kansas vs. Michigan State
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Dec. 28
Military Bowl, Annapolis, Md. (2 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. American
Syracuse vs. Cincinnati
Liberty Bowl, Memphis (5:30 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. SEC
Texas Tech vs. Kentucky
Holiday Bowl, San Diego (8 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. Pac-12
UNC vs. Washington
Texas Bowl, Houston (9 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. SEC
Texas vs. Arkansas
Dec. 29
Pinstripe Bowl, the Bronx (2 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. Big Ten
Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin
Cheez-It Bowl, Orlando (5:30 p.m., ESPN)
ACC vs. Big 12
NC State vs. Baylor
Alamo Bowl, San Antonio (9 p.m., ESPN)
Big 12 vs. Pac-12
Oklahoma State vs. UCLA
Dec. 30
Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Charlotte (Noon, ESPN)
ACC vs. Big Ten
Louisville vs. Minnesota
Sun Bowl, El Paso (2 p.m., CBS)
ACC vs. Pac-12
Florida State vs. Utah
Gator Bowl, Jacksonville (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
Big Ten vs. SEC
Illinois vs. South Carolina
Arizona Bowl, Tucson (4:30 p.m., Barstool)
Mountain West vs. MAC
Boise State vs. Ohio
Dec. 31
Music City Bowl, Nashville (Noon, ABC)
Big Ten vs. SEC
Purdue vs. Mississippi State
Jan. 2
ReliaQuest Bowl, Tampa (Noon, ESPN2)
Big Ten/ACC vs. SEC
Maryland vs. Ole Miss
Citrus Bowl, Orlando (1 p.m., ABC)
SEC vs. Big Ten
Tennessee vs. Iowa
