The college football season continues into bowl season and the College Football Playoff, with matchups to be announced on Dec. 7.

The CFP selection show will take place at 11 a.m. on Dec. 7, and the other major bowl game matchups will be set following the CFP bracket release throughout the day.

Games, dates, times and tie-ins are below, starting with the CFP playoff games. Teams and matchups will be updated this weekend as announced. Tie-ins and affiliations can and will change in order to fill the schedule.

All game times are Central. Bolded teams are announced teams in bowl matchups.

NOTE: The former Pac-12 schools are still tied into the conference’s former affiliations despite going elsewhere. So when you see Pac-12 in the bowl matchup placeholder, that’s why. For example: USC will go to a “Pac-12” affiliated bowl, not a Big Ten-affiliated bowl.

ALSO NOTE: “At-large” among non-CFP bowls refers to a spot where any bowl-eligible team may be slotted, almost certainly from a non-power conference.

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CFP First Round

Better-seeded school hosts on campus

Friday, December 19

No. 9 seed Alabama at No. 8 seed Oklahoma, 7 p.m. CT on ABC

Saturday, December 20

No. 10 seed Miami (FL) at No. 7 seed Texas A&M, 11 a.m. CT on ABCNo. 11 seed Tulane at No. 6 seed Ole Miss, 2:30 p.m. CT on TNTNo. 12 seed James Madison at No. 5 seed Oregon, 6:30 p.m. CT on TNTCFP Quarterfinals

Tuesday, Dec. 31

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic CFP quarterfinal, Arlington, Texas: No. 2 seed Ohio State vs. Texas A&M/Miami, 6:30 p.m., ESPN

Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2026

Capital One Orange Bowl CFP quarterfinal, Miami Gardens: No. 4 seed Texas Tech vs. Oregon/James Madison, 11 a.m. CT, ESPNRose Bowl Game CFP quarterfinal, Pasadena, California: No. 1 seed Indiana vs. Alabama/Oklahoma, 3 p.m. CT, ESPNAllstate Sugar Bowl CFP quarterfinal, New Orleans: No. 3 seed Georgia vs. Tulane/Ole Miss, 7 p.m. CT, ESPN CFP Semifinals

Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026

VRBO Fiesta Bowl CFP semifinal, Glendale, Arizona: Ohio State/Texas A&M/Miami vs. Georgia/Tulane/Ole Miss; 6:30 p.m., ESPN

Friday, Jan. 9, 2026

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl CFP semifinal, Atlanta: Indiana/Alabama/Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech/Oregon/JMU; 6:30 p.m., ESPNCFP National Championship

Monday, Jan. 19, 2026

CFP National Championship, Miami Gardens: Semifinal winner vs. Semifinal winner, 6:30 p.m. on ESPN

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ALL TIMES CENTRAL

Saturday, Dec. 13

Cricket Celebration Bowl, Atlanta: Prairie View A&M vs. SC State; 11 a.m., ABC

Bucked Up LA Bowl, Inglewood, California: Washington vs. Boise State; 7 p.m. ESPN

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Tuesday, Dec. 16

IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl, Montgomery, Ala.: Jacksonville State vs. Troy; 8 p.m., ESPN

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Wednesday, Dec. 17

StaffDNA Cure Bowl, Orlando: USF vs. Old Dominion; 4 p.m., ESPN

68 Ventures Bowl, Mobile: Louisiana vs. Delaware; 7:30 p.m., ESPN

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Thursday, Dec. 18

XBOX Bowl, Frisco, Texas: Missouri State vs. Arkansas State; 8 p.m., ESPN

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Friday, Dec. 19

Myrtle Beach Bowl, Conway, S.C.: Western Michigan vs. Kennesaw State; 10 a.m., ESPN

Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl, Tampa: NC State vs. Memphis; 1:30 p.m., ESPN

No. 9 seed Alabama at No. 8 seed Oklahoma CFP first round game, 7 p.m. on ABC

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Saturday, Dec. 20

No. 10 seed Miami (FL) at No. 7 seed Texas A&M CFP first round game, 11 a.m. on ABC

No. 11 seed Tulane at No. 6 seed Ole Miss CFP first round game, 2:30 p.m. on TNT

No. 12 seed James Madison at No. 5 seed Oregon CFP first round game, 6:30 p.m. on TNT

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Monday, Dec. 22

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise: Utah State vs. Washington State; 1 p.m., ESPN

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Tuesday, Dec. 23

Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl of Beans, Boca Raton, Florida: Toledo vs. Louisville; 1 p.m., ESPN

New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans: Southern Miss vs. Western Kentucky; 4:30 p.m., ESPN

Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl, Frisco, Texas: UNLV vs. Ohio; 8 p.m., ESPN

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Wednesday, Dec. 24

Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu: Cal vs. Hawaii; 7 p.m., ESPN

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Friday, Dec. 26

GameAbove Sports Bowl, Detroit: Northwestern vs. Central Michigan; 12 p.m., ESPN

Rate Bowl, Phoenix: New Mexico vs. Minnesota; 3:30 p.m., ESPN

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl, Dallas: FIU vs. UTSA; 7 p.m., ESPN 

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Saturday, Dec. 27

Go Bowling Military Bowl, Annapolis, Md.: Pitt vs. East Carolina; 10 a.m., ESPN

Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl, Bronx, N.Y.: Clemson vs. Penn State; 11 a.m., ABC

Wasabi Fenway Bowl, Boston: UConn vs. Army; 1:15 p.m., ESPN

Pop Tarts Bowl, Orlando: Georgia Tech vs. BYU; 2:30 p.m., ABC

Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl, Tucson, Ariz.: Fresno State vs. Miami (OH); 3:30 p.m., CW Network

Isleta New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque: San Diego State vs. North Texas; 4:45 p.m., ESPN

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, Jacksonville: Virginia vs. Missouri; 6:30 p.m., ABC

Kinder’s Texas Bowl, Houston: LSU vs. Houston; 8:15 p.m., ESPN

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Monday, Dec. 29

Birmingham Bowl, Birmingham: Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State; 1 p.m., ESPN

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Tuesday, Dec. 30

Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La.: Coastal Carolina vs. Louisiana Tech; 1 p.m., ESPN

Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl, Nashville: Tennessee vs. Illinois; 4:30 p.m., ESPN

Valero Alamo Bowl, San Antonio: TCU vs. USC; 8 p.m., ESPN

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Wednesday, Dec. 31

ReliaQuest Bowl, Tampa: Vanderbilt vs. Iowa; 11 a.m., ESPN

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, El Paso: Duke vs. Arizona State; 1 p.m., CBS

Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, Orlando: Texas vs. Michigan; 2 p.m., ABC

SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas: Nebraska vs. Utah; 2:30 p.m., ESPN

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic CFP quarterfinal, Arlington, Texas, 6:30 p.m., ESPN

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Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026

Capital One Orange Bowl CFP quarterfinal, Miami Gardens, 11 a.m. CT, ESPN

Rose Bowl Game CFP quarterfinal, Pasadena, California, 3 p.m. CT, ESPN

Allstate Sugar Bowl CFP quarterfinal, New Orleans, 7 p.m. CT, ESPN 

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Friday, Jan. 2, 2026

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth: Rice vs. Texas State; 12 p.m., ESPN

AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Memphis: Navy vs. Cincinnati; 3:30 p.m., ESPN

Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Charlotte: Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State; 7 p.m., ESPN 

Holiday Bowl, San Diego: SMU vs. Arizona; 7 p.m., FOX

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Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026

VRBO Fiesta Bowl CFP semifinal, Glendale, Arizona: CFP semifinalist vs. CFP semifinalist; 6:30 p.m., ESPN

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Friday, Jan. 9, 2026

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl CFP semifinal, Atlanta: CFP semifinalist vs. CFP semifinalist; 6:30 p.m., ESPN

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Monday, Jan. 19, 2026

CFP National Championship, Miami Gardens: Semifinal winner vs. Semifinal winner, 6:30 p.m. on ESPN

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