HOUSTON — With the college football regular season now complete, fans are asking when the bowl game announcements will be made. However, with the newly expanded 12-team playoff, fans will have to wait until the playoff committee reveals the field first.
The committee will reveal the teams that made the college football playoffs at 11 a.m. Central time on Sunday, Dec. 8 on ESPN.
According to the NCAA, the playoff will include the five highest-ranked conference champions, which will receive automatic bids. The seven highest-ranked teams remaining will round out the field.
The four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded 1-4 in the bracket and receive a first-round bye. Seeds 5-12 will play each other in the first round with higher-seeded teams playing host at their stadiums.
New Year’s Six bowl games will be featured in the quarterfinal round. The semifinals will be played in bowls on a rotating basis.
The national championship host site is determined through bids by prospective host sites. This season it will be played in Atlanta, Georgia.
The first round will be played Dec. 20-21.
Here are the quarterfinal bowl games:
- Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31
- Peach on Jan. 1
- Rose on Jan. 1
- Sugar Bowl Jan. 1
Here are the semifinal bowl games:
- Orange Bowl on Jan. 9
- Cotton Bowl on Jan. 10
The National Championship will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Jan. 20.
College football bowl games schedule
Saturday, Dec. 14Celebration Bowl11 a.m. | ABCMercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, Georgia
Salute to Veterans Bowl8 p.m. | ESPNCramton BowlMontgomery, Alabama
Tuesday, Dec. 17Frisco Bowl8 p.m. | ESPNToyota StadiumFrisco, Texas
Wednesday, Dec. 18Boca Raton Bowl4:30 p.m. | ESPNFAU StadiumBoca Raton, Florida
LA Bowl8 p.m. | ESPNSoFi StadiumInglewood, California
Thursday, Dec. 19New Orleans Bowl6 p.m. | ESPN2Caesars SuperdomeNew Orleans, Louisiana
Friday, Dec. 20Cure Bowl11 a.m. | ESPNCamping World StadiumOrlando, Florida
Gasparilla Bowl2:30 p.m. | ESPNRaymond James StadiumTampa, Florida
Monday, Dec. 23Myrtle Beach Bowl10 a.m. | ESPNBrooks StadiumConway, South Carolina
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl1:30 p.m. | ESPNAlbertsons StadiumBoise, Idaho
Tuesday, Dec. 24Hawai’i Bowl7 p.m. | ESPNClarence T.C. Ching Athletics ComplexHonolulu, Hawai’i
Thursday, Dec. 26GameAbove Sports Bowl1 p.m. | ESPNFord FieldDetroit, Michigan
Rate Bowl4:30 p.m. | ESPNChase FieldPhoenix, Arizona
68 Ventures Bowl8 p.m. | ESPNHancock Whitney StadiumMobile, Alabama
Friday, Dec. 27Armed Forces BowlTBD | ESPNAmon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, Texas
Birmingham BowlTBD | ESPNProtective StadiumBirmingham, Alabama
Liberty Bowl6 p.m. | ESPNSimmons Bank Liberty StadiumMemphis, Tennessee
Holiday Bowl7 p.m. | FOXSnapdragon StadiumSan Diego, California
Las Vegas Bowl9:30 p.m. | ESPNAllegiant StadiumLas Vegas, Nevada
Saturday, Dec. 28Fenway Bowl10 a.m. | ESPNFenway ParkBoston, Massachusetts
Pinstripe Bowl11 a.m. | ABCYankee StadiumBronx, New York
New Mexico Bowl1:15 p.m. | ESPNUniversity StadiumAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Pop-Tarts Bowl2:30 p.m. | ABCCamping World StadiumOrlando, Florida
Arizona Bowl3:30 p.m. | CW NetworkArizona StadiumTucson, Arizona
Military Bowl4:45 p.m. | ESPNNavy-Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, Maryland
Alamo Bowl6:30 p.m. | ABCAlamodomeSan Antonio, Texas
Independence Bowl8:15 p.m. | ESPNIndependence StadiumShreveport, Louisiana
Monday, Dec. 30Music City Bowl1:30 p.m. | ESPNNissan StadiumNashville, Tennessee
Tuesday, Dec. 31ReliaQuest Bowl11 a.m. | ESPNRaymond James StadiumTampa, Florida
Sun Bowl1 p.m. | CBSSun BowlEl Paso, Texas
Citrus Bowl2 p.m. | ABCCamping World StadiumOrlando, Florida
Texas Bowl2:30 p.m. | ESPNNRG StadiumHouston, Texas
Thursday, Jan. 2Gator Bowl6:30 p.m. | ESPNEverBank StadiumJacksonville, Florida
Friday, Jan. 3First Responder Bowl3 p.m. | ESPNGerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, Texas
Duke’s Mayo Bowl6:30 p.m. | ESPNBank of America StadiumCharlotte, North Carolina
Saturday, Jan. 4Bahamas Bowl10 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN2Thomas A. Robinson National StadiumNassau, Bahamas