Championship Saturday certainly lived up to all of the hype and anticipation that came with it, and now, it’s just about time for bowl season. All of the regular season games are over. All championship games have been played. The College Football Playoff selections have been made and the bowl game selection show took place on Sunday to give everyone their hopes for the holiday season.
Now, it’s simply time to know who is playing where, along with how and when to watch.
Alabama is expected to stay in the top spot after defeating Georgia in the SEC Championship Game. Clemson will likely stay in the number two spot for the College Football Playoff while Notre Dame will be third. The committee still needs to determine who will get the fourth spot, and it will likely be between Oklahoma, Ohio State, and Georgia.
As reported by ESPN , it’s going to be a bit confusing, but it should come down to the Sooners and Buckeyes. Only time will tell, though, and the bowl selections take place today, December 2, 2018.
The following list will be updated throughout the day as the bowl games are announced. If a team is in place for a bowl game, that means they have already accepted an invitation to play and are locked in for it.
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All times listed below are Eastern.
College Football Playoff National Championship
Championship Game in Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, CA) – Jan. 7, 2019 Orange Bowl winner vs. Cotton Bowl winner 8 p.m. on ESPN
Jan. 1, 2019 – New Year’s Six Games
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl LSU vs. UCF 1 p.m. on ESPN University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Florida vs. Michigan 12 p.m. on ESPN Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA
Rose Bowl Presented by Northwestern Mutual Washington vs. Ohio State 5 p.m. on ESPN Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California
Allstate Sugar Bowl Texas vs. Georgia 8:45 p.m. on ESPN Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec. 29, 2018 – New Year’s Six Games
College Football Playoff at the Orange Bowl Clemson vs. Notre Dame 4 p.m. or 8 p.m. on ESPN Miami Gardens, FL
College Football Playoff at the Cotton Bowl Alabama vs. Oklahoma 4 p.m. or 8 p.m. on ESPN Arlington, TX
Dec. 15, 2018
Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl North Carolina A&T vs. Alcorn State Noon ET, ABC Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
New Mexico Bowl North Texas vs. Utah State 2 p.m. on ESPN Branch Field at Dreamstyle Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico
AutoNation Cure Bowl Tulane vs. Louisiana 2:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida
Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl Fresno State vs. Arizona State 3:30 p.m. on ABC Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl Georgia Southern vs. Eastern Michigan 5:30 p.m. on ESPN Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Appalachian State vs. Middle Tennessee 9 p.m. on ESPN Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec. 18, 2017
Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl UAB vs. Northern Illinois 7 p.m. on ESPN Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida
Dec. 19, 2018
Frisco Bowl San Diego State vs. Ohio 8 p.m. on ESPN Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas
Dec. 20, 2018
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl Marshall vs. South Florida 8 p.m. on ESPN Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
Dec. 21, 2018
Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl Florida International vs. Toledo 12:30 p.m. on ESPN Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Western Michigan vs. BYU 4 p.m., ESPN Lyle Smith Field at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho
Dec. 22, 2018
Birmingham Bowl Memphis vs. Wake Forest Noon on ESPN Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Houston vs. Army 3:30 p.m. on ESPN Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas
Dollar General Bowl Buffalo vs. Troy 7 p.m. on ESPN Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama
Hawai’i Bowl Hawai’i vs. Louisiana Tech 10:30 p.m., ESPN Hawaiian Tel Federal Credit Union Field at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, HI
Dec. 26, 2018
SERVPRO First Responders Bowl Boston College vs. Boise State 1:30 p.m. on ESPN Dallas, TX
Quick Lane Bowl Minnesota vs. Georgia Tech 5:15 p.m. on ESPN Ford Field in Detroit, MI
Cheez-It Bowl California vs. TCU 9 p.m. on ESPN Phoenix, AZ
Dec. 27, 2018
Walk-On’s Independence Bowl Temple vs. Duke 1:30 p.m. on ESPN Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana
New Era Pinstripe Bowl Miami vs. Wisconsin 5:15 p.m. on ESPN Yankee Stadium in New York, NY
Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl Baylor vs. Vanderbilt 9 p.m. on ESPN NRG Stadium in Houston, TX
Dec. 28, 2018
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Purdue vs. Auburn 1:30 p.m. on ESPN Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee
Camping World Bowl West Virginia vs. Syracuse 5:15 p.m. on ESPN Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida
Valero Alamo Bowl Iowa State vs. Washington State 9 p.m. on ESPN Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas
Dec. 29, 2018
Belk Bowl South Carolina vs. Virginia 12 p.m. on ABC Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina
NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl Arkansas State vs. Nevada 1:14 p.m. on CBS Sports Network Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 31, 2018
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech 12 p.m. on ESPN Jack Stephens Field at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland
Hyundai Sun Bowl Stanford vs. Pittsburgh 2 p.m. on CBS Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas
Redbox Bowl Michigan State vs. Oregon 3 p.m. on FOX Santa Clara, CA
AutoZone Liberty Bowl Missouri vs. Oklahoma State 3:45 p.m. on ABC Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl Northwestern vs. Utah 7 p.m., FOX Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA
TaxSlayer Bowl NC State vs. Texas A&M 7:30 p.m. on ESPN EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florid
Jan. 1, 2019
Outback Bowl Mississippi State vs. Iowa Noon on ESPN2 Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida
Citrus Bowl Kentucky vs. Penn State 1 p.m. on ABC Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida
If you weren’t keeping count throughout while checking out the full schedule for the upcoming weeks, that’s 41 different college football bowl games. Over the course of about three weeks, you can enjoy all of the football you can possibly handle and see if your favorite team can finish the 2018 season with a win. As for the College Football Playoff, those teams have to win two more and hope they are the next National Champions.
