| Bowl | Date | City | Time | TV | Bids | Prediction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Bowl | Dec. 13 | Inglewood, CA | 8:00 PM | ABC | MWC #1 | Pac-12 #5 | Boise State* | 10 | Washington* | 24 |
| Veterans Bowl | Dec. 16 | Montgomery, AL | 9:00 PM | ESPN | MAC | Sun Belt #1-5/CUSA | Jacksonville State* | 13 | Troy* | 21 |
| Cure Bowl | Dec. 17 | Orlando, FL | 5:00 PM | ESPN | Sun Belt #1-5/American/CUSA/MAC | Sun Belt #1-5/American/CUSA/MAC | Old Dominion** | 14 | South Florida* | 28 |
| 68 Ventures Bowl | Dec. 17 | Mobile, AL | 8:30 PM | ESPN | Sun Belt #1-5 | CUSA | Louisiana* | 31 | Delaware* | 10 |
| Xbox Bowl | Dec. 18 | Frisco, TX | 9:00 PM | ESPN2 | CUSA | MAC | Missouri State* | 34 | Arkansas State* | 32 |
| Myrtle Beach Bowl | Dec. 19 | Conway, SC | 11:00 AM | ESPN | Sun Belt #1-5 | American/CUSA | Kennesaw State** | 24 | Western Michigan* | 21 |
| Gasparilla Bowl | Dec. 19 | Tampa, FL | 2:30 PM | ESPN | American/ACC/SEC/CUSA | American/ACC/SEC/CUSA | North Carolina State** | 17 | Memphis** | 20 |
| CFP First Round | Dec. 19 | Norman, OK | 8:00 PM | ABC | CFP | CFP | Oklahoma (#8)** | 10 | Alabama (#9)* | 9 |
| CFP First Round | Dec. 20 | College Station, TX | 12:00 PM | ABC | CFP | CFP | Texas A&M (#7)** | 31 | Miami (#10)* | 24 |
| CFP First Round | Dec. 20 | Oxford, MS | 3:30 PM | TNT | CFP | CFP | Mississippi (#6)** | 42 | Tulane (#11)** | 13 |
| CFP First Round | Dec. 20 | Eugene, OR | 7:30 PM | TNT | CFP | CFP | Oregon (#5)** | 52 | James Madison (#12)** | 21 |
| Potato Bowl | Dec. 22 | Boise, ID | 2:00 PM | ESPN | MAC | MWC #3 | Utah State* | 22 | Washington State* | 28 |
| Boca Raton Bowl | Dec. 23 | Boca Raton, FL | 2:00 PM | ESPN | American/CUSA/MAC | American/CUSA/MAC | Louisville* | 31 | Toledo* | 17 |
| New Orleans Bowl | Dec. 23 | New Orleans, LA | 5:30 PM | ESPN | CUSA | Sun Belt #1-5 | Western Kentucky* | 32 | Southern Mississippi** | 10 |
| Frisco Bowl | Dec. 23 | Frisco, TX | 9:00 PM | ESPN | American/CUSA/MAC | American/CUSA/MAC | Nevada-Las Vegas** | 35 | Ohio* | 6 |
| Hawaii Bowl | Dec. 24 | Honolulu, HI | 8:00 PM | ESPN | American | MWC #3 | California* | 28 | Hawaii** | 31 |
| Sports Bowl | Dec. 26 | Detroit, MI | 1:00 PM | ESPN | Big Ten/American | MAC/American | Northwestern** | 21 | Central Michigan* | 10 |
| Rate Bowl | Dec. 26 | Phoenix, AZ | 4:30 PM | ESPN | Big 12 #5/MWC #2 | Big Ten/MWC #2 | New Mexico* | 21 | Minnesota** | 24 |
| First Responder Bowl | Dec. 26 | Dallas, TX | 8:00 PM | ESPN | American/CUSA | American/CUSA | Texas-San Antonio* | 35 | Florida International* | 10 |
| Military Bowl | Dec. 27 | Annapolis, MD | 11:00 AM | ESPN | ACC | American | Pittsburgh** | 28 | East Carolina** | 21 |
| Pinstripe Bowl | Dec. 27 | New York, NY | 12:00 PM | ABC | ACC | Big Ten | Clemson* | 21 | Pennsylvania State** | 24 |
| Fenway Bowl | Dec. 27 | Boston, MA | 2:15 PM | ESPN | ACC/CUSA | American/CUSA | Connecticut* | 24 | Army* | 17 |
| Pop-Tarts Bowl | Dec. 27 | Orlando, FL | 3:30 PM | ABC | ACC #1 | Big 12 #2 | Georgia Tech* | 31 | Brigham Young** | 28 |
| Arizona Bowl | Dec. 27 | Tuscon, AZ | 4:30 PM | The CW | MAC | MWC #4 | Miami* | 17 | Fresno State* | 21 |
| New Mexico Bowl | Dec. 27 | Albuquerque, NM | 5:45 PM | ESPN | MWC #3 | American/CUSA/Sun Belt/MAC | San Diego State* | 10 | North Texas* | 21 |
| Gator Bowl | Dec. 27 | Jacksonville, FL | 7:30 PM | ABC | ACC | SEC #2-6 | Virginia** | 28 | Missouri** | 17 |
| Texas Bowl | Dec. 27 | Houston, TX | 9:15 PM | ESPN | Big 12 #3 | SEC #2-6 | Houston* | 21 | Louisiana State* | 13 |
| Birmingham Bowl | Dec. 29 | Birmingham, AL | 2:00 PM | ESPN | ACC/American/CUSA | SEC/American/CUSA | Appalachian State* | 21 | Georgia Southern** | 17 |
| Independence Bowl | Dec. 30 | Shreveport, LA | 2:00 PM | ESPN | Big 12 #6 | CUSA | Coastal Carolina* | 9 | Louisiana Tech* | 24 |
| Music City Bowl | Dec. 30 | Nashville, TN | 5:30 PM | ESPN | Big Ten | SEC #2-6 | Illinois** | 24 | Tennessee* | 21 |
| Alamo Bowl | Dec. 30 | San Antonio, TX | 9:00 PM | ESPN | Pac-12 #1 | Big 12 #1 | Southern California** | 31 | Texas Christian* | 17 |
| Reliaquest Bowl | Dec. 31 | Tampa, FL | 12:00 PM | ESPN | Big Ten | SEC #2-6 | Iowa** | 12 | Vanderbilt** | 17 |
| Sun Bowl | Dec. 31 | El Paso, TX | 2:00 PM | CBS | ACC | Pac-12 #4 | Duke** | 17 | Arizona State* | 28 |
| Citrus Bowl | Dec. 31 | Orlando, FL | 3:00 PM | ABC | Big Ten #1 | SEC #1 | Michigan** | 10 | Texas* | 24 |
| Las Vegas Bowl | Dec. 31 | Paradise, NV | 3:30 PM | ESPN | Big Ten | Pac-12 #3 | Nebraska** | 6 | Utah* | 18 |
| Cotton Bowl | Dec. 31 | Arlington, TX | 7:30 PM | ESPN | CFP | CFP (First Round Winner) | Ohio State (#2)** | 42 | Miami (#10)* | 28 |
| Orange Bowl | Jan. 1 | Miami Gardens, FL | 12:00 PM | ESPN | CFP | CFP (First Round Winner) | Texas Tech (#4)** | 17 | Oregon (#5)** | 13 |
| Rose Bowl | Jan. 1 | Pasadena, CA | 4:00 PM | ESPN | CFP (Big Ten) | CFP (First Round Winner) | Indiana (#1)** | 51 | Alabama (#9)* | 24 |
| Sugar Bowl | Jan. 1 | New Orleans, LA | 8:00 PM | ESPN | CFP (SEC) | CFP (First Round Winner) | Georgia (#3)** | 24 | Mississippi (#6)** | 15 |
| Armed Forces Bowl | Jan. 2 | Fort Worth, TX | 1:00 PM | ESPN | American | CUSA | Rice* | 10 | Texas State* | 24 |
| Liberty Bowl | Jan. 2 | Memphis, TN | 4:30 PM | ESPN | Big 12 #4/American | SEC #2-6/American | Navy* | 17 | Cincinnati* | 21 |
| Holiday Bowl | Jan. 2 | San Diego, CA | 8:00 PM | FOX | ACC | Pac-12 #2 | Southern Methodist* | 24 | Arizona* | 21 |
| Mayo Bowl | Jan. 2 | Charlotte, NC | 8:00 PM | ESPN | ACC | SEC #2-6 | Wake Forest* | 28 | Mississippi State* | 14 |
| Fiesta Bowl | Jan. 8 | Glendale, AZ | 7:30 PM | ESPN | CFP (Sugar Bowl Winner) | CFP (Cotton Bowl Winner) | ||||
| Peach Bowl | Jan. 9 | Atlanta, GA | 7:30 PM | ESPN | CFP (Orange Bowl Winner) | CFP (Rose Bowl Winner) | ||||
| CFP Championship Game | Jan. 19 | Miami Gardens, FL | 7:30 PM | ESPN | Fiesta Bowl Winner | Peach Bowl Winner |