Getty Alabama is expected to be the top seed in the College Football Playoff.
It is the most wonderful time of the year for college football fans as the holiday season is filled with bowl games. We will be updating this page throughout the day as the final bowl matchups are announced, including the New Year’s Six games.
No. 1 Alabama will take on No. 4 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl in Miami. No. 2 Clemson takes on No. 3 Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl in Arlington.
The announcements begin at 12 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. All eyes are on the College Football Playoff committee as they name the top four teams that will be competing for a championship. College Football Playoff chair Rob Mullens spoke about the discussion for the final playoff spot heading into championship weekend.
“What I can tell you is that as we look at that grouping, 4, 5 and 6, as we do every week, we take a deep dive,” Mullens explained on his weekly conference call. “There was a lot of discussion about Georgia, about Oklahoma, and about Ohio State. At the end the committee voted Georgia 4, Oklahoma 5, and Ohio State 6.”
Here’s a look at the 2018-19 college football bowl playoff schedule.
College Football Bowls 2018-19: Schedule & Matchups
| DATE | BOWL GAME | TIME(ET)/TV |
| Dec. 15 | Celebration Bowl: North Carolina A&T vs. Alcorn State | 12 p.m. ABC |
| Dec. 15 | New Mexico Bowl: Utah State vs. North Texas | 2 p.m. |
| Dec. 15 | Cure Bowl: Tulane vs. Louisiana | 2:30 p.m. CBS Sports |
| Dec. 15 | Las Vegas Bowl: Fresno State vs. Arizona State | 3:30 p.m. ABC |
| Dec. 15 | Camellia Bowl: Eastern Michigan vs. Georgia Southern | 5:30 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 15 | New Orleans Bowl: Middle Tennessee vs. Appalachian State | 9 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 18 | Boca Raton Bowl: UAB vs. NIU | 7 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 19 | Frisco Bowl: Ohio vs. San Diego State | 8 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 20 | Gasparilla Bowl: USF vs. Marshall | 8 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 21 | Bahamas Bowl: Toledo vs. FIU | 12:30 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 21 | Potato Bowl: Western Michigan vs. BYU | 4 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 22 | Birmingham Bowl: Memphis vs. Wake Forest | 12 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 22 | Armed Forces Bowl: Houston vs. Army | 3:30 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 22 | Dollar General Bowl: Buffalo vs. Troy | 7 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 22 | Hawai’i Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs. Hawaii | 10:30 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 26 | First Responder Bowl: Boston College vs. Boise State | 1:30 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 26 | Quick Lane Bowl: Minnesota vs. Georgia Tech | 5:15 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 26 | Cheez-It Bowl: Cal vs. TCU | 9 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 27 | Independence Bowl: Temple vs. Duke | 1:30 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 27 | Pinstripe Bowl: Miami vs. Wisconsin | 5:15 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 27 | Texas Bowl: Baylor vs. Vanderbilt | 9 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 28 | Music City Bowl: Purdue vs. Auburn | 1:30 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 28 | Camping World Bowl: West Virginia vs. Syracuse | 5:15 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 28 | Alamo Bowl: Washington State vs. Iowa State | 9 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 29 | Peach Bowl: Michigan vs. Florida | Noon ESPN |
| Dec. 29 | Belk Bowl: South Carolina vs. Virginia | Noon ABC |
| Dec. 29 | Arizona Bowl: Arkansas State vs. Nevada | 1:15 p.m. CBS Sports |
| Dec. 29 | Orange Bowl: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Oklahoma | 4 or 8 p.m. |
| Dec. 29 | Cotton Bowl: No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 3 Notre Dame | 4 or 8 p.m. |
| Dec. 31 | Redbox Bowl: Michigan State vs. Oregon | 3 p.m. Fox |
| Dec. 31 | Military Bowl: Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech | 12 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 31 | Liberty Bowl: Missouri vs. Oklahoma State | 3:45 p.m. |
| Dec. 31 | Holiday Bowl: Utah vs. Northwestern | 7 p.m. FS1 |
| Dec. 31 | Gator Bowl: NC State vs. Texas A&M | 7:30 p.m. ESPN |
| Dec. 31 | Sun Bowl: Stanford vs. Pitt | 2 p.m. CBS |
| Jan. 1 | Outback Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Iowa | 12 p.m. ESPN2 |
| Jan. 1 | Citrus Bowl: Penn State vs. Kentucky | 1 p.m. ABC |
| Jan. 1 | Fiesta Bowl: LSU vs. Florida | 1 p.m. ESPN |
| Jan. 1 | Rose Bowl: Washington vs. Ohio State | 5 p.m. ESPN |
| Jan. 1 | Sugar Bowl: Georgia vs. Texas | 8:45 p.m. ESPN |
| Jan. 7 | National Championship: Alabama/Oklahoma vs. Clemson/Notre Dame | 8 p.m ESPN |
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