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College football bowl games have been set for the 2023-24 season; we covered every minute and every decision
Selection Sunday delivered some drama as teams around the country learned their bowl destinations and the College Football Playoff field was announced. The CFP Selection Committee pulled a stunner by putting undefeated ACC champion Florida State at No. 5, outside the four-team field. In the 10th and final season with the four-team format before the playoff expands to 12, it marked the first time an undefeated team was left out. Instead of the Seminoles, No. 4 Alabama got the nod after beating two-time reigning national champion Georgia in the SEC Championship Game on Saturday.
Controversy extended beyond the CFP field and into the 20s of the rankings where No. 23 Liberty edged SMU by one spot. Because of their narrow edge in the CFP Rankings, the 13-0 Flames are heading to the Fiesta Bowl to play Oregon as the Group of Five representative. Meanwhile, the 11-2 AAC champion Mustangs were left out of the New Year's Six, leading AAC commissioner Mike Aresco to release a statement calling the Mustangs' exclusion an "egregious decision."
As the afternoon progressed, bowl agreements became finalized across the country. Amid all the outrage surrounding the CFP Rankings, some interesting matchups were announced that should make for a compelling Bowl Season.
2023 Bowl Games
College Football Playoff
| DATE | GAME / LOC. | MATCHUP | PREDICTION |
|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 8 | National Championship | Title game | Semifinal winners |
Jan. 1 | Sugar Bowl | Semifinal | (2) Washington vs. (3) Texas |
Jan. 1 | Rose Bowl | Semifinal | (1) Michigan vs. (4) Alabama |
New Year's Six bowl games
| DATE | BOWL | TIME (TV) | MATCHUP |
|---|---|---|---|
Jan. 1 | Fiesta | 1 p.m. (ESPN) | (8) Oregon vs. (23) Liberty |
Dec. 30 | Orange | 4 p.m. (ESPN) | (5) Florida State vs. (6) Georgia |
Dec. 30 | Peach | Noon (ESPN) | (10) Penn State vs. (11) Ole Miss |
Dec. 29 | Cotton | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | (7) Ohio State vs. (9) Missouri |
Other bowl games
| DATE | BOWL | TIME (TV) | MATCHUP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 1 | Citrus Orlando, Fla. | 1 p.m. (ABC) | Iowa vs. Tennessee |
| Jan. 1 | ReliaQuest Tampa, Fla. | Noon (ESPN2) | LSU vs. Wisconsin |
| Dec. 30 | Arizona Tucson, Ariz. | 4:30 p.m. | Toledo vs. Wyoming |
| Dec. 30 | Music City Nashville, Tenn. | 2 p.m. (ABC) | Auburn vs. Maryland |
| Dec. 29 | Liberty Memphis, Tenn. | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Iowa State vs. Memphis |
| Dec. 29 | Tony the Tiger El Paso, Texas | 2 p.m. (CBS) | Notre Dame vs. Oregon State |
| Dec. 29 | Gator Jacksonville, Fla. | Noon (ESPN) | Clemson vs. Kentucky |
| Dec. 28 | Alamo San Antonio, Texas | 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Oklahoma vs. Arizona |
| Dec. 28 | Pop-Tarts Orlando, Fla. | 5:45 p.m. (ESPN) | Kansas State vs. NC State |
| Dec. 28 | Pinstripe New York, NY | 2:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Miami vs. Rutgers |
| Dec. 28 | Fenway Boston, Mass. | 11 a.m. (ESPN) | Boston College vs. SMU |
| Dec. 27 | Texas Phoenix, Ariz. | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M |
| Dec. 27 | Holiday San Diego, Calif. | 8 p.m. (FOX) | Louisville vs. USC |
| Dec. 27 | Duke's Mayo Charlotte, N.C. | 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) | North Carolina vs. West Virginia |
| Dec. 27 | Military Annapolis, Mary. | 2 p.m. (ESPN) | Tulane vs. Virginia Tech |
| Dec. 26 | Guaranteed Rate Phoenix, Ariz. | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | Kansas vs. UNLV |
| Dec. 26 | First Responder University Park, Texas | 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Texas State vs. Rice |
| Dec. 26 | Quick Lane Detroit, Mich. | 2 p.m. (ESPN) | Minnesota vs. Bowling Green |
| Dec. 23 | Hawai'i Honolulu, Hawaii | 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Coastal Carolina vs. San Jose State |
| Dec. 23 | Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. | 7:30 p.m. (ABC) | Northwestern vs. Utah |
| Dec. 23 | 68 Ventures Mobile, Ala. | 7 p.m. (ESPN) | South Alabama vs. Eastern Michigan |
| Dec. 23 | Famous Idaho Potato Boise, Idaho | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Utah State vs. Georgia State |
| Dec. 23 | Armed Forces Fort Worth, Texas | 3:30 p.m. (ABC) | James Madison vs. Air Force |
| Dec. 23 | Camellia Montgomery, Ala. | Noon (ESPN) | Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois |
| Dec. 23 | Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. | Noon (ABC) | Duke vs. Troy |
| Dec. 22 | Gasparilla Tampa, Fla. | 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Georgia Tech vs. UCF |
| Dec. 21 | Boca Raton Boca Raton, Fla. | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | Syracuse vs. South Florida |
| Dec. 19 | Frisco Frisco, Texas | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | UTSA vs. Marshall |
| Dec. 18 | Famous Toastery Charlotte, NC | 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Western Kentucky vs. Old Dominion |
| Dec. 16 | Independence Shreveport, La. | 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Texas Tech vs. Cal |
| Dec. 16 | LA Inglewood, Calif. | 7:30 p.m. (ABC) | Boise State vs. UCLA |
| Dec. 16 | New Mexico Albuquerque, NM | 5:45 p.m. (ESPN) | Fresno State vs. New Mexico State |
| Dec. 16 | Cure Orlando, Fla. | 3:30 p.m. (ABC) | Miami (OH) vs. Appalachian State |
| Dec. 16 | New Orleans New Orleans, La. | 2:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana |
| Dec. 16 | Celebration Atlanta, Ga. | Noon (ABC) | Howard vs. Florida A&M |
| Dec. 16 | Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, SC | 11 a.m. (ESPN) | Georgia Southern vs. Ohio |
