The 2024-25 Bowl Season and College Football Playoff schedule was announced on Sunday, setting the table for a college football postseason unlike any we’ve ever seen. The day began with the reveal of the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff bracket, followed by the official bowl selections for the rest of the 82 teams who will continue their 2024 campaigns on into the holiday season.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Fresh off a win in the SEC Championship Game, Georgia (11-2) earned the No. 2 seed with Mountain West champion Boise State (12-1) and Big 12 champion Arizona State (11-2) rounding out the top four seeds — all conference title holders receiving first-round byes as part of the new 12-team format.
Clemson (10-3), the lone Power Four champion not to receive a bye, picked up the No. 12 seed and will open the first round playing at No. 5 seed Texas (11-2). All first-round games will be held at the sites of the lower-seeded teams placed higher in the final CFP Rankings.
Rounding out the first-round matchups, No. 8 seed Ohio State (10-2) will host No. 9 seed Tennessee (10-2), No. 6 seed Penn State (11-2) welcomes No. 11 seed SMU (10-2) and No. 7 seed Notre Dame (11-1) will see No. 10 seed Indiana (11-1) come to town.
Quarterfinal and semifinal games will be held at traditional New Year’s Six bowl sites. The Rose Bowl will host Oregon and the winner of Tennessee-Ohio State, the Sugar Bowl gets Georgia and the winner of Indiana-Notre Dame, the Fiesta Bowl hosts Boise vs. the winner of SMU-Penn State and the Peach Bowl draws Arizona State vs. either Texas or Clemson.
in the semifinals, the Orange Bowl hosts the winners from the Georgia-Boise State side of the bracket. The Cotton Bowl will host whichever teams emerge from the Oregon-Arizona State side.
Below we have assembled everything you need for all of the bowl game and playoff matchups, including kickoff times and TV info. The bowl games will begin next Saturday, Dec. 14, and continue all the way through Jan. 4. Meanwhile, the College Football Playoff kicks off on Dec. 20 with on-campus first round action and continue all the way to the title game on Jan. 20 in Atlanta. In between we’re promised a roller-coaster of action both in the bowls and the bracket, putting a bow on what has already been an unforgettable college football season.
2024-25 College Football Playoff schedule
All times Eastern
Championship game: Jan. 20 — Atlanta
Cotton Bowl semifinal: Jan. 10
Orange Bowl semifinal: Jan. 9
Quarterfinals
- Rose Bowl: (1) Oregon vs. 8/9 Winner | Jan. 1, 5 p.m.
- Sugar Bowl: (2) Georgia vs. 7/10 Winner | Jan. 1, 8:45 p.m.
- Peach Bowl: (4) Arizona State vs. 5/12 Winner | Jan. 1, 1 p.m.
- Fiesta Bowl: (3) Boise State vs. 6/11 Winner | Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m.
First round
- (12) Clemson at (5) Texas | Dec. 21, 4 p.m. | Winner faces (4) Arizona State
- (9) Tennessee at (8) Ohio State | Dec. 21, 8 p.m. | Winner faces (1) Oregon
- (11) SMU at (6) Penn State | Dec. 21, 12 p.m. | Winner faces (3) Boise State
- (10) Indiana at (7) Notre Dame | Dec. 20, 8 p.m. | Winner faces (2) Georgia
2024 Bowl Games
| Date | Bowl | Location | Time (TV) | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 4 | Bahamas | Nassau, Bahamas | 11 a.m. (ESPN2) | Buffalo vs. Liberty |
| Jan. 3 | Duke’s Mayo | Charlotte, NC. | 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech |
| Jan. 3 | First Responder | Dallas | 4 p.m. (ESPN) | North Texas vs. Texas State |
| Jan. 2 | Gator | Jacksonville, Fla. | 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Duke vs. Ole Miss |
| Dec. 31 | Texas | Houston | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Baylor vs. LSU |
| Dec. 31 | Citrus | Orlando, Fla. | 3 p.m. (ABC) | Illinois vs. South Carolina |
| Dec. 31 | Sun | El Paso, Tx. | 2 p.m. (CBS) | Louisville vs. Washington |
| Dec. 31 | ReliaQuest | Tampa | 12 p.m. (ESPN) | Michigan vs. Alabama |
| Dec. 30 | Music City | Nashville, Tenn. | 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Missouri vs. Iowa |
| Dec. 28 | Independence | Shreveport, La. | 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) | Army vs. Marshall |
| Dec. 28 | Alamo | San Antonio. | 7:30 p.m. (ABC) | BYU vs. Colorado |
| Dec. 28 | Military | Annapolis, Md. | 5:45 p.m. (ESPN) | NC State vs. ECU |
| Dec. 28 | Arizona | Tucson, Az. | 4:30 p.m. (CW Network) | Colorado State vs. Miami (OH) |
| Dec. 28 | Pop-Tarts | Orlando, Fla. | 3:30 p.m. (ABC) | Miami vs. Iowa State |
| Dec. 28 | New Mexico | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 2:15 p.m. (ESPN) | TCU vs. Louisiana |
| Dec. 28 | Pinstripe | Bronx, NY | 12 p.m. (ABC) | Boston College vs. Nebraska |
| Dec. 28 | Fenway | Boston | 11 a.m. (ESPN) | North Carolina vs. UConn |
| Dec. 27 | Las Vegas | Las Vegas | 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) | USC vs. Texas A&M |
| Dec. 27 | Holiday | San Diego | 8 p.m. (FOX) | Syracuse vs. Washington State |
| Dec. 27 | Liberty | Memphis, Tenn. | 7 p.m. (ESPN) | Texas Tech vs. Arkansas |
| Dec. 27 | Armed Forces | Fort Worth, Texas | Noon or 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Oklahoma vs. Navy |
| Dec. 27 | Birmingham | Birmingham, Ala. | Noon or 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt |
| Dec. 26 | 68 Ventures | Mobile, Ala. | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green |
| Dec. 26 | Rate | Phoenix | 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Kansas State vs. Rutgers |
| Dec. 26 | GameAbove Sports | Detroit | 2 p.m. (ESPN) | Pitt vs. Toledo |
| Dec. 24 | Hawai’i | Honolulu | 8 p.m. (ESPN) | South Florida vs. San Jose State |
| Dec. 23 | Potato | Boise, Idaho | 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Fresno State vs. Northern Illinois |
| Dec. 23 | Myrtle Beach | Conway, SC | 11 a.m. (ESPN) | Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA |
| Dec. 20 | Gasparilla | Tampa | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Florida vs. Tulane |
| Dec. 20 | Cure | Orlando, Fla. | 12 p.m. (ESPN) | Ohio vs. Jacksonville State |
| Dec. 19 | New Orleans | New Orleans | 7 p.m. (ESPN2) | Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston |
| Dec. 18 | LA | Inglewood, Calif. | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | Cal vs. UNLV |
| Dec. 18 | Boca Raton | Boca Raton, Fla. | 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) | Western Kentucky vs. James Madison |
| Dec. 17 | Frisco | Frisco, Texas | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | Memphis vs. West Virginia |
| Dec. 14 | IS4S Salute to Veterans | Montgomery, Ala. | 9 p.m. (ESPN) | South Alabama vs. Western Michigan |
| Dec. 14 | Celebration | Atlanta | 12 p.m. (ABC) | Jackson State vs. South Carolina State |
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2024-12-08 21:38:00
