The total of 40 team-competitive bowls in FBS, including the national championship game, was one less than the previous year, with the folding of the Poinsettia Bowl.[2][3] To fill the 78 available bowl slots, a total of 15 teams (19% of all participants) with non-winning (6–6) seasons participated in bowl games. This marks only the second time in seven years that no teams with losing seasons (6–7 or 5–7) had to be invited to fill available bowl berths.
The schedule for the 2017–18 bowl games is below. All times are EST (UTC−5).[4][5]
College Football Playoff and Championship Gameedit
The College Football Playoff system was used to determine a national champion of Division I FBS college football. A 13-member committee of experts ranked the top 25 teams in the nation after each of the last seven weeks of the 2017 season. The top four teams in the final ranking played a single-elimination semifinal round, with the winners advancing to the National Championship game.
On April 11, 2016, the NCAA announced a freeze on new bowl games until after the 2019 season. While bowl games had been the purview of only the very best teams for nearly a century, the NCAA had to lower its postseason eligibility criteria repeatedly (2006, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013), eventually allowing teams with losing seasons (5–7) to participate in bowls due to there being not enough bowl-eligible teams, while also having to allow teams from the same conference to meet in the 2015 Arizona Bowl due to the lack of eligible teams to meet its other tie-ins.[6][7][8] For the 2017–18 bowl season, 62% of the 130 teams playing in Division I FBS were deemed eligible to participate in a bowl game, with 60% actually receiving invites to fill the 78 available slots.
On December 3, 2017, the College Football Playoff selection committee announced their final team rankings for the year.[9]
In the fourth year of the College Football Playoff era, this was the first time that two of the four semifinalists were from the same conference (Georgia and Alabama of the SEC).
^40 FBS bowl games, including the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, and 1 FCS bowl game.
^In mid-December, multiple media sources reported that Florida State might not have met its bowl eligibility requirements. The team had a record of 6–6, with one of the wins – their 77–6 victory over Delaware State – against an FCS team. For such a game to count towards bowl eligibility, the FCS opponent must have used at least 90 percent of its allotted scholarships, and it was not clear that Delaware State had done so.[10] But a few days later the Florida State administration issued a statement saying that Delaware State did in fact meet that threshold, once non-athletic scholarship funds were factored in.[11]
^Despite winning six games for a .500 (6–6) regular-season record, Ole Miss is bowl-ineligible due to a self-imposed bowl ban.[12]
^Coastal Carolina is in the second year of its two-year transition from FCS to FBS and is bowl-ineligible due to NCAA regulations, but would have been ineligible based on record in any case.
Referencesedit
^Dinich, Heather (June 28, 2016). "College Football Playoff tweaks dates in upcoming seasons". ESPN. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
^"2017–18 college football bowl schedule, dates, times, TV channels". CBS Sports. May 10, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
^"2017–18 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
^"The full bowl schedule is here now". SB Nation. December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
^Patterson, Chip (December 3, 2017). "2017 Bowl Games: Announcements, schedule, College Football Playoff matchups". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
^"Nebraska, Minnesota, San Jose St. taking 5–7 records to bowl". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
^"NCAA approves three-year halt to new bowl games". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
^"NCAA moratorium means no bowl game for Myrtle Beach, for now". Myrtle Beach Online. Associated Press. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
^"Selection Committee Rankings: Final Top 25 Rankings" (PDF). College Football Playoff. December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
^Rollins, Khadrice (December 21, 2017). "Florida State Is Not Bowl Eligible but Will Still Play in Independence Bowl". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
^Knight, Joey (December 22, 2017). "FSU Says Reddit Is Wrong; Seminoles Are Bowl Eligible After All". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
^"Ole Miss announces self-imposed bowl ban for 2017 season". SI.com. February 22, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
^"College Football TV Ratings". SportsMediaWatch.com. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
^"COLLEGE FOOTBALL TV RATINGS". SportsMediaWatch.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
Further readingedit
Schlabach, Mark (January 10, 2018). "Alabama, Georgia lead this year's All-Bowl team". ESPN. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
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The 2017 18 NCAA football bowl games was a series of college football bowl games which completed the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season The games began on December 16 2017 and aside from the all star games ended with the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship which was played on January 8 2018 1 2017 18 NCAA football bowl gamesSeason2017Regular seasonAugust 26 2017 2017 08 26 December 9 2017 2017 12 09 Number of bowls41 a All star games4Bowl gamesDecember 16 2017 2017 12 16 January 8 2018 2018 01 08 National Championship2018 College Football PlayoffNational ChampionshipLocation of ChampionshipMercedes Benz StadiumAtlantaChampionsAlabama Crimson TideBowl Challenge Cup winnerBig TenBowl record by conferenceConferenceBowlsRecordFinal AP PollSEC115 6 0 455 5ACC104 6 0 400 4Conference USA94 5 0 444 0Pac 1291 8 0 111 3Big Ten87 1 0 875 5Big 1285 3 0 625 3American74 3 0 571 3Mountain West63 3 0 500 1MAC51 4 0 200 0Sun Belt54 1 0 800 0Independents22 0 1 000 1 2016 17 Bowl game 2018 19 The total of 40 team competitive bowls in FBS including the national championship game was one less than the previous year with the folding of the Poinsettia Bowl 2 3 To fill the 78 available bowl slots a total of 15 teams 19 of all participants with non winning 6 6 seasons participated in bowl games This marks only the second time in seven years that no teams with losing seasons 6 7 or 5 7 had to be invited to fill available bowl berths Contents 1 Schedule 1 1 College Football Playoff and Championship Game 1 2 Non CFP bowl games 1 3 FCS bowl game 1 4 All star games 2 Selection of the teams 2 1 CFP top 25 teams 2 2 Conference champions bowl games 2 3 Bowl eligible teams 2 4 Bowl eligible teams that did not receive a berth 2 5 Bowl ineligible teams 3 Television viewers and ratings 3 1 Most watched non CFP bowl games 3 2 College Football Playoff 4 Notes 5 References 6 Further readingSchedule editThe schedule for the 2017 18 bowl games is below All times are EST UTC 5 4 5 College Football Playoff and Championship Game edit The College Football Playoff system was used to determine a national champion of Division I FBS college football A 13 member committee of experts ranked the top 25 teams in the nation after each of the last seven weeks of the 2017 season The top four teams in the final ranking played a single elimination semifinal round with the winners advancing to the National Championship game The semifinal games were the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl Both were played on New Year s Day as part of a yearly rotation of three pairs of six bowls commonly referred to as the CFP New Year s Six bowl games Their winners advanced to the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta Georgia on January 8 2018 nbsp Mercedes Benz Stadium site of the National Championship gameSemifinals ChampionshipJanuary 1 Sugar BowlMercedes Benz Superdome New Orleans 1 Clemson 6 4 Alabama 24 January 8 ChampionshipMercedes Benz Stadium Atlanta 4 Alabama OT 26January 1 Rose BowlRose Bowl Pasadena 3 Georgia 23 2 Oklahoma 48 3 Georgia 2OT 54 This bracket viewtalkedit Each of the games in the following table was televised by ESPN Date Time EST Game Site Teams Affiliations ResultsDec 29 8 30 p m Cotton Bowl Classic AT amp T StadiumArlington Texas No 5 Ohio State Buckeyes 11 2 No 8 USC Trojans 11 2 Big Ten Pac 12 Ohio State 24 USC 7Dec 30 4 00 p m Fiesta Bowl University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale Arizona No 9 Penn State Nittany Lions 10 2 No 11 Washington Huskies 10 2 Big Ten Pac 12 Penn State 35 Washington 288 00 p m Orange Bowl Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens Florida No 6 Wisconsin Badgers 12 1 No 10 Miami FL Hurricanes 10 2 Big Ten ACC Wisconsin 34 Miami FL 24Jan 1 12 30 p m Peach Bowl Mercedes Benz StadiumAtlanta Georgia No 12 UCF Knights 12 0 No 7 Auburn Tigers 10 3 American SEC UCF 34Auburn 275 00 p m Rose Bowl Playoff Semifinal Game Rose BowlPasadena California No 3 Georgia Bulldogs 12 1 No 2 Oklahoma Sooners 12 1 SECBig 12 Georgia 54Oklahoma 48 2OT 8 45 p m Sugar Bowl Playoff Semifinal Game Mercedes Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans Louisiana No 4 Alabama Crimson Tide 11 1 No 1 Clemson Tigers 12 1 SECACC Alabama 24Clemson 68 00 p m Jan 8 College Football Playoff National Championship Rose Bowl Winner vs Sugar Bowl Winner Mercedes Benz StadiumAtlanta Georgia No 4 Alabama Crimson Tide 12 1 No 3 Georgia Bulldogs 13 1 SECSEC Alabama 26Georgia 23 OT Non CFP bowl games edit On April 11 2016 the NCAA announced a freeze on new bowl games until after the 2019 season While bowl games had been the purview of only the very best teams for nearly a century the NCAA had to lower its postseason eligibility criteria repeatedly 2006 2009 2010 2012 and 2013 eventually allowing teams with losing seasons 5 7 to participate in bowls due to there being not enough bowl eligible teams while also having to allow teams from the same conference to meet in the 2015 Arizona Bowl due to the lack of eligible teams to meet its other tie ins 6 7 8 For the 2017 18 bowl season 62 of the 130 teams playing in Division I FBS were deemed eligible to participate in a bowl game with 60 actually receiving invites to fill the 78 available slots For the 2017 18 bowl season changes from the prior season s bowl games include the relocation of the Miami Beach Bowl to Frisco Texas as the Frisco Bowl and the discontinuation of the Poinsettia Bowl The Russel Athletic Bowl was renamed the Camping World Bowl under a new sponsorship and after going without a sponsor for two years the St Petersburg Bowl was renamed the Gasparilla Bowl a name that pays homage to Tampa Bay s Gasparilla Pirate Festival Date Time EST Game Site Television Teams Affiliations ResultsDec 16 1 00 p m New Orleans Bowl Mercedes Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans Louisiana ESPN Troy Trojans 10 2 North Texas Mean Green 9 4 Sun BeltC USA Troy 50North Texas 302 30 p m Cure Bowl Camping World StadiumOrlando Florida CBSSN Georgia State Panthers 6 5 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 6 6 Sun BeltC USA Georgia State 27Western Kentucky 173 30 p m Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd StadiumLas Vegas Nevada ABC No 25 Boise State Broncos 10 3 Oregon Ducks 7 5 MWCPac 12 Boise State 38Oregon 284 30 p m New Mexico Bowl Dreamstyle StadiumAlbuquerque New Mexico ESPN Marshall Thundering Herd 7 5 Colorado State Rams 7 5 C USAMWC Marshall 31Colorado State 288 00 p m Camellia Bowl Cramton BowlMontgomery Alabama Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 6 6 Arkansas State Red Wolves 7 4 C USASun Belt Middle Tennessee 35Arkansas State 30Dec 19 7 00 p m Boca Raton Bowl FAU StadiumBoca Raton Florida Florida Atlantic Owls 10 3 Akron Zips 7 6 C USAMAC Florida Atlantic 50Akron 3Dec 20 8 00 p m Frisco Bowl Toyota StadiumFrisco Texas Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 6 6 SMU Mustangs 7 5 C USAAmerican Louisiana Tech 51SMU 10Dec 21 8 00 p m Gasparilla Bowl Tropicana FieldSt Petersburg Florida Temple Owls 6 6 FIU Panthers 8 4 AmericanC USA Temple 28FIU 3Dec 22 12 30 p m Bahamas Bowl Thomas Robinson StadiumNassau Bahamas Ohio Bobcats 8 4 UAB Blazers 8 4 MACC USA Ohio 41UAB 64 00 p m Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Albertsons StadiumBoise Idaho Wyoming Cowboys 7 5 Central Michigan Chippewas 8 4 MWCMAC Wyoming 37Central Michigan 14Dec 23 12 00 p m Birmingham Bowl Legion FieldBirmingham Alabama South Florida Bulls 9 2 Texas Tech Red Raiders 6 6 AmericanBig 12 South Florida 38Texas Tech 343 30 p m Armed Forces Bowl Amon G Carter StadiumFort Worth Texas Army Black Knights 9 3 San Diego State Aztecs 10 2 IndependentMWC Army 42San Diego State 357 00 p m Dollar General Bowl Ladd Peebles StadiumMobile Alabama Appalachian State Mountaineers 8 4 Toledo Rockets 11 2 Sun BeltMAC Appalachian State 34Toledo 0Dec 24 8 30 p m Hawaii Bowl Aloha StadiumHonolulu Hawaii Fresno State Bulldogs 9 4 Houston Cougars 7 4 MWCAmerican Fresno State 33Houston 27Dec 26 1 00 p m Heart of Dallas Bowl Cotton Bowl StadiumDallas Texas Utah Utes 6 6 West Virginia Mountaineers 7 5 Pac 12Big 12 Utah 30West Virginia 145 15 p m Quick Lane Bowl Ford FieldDetroit Michigan Duke Blue Devils 6 6 Northern Illinois Huskies 8 4 ACCMAC Duke 36Northern Illinois 149 00 p m Cactus Bowl Chase FieldPhoenix Arizona Kansas State Wildcats 7 5 UCLA Bruins 6 6 Big 12Pac 12 Kansas State 35UCLA 17Dec 27 1 30 p m Independence Bowl Independence StadiumShreveport Louisiana Florida State Seminoles 6 6 Southern Miss Golden Eagles 8 4 ACCC USA Florida State 42Southern Miss 135 15 p m Pinstripe Bowl Yankee StadiumBronx New York Iowa Hawkeyes 7 5 Boston College Eagles 7 5 Big TenACC Iowa 27Boston College 208 30 p m Foster Farms Bowl Levi s StadiumSanta Clara California Fox Purdue Boilermakers 6 6 Arizona Wildcats 7 5 Big TenPac 12 Purdue 38Arizona 359 00 p m Texas Bowl NRG StadiumHouston Texas ESPN Texas Longhorns 6 6 Missouri Tigers 7 5 Big 12SEC Texas 33Missouri 16Dec 28 1 30 p m Military Bowl Navy Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis Maryland Navy Midshipmen 6 6 Virginia Cavaliers 6 6 AmericanACC Navy 49Virginia 75 15 p m Camping World Bowl Camping World StadiumOrlando Florida No 19 Oklahoma State Cowboys 9 3 No 22 Virginia Tech Hokies 9 3 Big 12ACC Oklahoma State 30 Virginia Tech 219 00 p m Alamo Bowl AlamodomeSan Antonio Texas No 15 TCU Horned Frogs 10 3 No 13 Stanford Cardinal 9 4 Big 12Pac 12 TCU 39 Stanford 379 00 p m Holiday Bowl SDCCU StadiumSan Diego California FS1 No 16 Michigan State Spartans 9 3 No 18 Washington State Cougars 9 3 Big TenPac 12 Michigan State 42 Washington State 17Dec 29 1 00 p m Belk Bowl Bank of America StadiumCharlotte North Carolina ESPN Wake Forest Demon Deacons 7 5 Texas A amp M Aggies 7 5 ACCSEC Wake Forest 55Texas A amp M 523 00 p m Sun Bowl Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso Texas CBS No 24 NC State Wolfpack 8 4 Arizona State Sun Devils 7 5 ACCPac 12 NC State 52Arizona State 314 30 p m Music City Bowl Nissan StadiumNashville Tennessee ESPN No 21 Northwestern Wildcats 9 3 Kentucky Wildcats 7 5 Big TenSEC Northwestern 24 Kentucky 235 30 p m Arizona Bowl Arizona StadiumTucson Arizona CBSSN New Mexico State Aggies 6 6 Utah State Aggies 6 6 Sun BeltMWC New Mexico State 26 Utah State 20 OT Dec 30 12 00 p m TaxSlayer Bowl EverBank FieldJacksonville Florida ESPN No 23 Mississippi State Bulldogs 8 4 Louisville Cardinals 8 4 SEC ACC Mississippi State 31 Louisville 2712 30 p m Liberty Bowl Liberty BowlMemphis Tennessee ABC Iowa State Cyclones 7 5 No 20 Memphis Tigers 10 2 Big 12 American Iowa State 21 Memphis 20Jan 1 12 00 p m Outback Bowl Raymond James StadiumTampa Florida ESPN2 South Carolina Gamecocks 8 4 Michigan Wolverines 8 4 SECBig Ten South Carolina 26Michigan 191 00 p m Citrus Bowl Camping World StadiumOrlando Florida ABC No 14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9 3 No 17 LSU Tigers 9 3 IndependentSEC Notre Dame 21LSU 17FCS bowl game edit The FCS has one bowl game they also have a championship bracket that began on November 25 and ended on January 6 Date Time EST Game Site Television Participants Affiliations ResultsDec 16 12 00 p m Celebration Bowl Mercedes Benz StadiumAtlanta Georgia ABC North Carolina A amp T Aggies 11 0 Grambling State Tigers 11 1 MEACSWAC North Carolina A amp T 21Grambling State 14All star games edit Date Time EST Game Site Television Participants ResultsJan 14 Tropical Bowl Daytona StadiumDaytona Beach Florida American TeamNational Team American 29National 20Jan 20 3 00 p m East West Shrine Game Tropicana FieldSt Petersburg Florida NFL Network East TeamWest Team West 14East 105 00 p m NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Rose BowlPasadena California FS1 American TeamNational Team National 23American 0Jan 27 2 30 p m Senior Bowl Ladd Peebles StadiumMobile Alabama NFL Network North TeamSouth Team South 45North 16Selection of the teams editCFP top 25 teams edit On December 3 2017 the College Football Playoff selection committee announced their final team rankings for the year 9 In the fourth year of the College Football Playoff era this was the first time that two of the four semifinalists were from the same conference Georgia and Alabama of the SEC Rank Team W L Conference and standing Bowl game1 Clemson Tigers 12 1 ACC champions Sugar Bowl CFP semifinal 2 Oklahoma Sooners 12 1 Big 12 champions Rose Bowl CFP semifinal 3 Georgia Bulldogs 12 1 SEC champions Rose Bowl CFP semifinal 4 Alabama Crimson Tide 11 1 SEC West Division co champions Sugar Bowl CFP semifinal 5 Ohio State Buckeyes 11 2 Big Ten champions Cotton Bowl Classic NY6 6 Wisconsin Badgers 12 1 Big Ten West Division champions Orange Bowl NY6 7 Auburn Tigers 10 3 SEC West Division co champions Peach Bowl NY6 8 USC Trojans 11 2 Pac 12 champions Cotton Bowl Classic NY6 9 Penn State Nittany Lions 10 2 Big Ten East Division second place tie Fiesta Bowl NY6 10 Miami FL Hurricanes 10 2 ACC Coastal Division champions Orange Bowl NY6 11 Washington Huskies 10 2 Pac 12 North Division co champions Fiesta Bowl NY6 12 UCF Knights 12 0 AAC champions Peach Bowl NY6 13 Stanford Cardinal 9 4 Pac 12 North Division co champions Alamo Bowl14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9 3 Independent Citrus Bowl15 TCU Horned Frogs 10 3 Big 12 second place Alamo Bowl16 Michigan State Spartans 9 3 Big Ten East Division second place tie Holiday Bowl17 LSU Tigers 9 3 SEC West Division third place Citrus Bowl18 Washington State Cougars 9 3 Pac 12 North Division third place Holiday Bowl19 Oklahoma State Cowboys 9 3 Big 12 third place Camping World Bowl20 Memphis Tigers 10 2 AAC West Division champions Liberty Bowl21 Northwestern Wildcats 9 3 Big Ten West Division second place Music City Bowl22 Virginia Tech Hokies 9 3 ACC Coastal Division second place Camping World Bowl23 Mississippi State Bulldogs 8 4 SEC West Division fourth place tie TaxSlayer Bowl24 NC State Wolfpack 8 4 ACC Atlantic Division second place Sun Bowl25 Boise State Broncos 10 3 MWC champions Las Vegas BowlConference champions bowl games edit Three bowls featured two conference champions playing against each other the Dollar General Bowl Cotton Bowl Classic and Rose Bowl Rankings are per the above CFP standings Conference Champion W L Rank Bowl gameACC Clemson Tigers 12 1 1 Sugar BowlAmerican UCF Knights 12 0 12 Peach BowlBig Ten Ohio State Buckeyes 11 2 5 Cotton Bowl ClassicBig 12 Oklahoma Sooners 12 1 2 Rose BowlC USA Florida Atlantic Owls 10 3 Boca Raton BowlMAC Toledo Rockets 11 2 Dollar General BowlMountain West Boise State Broncos 10 3 25 Las Vegas BowlPac 12 USC Trojans 11 2 8 Cotton Bowl ClassicSEC Georgia Bulldogs 12 1 3 Rose BowlSun Belt Appalachian State Mountaineers 8 4 Dollar General BowlTroy Trojans 10 2 New Orleans Bowl denotes a conference that named co champions Bowl eligible teams edit ACC 10 Boston College Clemson Duke Florida State b Louisville Miami FL NC State Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest American 7 Houston Memphis Navy SMU South Florida Temple UCF Big Ten 8 Iowa Michigan Michigan State Northwestern Ohio State Penn State Purdue Wisconsin Big 12 8 Iowa State Kansas State Oklahoma Oklahoma State TCU Texas Texas Tech West Virginia C USA 10 FIU Florida Atlantic Louisiana Tech Marshall Middle Tennessee North Texas Southern Miss UAB UTSA Western Kentucky MAC 7 Akron Buffalo Central Michigan Northern Illinois Ohio Toledo Western Michigan Mountain West 6 Boise State Colorado State Fresno State San Diego State Utah State Wyoming Pac 12 9 Arizona Arizona State Oregon Stanford UCLA USC Utah Washington Washington State SEC 9 Alabama Auburn Georgia Kentucky LSU Mississippi State Missouri South Carolina Texas A amp M Sun Belt 5 Appalachian State Arkansas State Georgia State New Mexico State Troy Independent 2 Army Notre DameNumber of bowl berths available 78Number of bowl eligible teams 81 Bowl eligible teams that did not receive a berth edit As there are more bowl eligible teams than bowl berths three bowl eligible teams did not receive a bowl berth Buffalo 6 6 UTSA 6 5 Western Michigan 6 6 Bowl ineligible teams edit ACC 4 Georgia Tech North Carolina Pittsburgh Syracuse American 5 Cincinnati East Carolina Tulane Tulsa UConn Big Ten 6 Illinois Indiana Maryland Minnesota Nebraska Rutgers Big 12 2 Baylor Kansas C USA 4 Charlotte Old Dominion Rice UTEP MAC 5 Ball State Bowling Green Eastern Michigan Kent State Miami OH Mountain West 6 Air Force Hawaii Nevada New Mexico San Jose State UNLV Pac 12 3 California Colorado Oregon State SEC 5 Arkansas Florida Ole Miss c Tennessee Vanderbilt Sun Belt 7 Coastal Carolina d Georgia Southern Idaho Louisiana Louisiana Monroe South Alabama Texas State Independent 2 BYU UMassNumber of bowl ineligible teams 49Television viewers and ratings editMost watched non CFP bowl games edit Rank Date Matchup Network Viewers millions TV Rating 13 Game Location1 December 30 2017 8 00 ET 10 Miami FL 24 6 Wisconsin 34 ESPN 11 7 6 3 Capital One Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens FL2 December 30 2017 4 00 ET 11 Washington 28 9 Penn State 35 10 2 5 7 Playstation Fiesta Bowl University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale AZ3 December 29 2017 8 00 ET 8 USC 7 5 Ohio State 24 9 5 5 3 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic AT amp T Stadium Arlington TX4 January 1 2018 1 00 ET 17 Notre Dame 21 14 LSU 17 ABC 8 7 5 1 Citrus Bowl presented by Overton s Camping World Stadium Orlando FL5 January 1 2018 12 30 ET 12 UCF 34 7 Auburn 27 ESPN 8 4 4 6 Chick fil A Peach Bowl Mercedes Benz Stadium Atlanta GA6 January 1 2018 Noon ET Michigan 19 South Carolina 26 ESPN2 5 1 2 8 Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium Tampa FL7 December 29 2017 5 15 ET Kentucky 23 21 Northwestern 24 ESPN 4 6 2 8 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Nissan Stadium Nashville TN8 December 30 2017 Noon ET Louisville 27 23 Mississippi State 31 4 4 2 7 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl EverBank Field Jacksonville FL9 December 28 2017 9 00 ET 15 TCU 39 13 Stanford 37 4 4 2 5 Valero Alamo Bowl Alamodome San Antonio TX10 December 28 2018 5 15 ET 22 Virginia Tech 21 19 Oklahoma State 30 4 4 2 6 Camping World Bowl Camping World Stadium Orlando FL CFP Rankings College Football Playoff edit Game Date Matchup Network Viewers millions TV Rating 14 LocationRose Bowl semifinal January 1 2018 5 00 ET 3 Georgia 54 2 Oklahoma 48 ESPN 26 91 13 7 Rose Bowl Pasadena CASugar Bowl semifinal January 1 2018 8 45 ET 4 Alabama 24 1 Clemson 6 21 47 11 4 Mercedes Benz Superdome New Orleans LANational Championship January 8 2018 8 00 ET 4 Alabama 26 3 Georgia 23 28 44 15 6 Mercedes Benz Stadium Atlanta GANotes edit 40 FBS bowl games including the College Football Playoff National Championship Game and 1 FCS bowl game In mid December multiple media sources reported that Florida State might not have met its bowl eligibility requirements The team had a record of 6 6 with one of the wins their 77 6 victory over Delaware State against an FCS team For such a game to count towards bowl eligibility the FCS opponent must have used at least 90 percent of its allotted scholarships and it was not clear that Delaware State had done so 10 But a few days later the Florida State administration issued a statement saying that Delaware State did in fact meet that threshold once non athletic scholarship funds were factored in 11 Despite winning six games for a 500 6 6 regular season record Ole Miss is bowl ineligible due to a self imposed bowl ban 12 Coastal Carolina is in the second year of its two year transition from FCS to FBS and is bowl ineligible due to NCAA regulations but would have been ineligible based on record in any case References edit Dinich Heather June 28 2016 College Football Playoff tweaks dates in upcoming seasons ESPN Retrieved July 28 2016 2017 18 college football bowl schedule dates times TV channels CBS Sports May 10 2017 Retrieved June 17 2017 2017 18 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule ESPN December 3 2017 Retrieved December 4 2017 The full bowl schedule is here now SB Nation December 3 2017 Retrieved December 7 2017 Patterson Chip December 3 2017 2017 Bowl Games Announcements schedule College Football Playoff matchups CBS Sports Retrieved December 7 2017 Nebraska Minnesota San Jose St taking 5 7 records to bowl NCAA com Retrieved December 18 2015 NCAA approves three year halt to new bowl games ESPN com Retrieved April 12 2016 NCAA moratorium means no bowl game for Myrtle Beach for now Myrtle Beach Online Associated Press Retrieved April 12 2016 Selection Committee Rankings Final Top 25 Rankings PDF College Football Playoff December 3 2017 Retrieved December 3 2017 Rollins Khadrice December 21 2017 Florida State Is Not Bowl Eligible but Will Still Play in Independence Bowl Sports Illustrated Retrieved December 31 2017 Knight Joey December 22 2017 FSU Says Reddit Is Wrong Seminoles Are Bowl Eligible After All Tampa Bay Times Retrieved December 31 2017 Ole Miss announces self imposed bowl ban for 2017 season SI com February 22 2017 Retrieved November 27 2017 College Football TV Ratings SportsMediaWatch com Retrieved December 6 2018 COLLEGE FOOTBALL TV RATINGS SportsMediaWatch com Retrieved January 5 2018 Further reading editSchlabach Mark January 10 2018 Alabama Georgia lead this year s All Bowl team ESPN Retrieved January 10 2019 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