HOUSTON — With the college football regular season now complete, fans are asking when the bowl game announcements will be made. However, with the newly expanded 12-team playoff, fans will have to wait until the playoff committee reveals the field first.
The committee will reveal the teams that made the college football playoffs at 11 a.m. Central time on Sunday, Dec. 8 on ESPN.
According to the NCAA, the playoff will include the five highest-ranked conference champions, which will receive automatic bids. The seven highest-ranked teams remaining will round out the field.
The four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded 1-4 in the bracket and receive a first-round bye. Seeds 5-12 will play each other in the first round with higher-seeded teams playing host at their stadiums.
New Year's Six bowl games will be featured in the quarterfinal round. The semifinals will be played in bowls on a rotating basis.
The national championship host site is determined through bids by prospective host sites. This season it will be played in Atlanta, Georgia.
The first round will be played Dec. 20-21.
Here are the quarterfinal bowl games:
- Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31
- Peach on Jan. 1
- Rose on Jan. 1
- Sugar Bowl Jan. 1
Here are the semifinal bowl games:
- Orange Bowl on Jan. 9
- Cotton Bowl on Jan. 10
The National Championship will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Jan. 20.
College football bowl games schedule
Saturday, Dec. 14
Celebration Bowl
11 a.m. | ABC
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
Salute to Veterans Bowl
8 p.m. | ESPN
Cramton Bowl
Montgomery, Alabama
Tuesday, Dec. 17
Frisco Bowl
8 p.m. | ESPN
Toyota Stadium
Frisco, Texas
Wednesday, Dec. 18
Boca Raton Bowl
4:30 p.m. | ESPN
FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, Florida
LA Bowl
8 p.m. | ESPN
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood, California
Thursday, Dec. 19
New Orleans Bowl
6 p.m. | ESPN2
Caesars Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
Friday, Dec. 20
Cure Bowl
11 a.m. | ESPN
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Gasparilla Bowl
2:30 p.m. | ESPN
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
Monday, Dec. 23
Myrtle Beach Bowl
10 a.m. | ESPN
Brooks Stadium
Conway, South Carolina
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
1:30 p.m. | ESPN
Albertsons Stadium
Boise, Idaho
Tuesday, Dec. 24
Hawai'i Bowl
7 p.m. | ESPN
Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex
Honolulu, Hawai'i
Thursday, Dec. 26
GameAbove Sports Bowl
1 p.m. | ESPN
Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan
Rate Bowl
4:30 p.m. | ESPN
Chase Field
Phoenix, Arizona
68 Ventures Bowl
8 p.m. | ESPN
Hancock Whitney Stadium
Mobile, Alabama
Friday, Dec. 27
Armed Forces Bowl
TBD | ESPN
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, Texas
Birmingham Bowl
TBD | ESPN
Protective Stadium
Birmingham, Alabama
Liberty Bowl
6 p.m. | ESPN
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
Holiday Bowl
7 p.m. | FOX
Snapdragon Stadium
San Diego, California
Las Vegas Bowl
9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Allegiant Stadium
Las Vegas, Nevada
Saturday, Dec. 28
Fenway Bowl
10 a.m. | ESPN
Fenway Park
Boston, Massachusetts
Pinstripe Bowl
11 a.m. | ABC
Yankee Stadium
Bronx, New York
New Mexico Bowl
1:15 p.m. | ESPN
University Stadium
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Pop-Tarts Bowl
2:30 p.m. | ABC
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Arizona Bowl
3:30 p.m. | CW Network
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona
Military Bowl
4:45 p.m. | ESPN
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, Maryland
Alamo Bowl
6:30 p.m. | ABC
Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas
Independence Bowl
8:15 p.m. | ESPN
Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana
Monday, Dec. 30
Music City Bowl
1:30 p.m. | ESPN
Nissan Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee
Tuesday, Dec. 31
ReliaQuest Bowl
11 a.m. | ESPN
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
Sun Bowl
1 p.m. | CBS
Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas
Citrus Bowl
2 p.m. | ABC
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Texas Bowl
2:30 p.m. | ESPN
NRG Stadium
Houston, Texas
Thursday, Jan. 2
Gator Bowl
6:30 p.m. | ESPN
EverBank Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida
Friday, Jan. 3
First Responder Bowl
3 p.m. | ESPN
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Dallas, Texas
Duke's Mayo Bowl
6:30 p.m. | ESPN
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina
Saturday, Jan. 4
Bahamas Bowl
10 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN2
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium
Nassau, Bahamas
