2017-2018 College Football Playoff & Bowl Matchups
What will the 2017-2018 College Football Playoff and bowl matchups be? What’s the schedule?
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This will change and be mixed around well before the 2017-2018 bowl season and College Football Playoff kicks in, but for now, these appear to be the matchups.
2018 College Football Playoff
College Football Playoff National Championship
Monday, January 8th, 2018
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
CFP vs. CFP
Rose Bowl
Monday, January 1st, 2018
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
CFP vs. CFP
Sugar Bowl
Monday, January 1st, 2018
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
CFP vs. CFP
New Year’s Six Bowls
Capital One Orange Bowl
Saturday, December 30th, 2017
New Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
ACC vs. Big Ten or SEC or Notre Dame
Fiesta Bowl
Saturday, December 30th, 2017
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ
at-large vs. at-large
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Monday, January 1st, 2018
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
At-large vs. At-large
Goodyear Cotton Bowl
Monday, January 1st, 2018
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
at-large vs. at-large
2017-2018 Projected Bowl Matchups
The schedule and dates to come. This is the order the bowls were in last season.
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
Conference USA vs. Mountain West
Las Vegas Bowl
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
Mountain West vs. Pac-12
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, AL
MAC vs. Sun Belt
AutoNation Cure Bowl
Citrus Bowl Stadium, Orlando, FL,
American Athletic vs. Sun Belt
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Conference USA vs. Sun Belt
Miami Beach Bowl (NOTE: Name Will Be Changed)
Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX
American Athletic vs. Sun Belt
Marmot Boca Raton Bowl
FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
American Athletic vs. Conference USA
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Albertson’s Stadium, Boise, ID
MAC vs. Mountain West
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl
Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas
Conference USA vs. MAC
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
Army vs. Big Ten
Dollar General Bowl
Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL
MAC vs. Sun Belt
Hawai’i Bowl
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
American Athletic vs. Mountain West
St. Petersburg Bowl
American Athletic vs. Conference USA
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
ACC vs. Conference USA
Quick Lane Bowl
Ford Field, Detroit, MI
ACC vs. Big Ten
(MAC the conditional tie-in)
Camping World Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA
ACC vs. SEC
(Conference USA the conditional tie-in)
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl
Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, TX
Big Ten vs. Conference USA
(Big 12 the conditional tie-in)
Military Bowl Presented By Northrup Grumman
Navy-Marine Corps. Stadium, Annapolis, MD
ACC vs. American Athletic
National Funding Holiday Bowl
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Motel 6 Cactus Bowl
Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
Big 12 vs. Pac-12
(Mountain West the conditional tie-in)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
ACC vs. Big Ten
Russell Athletic Bowl
Orlando Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL
ACC vs. Big 12
Foster Farms Bowl
Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl
NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
Big 12 vs. SEC
Birmingham Bowl
Legion Field, Birmingham, AL
American Athletic vs. SEC
Belk Bowl
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
ACC vs. SEC
Valero Alamo Bowl
Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
Big 12 vs. Pac-12
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX
ACC vs. Pac-12
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl, Memphis, TN
Big 12 vs. SEC
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
SEC vs. Big Ten or ACC
NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ
Sun Belt vs. Mountain West
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
SEC vs. Big Ten or ACC
TaxSlayer Bowl
EverBank Field, Jacksonville, FL
SEC vs. Big Ten or ACC
Outback Bowl
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Big Ten vs. SEC