2017 Preseason College Football Playoff & Bowl Projections
Welcome to the 2017 preseason bowl projections, College Football Playoff first look, schedules and game times. See you in December.
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Conference Bowl Projections
AAC | ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | C-USA
Ind | MAC | MW | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt
2017-2018 Projected Bowl Matchups
*All times Eastern
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Saturday, December 16th, 2017
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
ESPN, 1:00 pm
Southern Miss vs. Appalachian State
AutoNation Cure Bowl
Saturday, December 16th, 2017
Citrus Bowl Stadium, Orlando, FL
CBS Sports Network, 2:30 pm
Georgia Southern vs. Tulsa
Las Vegas Bowl
Saturday, December 16th, 2017
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
ABC, 3:30 pm
Boise State vs. Arizona
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Saturday, December 16th, 2017
University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
ESPN, 4:30 pm
Louisiana Tech vs. San Diego State
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Saturday, December 16th, 2017
Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, AL
ESPN, 8:00 pm
Ohio vs. Arkansas State
Boca Raton Bowl
Tuesday, December 19th, 2017
FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
ESPN, 7:00 pm
Cincinnati vs. Middle Tennessee
Frisco Bowl
Wednesday, December 20th, 2017
Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX
Houston vs. Air Force (no Sun Belt team projected available)
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
Thursday, December 21st
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
ESPN, 8:00 pm
UCF vs. Florida Atlantic
Bahamas Bowl
Friday, December 22nd, 2017
Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas
ESPN, 12:30 pm
WKU vs. Toledo
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Friday, December 22nd, 2017
Albertson’s Stadium, Boise, ID
ESPN, 4:00 pm
Wyoming vs. Bowling Green
Birmingham Bowl
Saturday, December 23rd, 2017
Legion Field, Birmingham, AL
ESPN, 12:00 pm
Memphis vs. Missouri
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Saturday, December 23rd, 2017
Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX
ESPN, 3:30 pm
Army vs. Indiana
Dollar General Bowl
Saturday, December 23rd, 2017
Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL
ESPN, 7:00 pm
Western Michigan vs. Troy
Hawai’i Bowl
Sunday, December 24th, 2017
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI
ESPN, 8:30 pm
Temple vs. Colorado State
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl
Tuesday, December 26th, 2017
Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, TX
ESPN, 1:30 pm
Baylor vs. UTSA
Quick Lane Bowl
Tuesday, December 26th, 2017
Ford Field, Detroit, MI
ESPN, 5:15 pm
Syracuse vs. Nebraska
Nov 5, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers wide receiver Stanley Morgan Jr. (8) turns upfield in the first quarter under pressure from Ohio State Buckeyes linebacker Jerome Baker (17) at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State won the game 62-3. Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports
Cactus Bowl
Tuesday, December 26th, 2017
Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
ESPN, 9:00 pm
West Virginia vs. Arizona State
Camping World Independence Bowl
Wednesday, December 27th, 2017
Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA
ESPN, 1:30 pm
North Carolina vs. Mississippi State
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Wednesday, December 27th, 2017
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
ESPN, 5:15 pm
Notre Dame vs. Minnesota
Foster Farms Bowl
Wednesday, December 27th, 2017
Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
FOX, 8:30 pm
Northwestern vs. Washington State
Texas Bowl
Wednesday, December 27th, 2017
NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
ESPN, 9:00 pm
LSU vs. Texas
Military Bowl Presented By Northrup Grumman
Thursday, December 28th, 2017
Navy-Marine Corps. Stadium, Annapolis, MD
ESPN, 1:30 pm
Pitt vs. Navy
Camping World Bowl
Thursday, December 28th, 2017
Orlando Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL
ESPN, 5;15 pm
TCU vs. Miami
Valero Alamo Bowl
Thursday, December 28th, 2017
Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
ESPN, 9:00 pm
Oklahoma State vs. Oregon
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
Thursday, December 28th, 2017
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
FS1, 9:00 pm
Iowa vs. UCLA
Belk Bowl
Friday, December 29th, 2017
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
ESPN, 1:00 pm
NC State vs. Texas A&M
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Friday, December 29th, 2017
Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX
CBS, 2:00 pm
Virginia Tech vs. Utah
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Friday, December 29th, 2017
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
ESPN, 4:30 pm
Arkansas vs. Georgia Tech
TaxSlayer Bowl
Friday, December 29th, 2017
EverBank Field, Jacksonville, FL
ESPN, 12:00
Michigan State vs. South Carolina
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Friday, December 29th, 2017
Liberty Bowl, Memphis, TN
ABC, 12:30 pm
Tennessee vs. Kansas State
NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Friday, December 29th, 2017
Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ
CBS Sports Network, 5:30 pm
New Mexico vs. BYU (no Sun Belt team projected available)
Outback Bowl
Monday, January 1st, 2018
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
ESPN2, 12:00 pm
Florida vs. Penn State
Citrus Bowl
Monday, January 1st, 2018
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
ABC, 1:00 pm
Auburn vs. Louisville
New Year’s Six Bowls
Goodyear Cotton Bowl
Friday, December 29th, 2017
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
ESPN, 8:30 pm
Oklahoma vs. Stanford
Capital One Orange Bowl
Saturday, December 30th, 2017
New Miami Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
ESPN, 8:00 pm
Clemson vs. Ohio State
Fiesta Bowl
Saturday, December 30th, 2017
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ
ESPN, 4:00 pm
USC vs. Wisconsin
Oct 15, 2016; Tucson, AZ, USA; USC Trojans quarterback Sam Darnold (14) hands off to USC Trojans running back Ronald Jones II (25) during the first half at Arizona Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Monday, January 1st, 2018
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
ESPN, 12:30 pm
Georgia vs. South Florida
2018 College Football Playoff
Rose Bowl
Monday, January 1st, 2018
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
ABC, 5:00 pm
Florida State vs. Washington
Nov 28, 2015; Gainesville, FL, USA; Florida State Seminoles defensive back Derwin James (3) during the second half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Florida State Seminoles defeated the Florida Gators 27-2. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Sugar Bowl
Monday, January 1st, 2018
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
ESPN, 8:45 pm
Alabama vs. Michigan
College Football Playoff National Championship
Monday, January 8th, 2018
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
ESPN, 8:00 pm
Alabama vs. Florida State
– CFN Preview 2017: All 130 Team Previews
– Bowl Tie-Ins & Affiliations
Conference Bowl Projections
AAC | ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | C-USA
Ind | MAC | MW | Pac-12 | SEC | Sun Belt
