2024 Bowl Games: Schedule, College Football Playoff bracket, dates, kickoff times, NCAA top 25 rankings

College football bowl games have been set for the 2024-25 season; we covered every minute and every decision

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. 

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. TBD
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