 | No. 1 Florida State |
 | No. 4 Michigan State |
 | No. 2 Ole Miss |
 | No. 3 Alabama |
| TBD |
| TBD |
| College Football Playoff | ||||
| Bowl | Date | Location | Matchup | Prediction |
| Championship Bowl | Jan. 12 | Arlington, Texas | Semifinal winners | TBD |
| Sugar Bowl | Jan. 1 | New Orleans, La. | Semifinal | Florida State vs. Michigan State |
| Rose Bowl | Jan. 1 | Pasadena, Calif. | Semifinal | Ole Miss vs. Alabama |
| Selection Committee Bowl Games | ||||
| Bowl | Date | Location | Matchup | Prediction |
| Cotton Bowl | Jan. 1 | Arlington, Tex. | At-Large vs. At-Large | TCU vs. UCLA |
| Orange Bowl | Dec. 31 | Miami, Fla. | ACC vs SEC/Big Ten/Notre Dame | Clemson vs. Miss. State |
| Fiesta Bowl | Dec. 31 | Glendale, Ariz. | At-Large vs At-Large | Oregon vs. Nebraska |
| Peach Bowl | Dec. 31 | Atlanta, Ga. | At-Large vs. At-Large | Georgia vs. East Carolina |
| Other Bowl Games | ||||
| Bowl | Date | Location | Matchup | Prediction |
| GoDaddy.com Bowl | Jan. 4 | Mobile, Ala. | MAC vs. Sun Belt | N. Illinois vs. UL Lafayette |
| Birmingham Bowl | Jan. 3 | Birmingham, Ala. | American vs. SEC | Bowling Green* vs. Texas State* |
| Cactus Bowl | Jan. 2 | Tempe, Ariz. | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | Okla. State vs. Washington |
| Alamo Bowl | Jan. 2 | San Antonio, Tex. | Big 12 vs. Pac-12 | Oklahoma vs. Arizona |
| TaxSlayer Bowl | Jan. 2 | Jacksonville, Fla. | ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC | Maryland vs. LSU |
| Armed Forces Bowl | Jan. 2 | Fort Worth, Tex. | American vs. Army | Houston vs. Air Force* |
| Outback Bowl | Jan. 1 | Tampa, Fla. | Big Ten vs. SEC | Wisconsin vs. Texas A&M |
| Capital One Bowl | Jan. 1 | Orlando, Fla. | ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC | Ohio State vs. Auburn |
| San Francisco Bowl | Dec. 30 | Santa Clara, Calif. | Big Ten vs. Pac-12 | Minnesota vs. Arizona State |
| Belk Bowl | Dec. 30 | Charlotte, N.C. | ACC vs. SEC | Notre Dame vs. South Carolina |
| Music City Bowl | Dec. 30 | Nashville, Tenn. | ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC | Virginia Tech vs. Missouri |
| Texas Bowl | Dec. 29 | Houston, Tex. | Big 12 vs. SEC | Kansas State vs. Oregon State* |
| Russell Athletic Bowl | Dec. 29 | Orlando, Fla. | ACC vs. Big 12 | Duke vs. Baylor |
| Liberty Bowl | Dec. 29 | Memphis, Tenn. | Big 12 vs. SEC | West Virginia vs. Tennessee |
| Holiday Bowl | Dec. 27 | San Diego, Calif. | Big Ten vs. Pac-12 | Penn State vs. USC |
| Pinstripe Bowl | Dec. 27 | New York, N.Y. | ACC vs. Big Ten | Georgia Tech vs. Rutgers |
| Independence Bowl | Dec. 27 | Shreveport, La. | SEC vs. ACC | North Texas* vs. North Carolina |
| Sun Bowl | Dec. 27 | El Paso, Tex. | ACC vs. Pac-12 | Louisville vs. Stanford |
| Military Bowl | Dec. 27 | Annapolis, Md. | ACC vs. American | Miami (FL) vs. Memphis |
| Bitcoin Bowl | Dec. 26 | St. Petersburg, Fla. | ACC vs. American | N.C. State vs. UCF |
| Quick Lane Bowl | Dec. 26 | Detroit, Mich. | ACC vs. Big Ten | Boston College vs. Ohio* |
| Heart of Dallas Bowl | Dec. 26 | Dallas, Tex. | Big Ten/Big 12 vs. C-USA | Iowa vs. Marshall |
| Hawaii Bowl | Dec. 24 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Mountain West vs. C-USA | Nevada vs. UAB |
| Bahamas Bowl | Dec. 24 | Nassau, Bahamas | C-USA vs. MAC | Middle Tenn. vs. W. Michigan |
| Poinsettia Bowl | Dec. 23 | San Diego, Calif. | Mountain West vs. Navy | Colorado State vs. Navy |
| Boca Raton Bowl | Dec. 23 | Boca Raton, Fla. | C-USA vs. MAC | Louisiana Tech vs. C. Michigan |
| Miami Beach Bowl | Dec. 22 | Miami, Fla. | American vs. BYU | Cincinnati vs. BYU |
| Camellia Bowl | Dec. 20 | Montgomery, Ala. | MAC vs. Sun Belt | Toledo vs. South Alabama |
| Idaho Potato Bowl | Dec. 20 | Boise, Idaho | MAC vs. Mountain West | Akron vs. Fresno State |
| Royal Purple Bowl | Dec. 20 | Las Vegas, Nev. | Mountain West vs. Pac-12 | Boise State vs. Utah |
| New Mexico Bowl | Dec. 20 | Albuquerque, N.M. | Mountain West vs. C-USA | Utah State vs. Rice |
| New Orleans Bowl | Dec. 20 | New Orleans, La. | Sun Belt vs. Mountain West | Ark. State vs. San Diego State |
* - Replacement team. One member of the Group of Five (American Athletic Conference, MAC, Mountain West, Conference-USA and Sun Belt) will be selected to play in the Cotton, Fiesta or Peach Bowl. If Army is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Armed Forces Bowl. If Navy is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Poinsettia Bowl. If BYU is bowl-eligible, it will play in the Miami Beach Bowl.
