 | No. 1 Alabama* |
 | No. 4 Ohio State* |
 | No. 2 Oregon* |
 | No. 3 Florida State* |
| 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 | Alabama* vs. Ohio State* |
| Rose Bowl | Jan. 1 | Pasadena, Calif. | Semifinal | Oregon* vs. Florida State* |
| Selection Committee Bowl Games | ||||
| Bowl | Date | Location | Matchup | Prediction |
| Cotton Bowl | Jan. 1 | Arlington, Tex. | At-Large vs. At-Large | Baylor* vs. Michigan State* |
| Orange Bowl | Dec. 31 | Miami, Fla. | ACC vs SEC/Big Ten/Notre Dame | Georgia Tech* vs. Miss. State* |
| Fiesta Bowl | Dec. 31 | Glendale, Ariz. | At-Large vs At-Large | Arizona* vs. Boise State* |
| Peach Bowl | Dec. 31 | Atlanta, Ga. | At-Large vs. At-Large | TCU* vs. Ole Miss* |
| Other Bowl Games | ||||
| Bowl | Date | Location | Matchup | Prediction |
| GoDaddy.com Bowl | Jan. 4 | Mobile, Ala. | MAC vs. Sun Belt | Toledo* vs. Ark. State* |
| Birmingham Bowl | Jan. 3 | Birmingham, Ala. | American vs. SEC | East Carolina* vs. Florida* |
| 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 | Kansas State* vs. UCLA* |
| TaxSlayer Bowl | Jan. 2 | Jacksonville, Fla. | ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC | Iowa* vs. Tennessee* |
| Armed Forces Bowl | Jan. 2 | Fort Worth, Tex. | American vs. Army | Houston* vs. Pittsburgh*+ |
| Outback Bowl | Jan. 1 | Tampa, Fla. | Big Ten vs. SEC | Wisconsin* vs. Auburn* |
| Citrus Bowl | Jan. 1 | Orlando, Fla. | ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC | Minnesota* vs. Missouri* |
| Foster Farms Bowl | Dec. 30 | Santa Clara, Calif. | Big Ten vs. Pac-12 | Maryland* vs. Stanford* |
| Belk Bowl | Dec. 30 | Charlotte, N.C. | ACC vs. SEC | Louisville* vs. Georgia* |
| Music City Bowl | Dec. 30 | Nashville, Tenn. | ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC | Notre Dame* vs. LSU* |
| Texas Bowl | Dec. 29 | Houston, Tex. | Big 12 vs. SEC | Texas* vs. Arkansas* |
| Russell Athletic Bowl | Dec. 29 | Orlando, Fla. | ACC vs. Big 12 | Clemson* vs. Oklahoma* |
| Liberty Bowl | Dec. 29 | Memphis, Tenn. | Big 12 vs. SEC | West Virginia* vs. Texas A&M* |
| Holiday Bowl | Dec. 27 | San Diego, Calif. | Big Ten vs. Pac-12 | Nebraska* vs. USC* |
| Pinstripe Bowl | Dec. 27 | New York, N.Y. | ACC vs. Big Ten | Boston College* vs. Penn State* |
| Independence Bowl | Dec. 27 | Shreveport, La. | SEC vs. ACC | South Carolina* vs. Miami (FL)* |
| Sun Bowl | Dec. 27 | El Paso, Tex. | ACC vs. Pac-12 | Duke* vs. Arizona State* |
| Military Bowl | Dec. 27 | Annapolis, Md. | ACC vs. American | Virginia Tech* vs. Cincinnati* |
| 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 | North Carolina* vs. Rutgers* |
| Heart of Dallas Bowl | Dec. 26 | Dallas, Tex. | Big Ten/Big 12 vs. C-USA | Illinois* vs. Louisiana Tech* |
| Hawaii Bowl | Dec. 24 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Mountain West vs. C-USA | Fresno State* vs. Rice* |
| Bahamas Bowl | Dec. 24 | Nassau, Bahamas | C-USA vs. MAC | W. Kentucky* vs. C. Michigan* |
| Poinsettia Bowl | Dec. 23 | San Diego, Calif. | Mountain West vs. Navy | San Diego State* vs. Navy* |
| Boca Raton Bowl | Dec. 23 | Boca Raton, Fla. | C-USA vs. MAC | Marshall* vs. N. Illinois* |
| Miami Beach Bowl | Dec. 22 | Miami, Fla. | American vs. BYU | Memphis* vs. BYU* |
| Camellia Bowl | Dec. 20 | Montgomery, Ala. | MAC vs. Sun Belt | Bowling Green* vs. South Alabama* |
| Idaho Potato Bowl | Dec. 20 | Boise, Idaho | MAC vs. Mountain West | W. Michigan* vs. Air Force* |
| Royal Purple Bowl | Dec. 20 | Las Vegas, Nev. | Mountain West vs. Pac-12 | Colorado State* vs. Utah* |
| New Mexico Bowl | Dec. 20 | Albuquerque, N.M. | Mountain West vs. C-USA | Utah State* vs. Texas-El Paso* |
| New Orleans Bowl | Dec. 20 | New Orleans, La. | Sun Belt vs. Mountain West | UL Lafayette* vs. Nevada* |
+ - Replacement team. * - Teams have accepted bid. 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.
