In this second year of the College Football Playoff, the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl take centerstage as the national semifinals. Below are the matchups for all of the "New Year's Six" bowls on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.
For a look at all of the other bowls spanning from Dec. 19 to Jan. 2, go here.
PEACH BOWL
Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Ga.
Noon ET Dec. 31 | ESPN
No. 18 Houston 38, No. 9 Florida State 24
ORANGE BOWL
Sun Life Stadium | Miami Gardens, Fla.
4 p.m. ET Dec. 31 | ESPN
No. 1 Clemson 37, No. 4 Oklahoma 17
COTTON BOWL
AT&T Stadium | Arlington, Texas
8 p.m. ET Dec. 31 | ESPN
No. 2 Alabama 38, No. 3 Michigan State 0
FIESTA BOWL
University of Phoenix Stadium | Glendale, Ariz.
1 p.m. ET Jan. 1 | ESPN
No. 8 Notre Dame (10-2) vs. No. 7 Ohio State (11-1)
• Series: Ohio State leads 3-2
• Last Meeting: 2006 | Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 20
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish Bowl History: 17-17 Last: Music City Bowl (2014) | W vs. LSU, 31-28
• Ohio State Buckeyes Bowl History: 21-24 Last: College Football Playoff Championship (2015) | W vs. Oregon, 42-20
ROSE BOWL
Rose Bowl | Pasadena, Calif.
5 p.m. ET Jan. 1 | ESPN
No. 6 Stanford (11-2) vs. No. 5 Iowa (12-1)
• Series: First meeting
• Stanford Cardinal Bowl History: 12-11-1 Last: Foster Farms Bowl (2014) | W vs. Maryland, 45-21
• Iowa Hawkeyes Bowl History: 14-13-1 Last: TaxSlayer Bowl (2015) | L vs. Tennessee, 45-28
SUGAR BOWL
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La.
8:30 p.m. ET Jan. 1 | ESPN
No. 16 Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. No. 12 Mississippi (9-3)
• Series: Ole Miss leads 2-0
• Last Meeting: 2010 | Ole Miss 21, Oklahoma State 7
• Oklahoma State Cowboys Bowl History: 16-9-1 Last: Cactus Bowl (2015) | W vs. Washington, 30-22
• Mississippi Rebels Bowl History: 23-13 Last: Peach Bowl (2014) | L vs. TCU, 42-3
