Wayne Staats | NCAA.com | December 14, 2018 College football bowl projections: College Football Playoff, bowl games predictions Clemson vs. Notre Dame: Which undefeated squad moves on? Share Conference championships have been decided, and bowl season is here. Below, check out we predict the College Football Playoff, New Year's Six games and the entire bowl schedule. Get the actual bowl schedule here. MORE: College football bowl game schedule, times, TV information Bowl Projections: College Football Playoff Bowl Date Location Tie-ins Teams Orange Bowl Dec. 29 Miami, Fla. CFP Semifinal Alabama vs. Oklahoma Cotton Bowl Dec. 29 Arlington, Texas CFP Semifinal Clemson vs. Notre Dame Bowl projections: New Year's Six games predictions Bowl Date Location Tie-ins Prediction Sugar Bowl Jan. 1 New Orleans SEC vs. Big 12 Georgia vs. Texas Rose Bowl Jan. 1 Pasadena, Calif. Big Ten vs. Pac-12 Ohio State vs. Washington Fiesta Bowl Jan. 1 Glendale, Ariz. At-large vs. At-large LSU vs. UCF Peach Bowl Dec. 29 Atlanta At-large vs. At-large Florida vs. Michigan Bowl Projections NOTE: Teams will fill in for bowl slots if conferences can't fill them through tie-ins. MORE: College football bowl games schedule, TV channels Bowl Date Location Tie-ins Predictions Citrus Bowl Jan. 1 Orlando, Fla. ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC Penn State vs. Kentucky Outback Bowl Jan. 1 Tampa, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC Northwestern vs. Mississippi State TaxSlayer Bowl Dec. 31 Jacksonville, Fla. ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC N.C. State vs. Texas A&M Holiday Bowl Dec. 31 San Diego, Calif. Big Ten vs. Pac-12 Iowa vs. Oregon Liberty Bowl Dec. 31 Memphis, Tenn. Big 12 vs. SEC Oklahoma State vs. Vanderbilt Redbox Bowl Dec. 31 Santa Clara, Calif. Big Ten vs. Pac-12 Michigan State vs. Stanford Sun Bowl Dec. 31 El Paso, Texas ACC vs. Pac-12 Virginia vs. Utah Military Bowl Dec. 31 Annapolis, Md. ACC vs. American Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati Arizona Bowl Dec. 29 Tucson, Ariz. Mountain West vs. Sun Belt San Diego State vs. Arkansas State Belk Bowl Dec. 29 Charlotte, N.C. ACC vs. SEC Boston College vs. South Carolina Alamo Bowl Dec. 28 San Antonio, Texas Big 12 vs. Pac-12 West Virginia vs. Washington State Camping World Bowl Dec. 28 Orlando, Fla. ACC vs. Big 12 Syracuse vs. Iowa State Music City Bowl Dec. 28 Nashville, Tenn. ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC Missouri vs. Purdue Texas Bowl Dec. 27 Houston, Texas Big 12 vs. SEC TCU vs. Auburn Pinstripe Bowl Dec. 27 New York, N.Y. ACC vs. Big Ten Wisconsin vs. Duke Independence Bowl Dec. 27 Shreveport, La. ACC vs. SEC Miami vs. Southern Miss Cheez-It Bowl Dec. 26 Tempe, Ariz. Big 12 vs. Pac-12 California vs. Baylor Quick Lane Bowl Dec. 26 Detroit, Mich. ACC vs. Big Ten Pitt vs. Minnesota First Responder Bowl Dec. 26 Dallas, Texas Big Ten vs. ACC/C-USA North Texas vs. BYU Hawaii Bowl Dec. 22 Honolulu, Hawaii C-USA vs. Mountain West Hawaii vs. Louisiana Tech Dollar General Bowl Dec. 22 Mobile, Ala. MAC vs. Sun Belt Buffalo vs. Troy Armed Forces Bowl Dec. 22 Fort Worth, Texas American vs. Big 12 Army vs. Nevada Birmingham Bowl Dec. 22 Birmingham, Ala. American vs. SEC Memphis vs. Georgia Tech Idaho Potato Bowl Dec. 21 Boise, Idaho MAC vs. Mountain West Utah State vs. Northern Illinois Bahamas Bowl Dec. 21 Nassau, Bahamas C-USA vs. MAC Florida International vs. Toledo Gasparilla Bowl Dec. 20 Tampa, Fla. American vs. ACC/C-USA Wake Forest vs. Temple Frisco Bowl Dec. 19 Dallas, Texas American vs. C-USA/MAC /Sun Belt Houston vs. Ohio Boca Raton Bowl Dec. 18 Boca Raton, Fla. American vs. C-USA Tulane vs. Marshall New Orleans Bowl Dec. 15 New Orleans, La. C-USA vs. Sun Belt Appalachian State vs. UAB Camellia Bowl Dec. 15 Montgomery, Ala. MAC vs. Sun Belt Western Michigan vs. Georgia Southern Las Vegas Bowl Dec. 15 Las Vegas, Nev. Mountain West vs. Pac-12 Fresno State vs. Arizona State Cure Bowl Dec. 15 Orlando, Fla. American vs. Sun Belt South Florida vs. Louisiana New Mexico Bowl Dec. 15 Albuquerque, N.M. C-USA vs. Mountain West Middle Tennessee vs. Boise State MORE: College Football Playoff rankings The 11 most played rivalries in DII football history South Dakota School of Mines and Black Hills State faced off yet again in their long history, making it the most played rivalry in DII football. Here's the complete list. READ MORE 9 classic Stephen F. Austin-Sam Houston football games from the Battle of the Piney Woods These are nine notable games from the nearly 100-year-old rivalry between Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston, also known as the Battle of the Piney Woods. READ MORE FCS quarterback rankings: Fordham's Tim DeMorat takes over the top spot in Week 5 Tim DeMorat moves to the top of the FCS quarterback rankings after throwing for 461 yards and seven touchdowns against Ohio. READ MORE