The 2019 college postseason schedule features 40 bowl games between FBS teams, with the finale at the College Football Playoff championship game on Jan. 13 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. This year’s semifinal games will be on Dec. 28 at the Peach Bowl and Fiesta Bowl.
The big question is whether anybody other than Clemson or Alabama make their way to the Big Easy for the championship game. Georgia, Ohio State, Texas and Oklahoma are among the teams we believe could be in the hunt for the other two Playoff spots as the sixth College Football Playoff chase begins.
Sporting News has projections for all 40 bowl games here, and they will be updated throughout the season as dates for bowls outside the New Year’s Day Six are revealed.
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2019 college football bowl projections
| Bowl | Teams |
| R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | Marshall vs. Appalachian State |
| AutoNation Cure Bowl | Arkansas State vs. Tulane |
| Las Vegas Bowl | Fresno State vs. UCLA |
| Gildan New Mexico Bowl | FIU vs. Boise State |
| Raycom Media Camellia Bowl | Western Michigan vs. Troy |
| Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl | North Texas* vs. Memphis |
| DXL Frisco Bowl | Toledo vs. South Florida |
| Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl | UAB vs. Cincinnati |
| Bahamas Bowl | Northern Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech |
| Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Eastern Michigan vs. Utah State |
| Jared Birmingham Bowl | Houston vs. Vanderbilt |
| Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl | Arizona State* vs. Boston College* |
| Dollar General Bowl | Ohio vs. Louisiana |
| Hawa'ii Bowl | BYU vs. Nevada |
| SERVPRO First Responders Bowl | Texas Tech vs. Northwestern |
| Quick Lane Bowl | Purdue vs. N.C. State |
| Cheez-It Bowl | USC vs. Baylor |
| Walk-On's Independence Bowl | South Carolina vs. Wake Forest |
| New Era Pinstripe Bowl | Michigan State vs. Virginia Tech |
| Redbox Bowl | Stanford vs. Minnesota |
| Academy Sports and Outdoors Texas Bowl | TCU vs Mississippi State |
| Military Bowl Presented by Northrup Grumman | Army* vs. North Carolina |
| Camping World Bowl | Oklahoma State vs. Pittsburgh |
| Valero Alamo Bowl | Utah vs. Iowa State |
| San Diego County Credit Union Holiday | Washington vs. Iowa |
| Belk Bowl | Ole Miss vs. Florida State |
| Hyundai Sun Bowl | Washington State vs. Miami |
| Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl | Kentucky vs. Virginia |
| NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl | Georgia Southern vs. San Diego State |
| TaxSlayer Bowl | Tennessee vs. Nebraska |
| AutoZone Liberty Bowl | West Virginia vs. Texas A&M |
| Outback Bowl | Auburn vs. Penn State |
| Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl | LSU vs. Wisconsin |
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College Football Playoff/New Year’s Day Six projections
| Dec. 28 | Goodyear Cotton Bowl | Notre Dame vs. UCF |
| Dec. 28 | Capital One Orange Bowl | Syracuse vs. Florida |
| Jan. 1 | Rose Bowl | Michigan vs. Oregon |
| Jan. 1 | Allstate Sugar Bowl | Georgia vs. Oklahoma |
| Dec. 28 | PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (semifinal) | Clemson vs. Texas |
| Dec. 28 | Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (semifinal) | Alabama vs. Ohio State |
College Football Playoff championship projection
| Jan. 13 | College Football Playoff championship | Clemson vs. Alabama |