2024-25 Playoff Projections
(After Week 2)

Cotton Bowl
College Football Playoff Semifinal
Rose Bowl Champion	Peach Bowl Champion
Arlington, TX (1/10)

Orange Bowl
College Football Playoff Semifinal
Sugar Bowl Champion	Fiesta Bowl Champion
Miami Gardens, FL (1/9)

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Sugar Bowl
CFP Quarterfinal
#1 Seed	#8/9 Seed
Texas
New Orleans, LA (1/1)

Fiesta Bowl
CFP Quarterfinal
#4 Seed	#5/12 Seed
Miami
Glendale, AZ (12/31)

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CFP First Round
#9 Seed	#8 Seed
Ole Miss	Notre Dame
@ Higher Seed (12/19 or 20)

CFP First Round
#12 Seed	#5 Seed
Boise St.	Georgia
@ Higher Seed (12/19 or 20)

Peach Bowl
CFP Quarterfinal
#3 Seed	#6/11 Seed
Oklahoma St.
Atlanta, GA (1/1)

Rose Bowl
CFP Quarterfinal
#2 Seed	#7/10 Seed
Ohio State
Pasadena, CA (1/1)

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CFP First Round
#11 Seed	#6 Seed
USC	Penn State
@ Higher Seed (12/19 or 20)

CFP First Round
#11 Seed	#6 Seed
Oregon	Alabama
@ Higher Seed (12/19 or 20)

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Date	Bowl Name	Location	Bids	Team	vs.	Team
1/4	Bahamas Bowl	Nassau	C-USA vs. MAC	UTEP	vs.
1/3	Duke's Mayo Bowl	Charlotte	ACC vs. B1G	NC State	vs.	Wisconsin
1/3	First Responder Bowl	Dallas	American/ACC/Big 12	North Carolina	vs.	UTSA
1/2	Gator Bowl	Jacksonville	ACC vs. SEC	Georgia Tech	vs.	Oklahoma
12/31	Texas Bowl	Houston	Big 12 vs. SEC	Arizona	vs.	LSU
12/31	Citrus Bowl	Orlando	B1G vs. SEC	Michigan	vs.	Missouri
12/31	Sun Bowl	El Paso	ACC vs. Pac 12	SMU	vs.	Washington State
12/31	Reliaquest Bowl	Tampa	B1G vs. SEC	Iowa	vs.	Tennessee
12/30	Music City Bowl	Nashville	B1G vs. SEC	Nebraska	vs.	Kentucky
12/28	Independence Bowl	Shreveport	Pac 12 vs. Army	Tulane	vs.	Army
12/28	Alamo Bowl	San Antonio	Big 12 vs. Pac 12	Kansas	vs.	Oregon State
12/28	Military Bowl	Washington	American vs. ACC	Memphis	vs.	Pittsburgh
12/28	Arizona Bowl	Tucson	MAC vs. MWC		vs.
12/28	Pop Tarts Bowl	Orlando	ACC vs. Big 12	Boston College	vs.	Utah
12/28	New Mexico Bowl	Albuquerque	Group of 5		vs.
12/28	Pinstripe Bowl	New York City	ACC vs. B1G	Virginia Tech	vs.	Maryland
12/28	Fenway Bowl	Boston	American vs. ACC	East Carolina	vs.	Louisville
12/27	Las Vegas Bowl	Las Vegas	Pac 12 vs. SEC		vs.	Texas A&M
12/27	Liberty Bowl	Memphis	Big 12 vs. SEC	Kansas St.	vs.	Mississippi St.
12/27	Armed Forces Bowl	Fort Worth	American vs. CUSA	Tulsa	vs.
12/27	Birmingham Bowl	Birmingham	American/ACC/SEC	Florida State	vs.	South Florida
12/26	68Ventures Bowl	Mobile	CUSA/MAC/Sun Belt		vs.
12/26	Guaranteed Rate Bowl	Phoenix	B1G vs. Big 12	Rutgers	vs.	TCU
12/26	Detroit Bowl	Detroit	B1G vs. MAC	Washington	vs.
12/24	Hawaii Bowl	Honolulu	CUSA vs. MWC		vs.
12/23	Idaho Potato Bowl	Boise	MAC vs.MWC		vs.
12/23	Myrtle Beach Bowl	Conway, SC	American/MAC/Sun Belt		vs.
12/20	Gasparilla Bowl	St. Petersburg	American/ACC/SEC		vs.
12/20	Cure Bowl	Orlando	Group of 5		vs.
12/19	New Orleans Bowl	New Orleans	CUSA vs. Sun Belt		vs.
12/18	L.A. Bowl	Los Angeles	Pac 12 vs. MWC		vs.	UNLV
12/17	Frisco Bowl	Frisco, TX	Group of 5		vs.
12/17	Boca Raton Bowl	Boca Raton	Group of 5		vs.
12/16	Camellia Bowl	Montgomery	MAC vs. Sun Belt		vs.
TBD	Holiday Bowl	San Diego	ACC vs. Pac 12		vs.

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Teams in BOLD CAPS have accepted invitations.
Teams marked * are replacement teams.
Teams marked ^ are teams projected with losing records.