New Year's Six

New Year's Six
A break in play during the 2017 edition of the Cotton Bowl Classic, one of the New Year's Six
In operation	2014–present
Preceded by	BCS (1998–2013) Bowl Alliance (1995–1997) Bowl Coalition (1992–1994)
Number of New Year's Six games	Six plus the National Championship game
Television partner(s)	ESPN (2014–present)
Most New Year's Six appearances	Ohio State (10)
Most New Year's Six wins	Alabama (9)
Most New Year's Six championships	Alabama (3)
Conference with most appearances	SEC (24)
Conference with most game wins	SEC (20)
Conference with most championships	SEC (6)
Last championship game	January 20, 2025
Current champion	Ohio State Buckeyes

The New Year's Six, sometimes abbreviated as NY6, are the following NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) bowl games: the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Peach Bowl, and Fiesta Bowl. These games are traditionally played annually on or around New Year's Day and represent six of the ten oldest bowl games played at the FBS level.

As of the 2024 season, the New Year's Six hosts the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the College Football Playoff (CFP). ^[1] Twelve teams are selected and seeded, following the conclusion of regular-season play, for the single-elimination tournament. Eight teams meet in first-round games, played at campus sites. The four winners then advance to play the four highest-ranked conference champions, who received a bye; these quarterfinal games are played as four of the New Year's Six games. The four quarterfinal winners then advance to the semifinals, played as two of the New Year's Six games. The two semifinal winners then advance to a championship game.

For the 2014 through 2023 seasons, two of the New Year's Six games (selected annually on a rotating basis) served as semifinal games in a four-team playoff, while teams appearing in the other four New Year's Six games were not eligible to appear in the national championship game. These six top-tier bowl games rotated the hosting of the two CFP semifinal games, which determine the teams that play in the final CFP National Championship game. ^[2] The rotation was set on a three-year cycle with the following pairings: Rose–Sugar, Orange–Cotton, and Peach–Fiesta. The National Championship game may be considered part of the New Year's Six, depending on context.

History leading to the creation and expansion of the CFP

The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was a selection system that created five bowl game match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football, including an opportunity for the top two teams to compete in the BCS National Championship Game. The system was in place for the 1998 through 2013 seasons and in 2014 was replaced by the College Football Playoff. The four-team playoffs consist of two semifinal games, with the winners advancing to the College Football Playoff National Championship. If New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the traditional New Year's Day games are played on January 2 in deference to the National Football League's week 17 games.

In June 2012, the BCS conference presidents approved the College Football Playoff to replace the Bowl Championship Series. ^[3] Three bowls—Rose, Sugar, and Orange—because of their contracts with Power Five conferences, were selected to be part of the rotating semifinal playoff games, with three more bowls to be named. ^[2] Because of issues about fairness and the Big East Conference's status as a BCS automatic qualifier, conference commissioners began to consider accommodating the Group of Five conferences with a seventh participating bowl. On November 12, 2012, in Denver, the conference commissioners granted the top Group of Five conference champion a guaranteed slot in one of the six premier bowls. ^[3] In July 2013, the Cotton Bowl Classic, the Fiesta Bowl, and the Peach Bowl were selected as the other three rotating semifinal playoff bowls, ahead of the Holiday Bowl. Also, the conference commissioners selected AT&T Stadium as the first host of the College Football Playoff National Championship game, held on January 12, 2015. ^[2]

When the playoff expanded to 12 teams beginning in 2024, the six bowls were designated as the quarterfinals and semifinals on a rotating basis. ^[4] Four first-round games, added to the expanded playoff and to be held before the six bowls, are contested at campus sites.

Former bowl game conference tie-ins

Three of the bowls had traditional tie-ins with the specified conference champions in the years they were not hosting playoff games (2014–2023):

• Rose Bowl: Big Ten vs. Pac-12 ^[5]
• Sugar Bowl: SEC vs. Big 12 ^[3]
• Orange Bowl: ACC vs. Big Ten, SEC, or Notre Dame ^[6]

When the conference champion is unavailable, the bowls invite the next-best team from that conference. The Cotton, ^[2] Fiesta, ^[5] and Peach Bowls have no conference tie-ins; ^[5] as such, the best conference champion from the Group of Five will play in one of those bowls if it does not qualify for the CFP semifinal until 2024 when all games are part of the playoff and thus removes all conference tie ins. ^[3]

History and schedule

Games are listed in chronological order, with final CFP rankings, and win–loss records prior to the respective bowl being played.

2014 season

See also: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season and 2014–15 NCAA football bowl games

Day	Date	Bowl	City	Winning team		Losing team
Wednesday	December 31, 2014	Peach Bowl	Atlanta, GA	No. 6 TCU (11–1)	42	No. 9 Ole Miss (9–3)	3
Wednesday	December 31, 2014	Fiesta Bowl	Glendale, AZ	No. 20 Boise State (11–2)	38	No. 10 Arizona (10–3)	30
Wednesday	December 31, 2014	Orange Bowl	Miami Gardens, FL	No. 12 Georgia Tech (10–3)	49	No. 7 Mississippi State (10–2)	34
Thursday	January 1, 2015	Cotton Bowl Classic	Arlington, TX	No. 8 Michigan State (10–2)	42	No. 5 Baylor (11–1)	41
Thursday	January 1, 2015	(CFP Semifinal) Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	No. 2 Oregon (12–1)	59	No. 3 Florida State (13–0)	20
Thursday	January 1, 2015	(CFP Semifinal) Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, LA	No. 4 Ohio State (12–1)	42	No. 1 Alabama (12–1)	35
Monday	January 12, 2015	National Championship Game	Arlington, TX	No. 4 Ohio State (13–1)	42	No. 2 Oregon (13–1)	20

2015 season

See also: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season and 2015–16 NCAA football bowl games

Day	Date	Bowl	City	Winning team		Losing team
Thursday	December 31, 2015	Peach Bowl	Atlanta, GA	No. 18 Houston (12–1)	38	No. 9 Florida State (10–2)	24
Thursday	December 31, 2015	(CFP Semifinal) Orange Bowl	Miami Gardens, FL	No. 1 Clemson (13–0)	37	No. 4 Oklahoma (11–1)	17
Thursday	December 31, 2015	(CFP Semifinal) Cotton Bowl Classic	Arlington, TX	No. 2 Alabama (12–1)	38	No. 3 Michigan State (12–1)	0
Friday	January 1, 2016	Fiesta Bowl	Glendale, AZ	No. 7 Ohio State (11–1)	44	No. 8 Notre Dame (10–2)	28
Friday	January 1, 2016	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	No. 6 Stanford (11–2)	45	No. 5 Iowa (12–1)	16
Friday	January 1, 2016	Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, LA	No. 12 Ole Miss (9–3)	48	No. 16 Oklahoma State (10–2)	20
Monday	January 11, 2016	National Championship Game	Glendale, AZ	No. 2 Alabama (13–1)	45	No. 1 Clemson (14–0)	40

2016 season

See also: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season and 2016–17 NCAA football bowl games

Day	Date	Bowl	City	Winning team		Losing team
Friday	December 30, 2016	Orange Bowl	Miami Gardens, FL	No. 11 Florida State (9–3)	33	No. 6 Michigan (10–2)	32
Saturday	December 31, 2016	(CFP Semifinal) Peach Bowl	Atlanta, GA	No. 1 Alabama (13–0)	24	No. 4 Washington (12–1)	7
Saturday	December 31, 2016	(CFP Semifinal) Fiesta Bowl	Glendale, AZ	No. 2 Clemson (12–1)	31	No. 3 Ohio State (11–1)	0
Monday	January 2, 2017	Cotton Bowl Classic	Arlington, TX	No. 8 Wisconsin (10–3)	24	No. 15 Western Michigan (13–0)	16
Monday	January 2, 2017	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	No. 9 USC (9–3)	52	No. 5 Penn State (11–2)	49
Monday	January 2, 2017	Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, LA	No. 7 Oklahoma (10–2)	35	No. 14 Auburn (8–4)	19
Monday	January 9, 2017	National Championship Game	Tampa, FL	No. 2 Clemson (13–1)	35	No. 1 Alabama (14–0)	31

2017 season

See also: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season and 2017–18 NCAA football bowl games

Day	Date	Bowl	City	Winning team		Losing team
Friday	December 29, 2017	Cotton Bowl Classic	Arlington, TX	No. 5 Ohio State (11–2)	24	No. 8 USC (11–2)	7
Saturday	December 30, 2017	Fiesta Bowl	Glendale, AZ	No. 9 Penn State (10–2)	35	No. 11 Washington (10–2)	28
Saturday	December 30, 2017	Orange Bowl	Miami Gardens, FL	No. 6 Wisconsin (12–1)	34	No. 10 Miami (FL) (10–2)	24
Monday	January 1, 2018	Peach Bowl	Atlanta, GA	No. 12 UCF (12–0)	34	No. 7 Auburn (10–3)	27
Monday	January 1, 2018	(CFP Semifinal) Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	No. 3 Georgia (12–1)	54	No. 2 Oklahoma (12–1)	482OT
Monday	January 1, 2018	(CFP Semifinal) Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, LA	No. 4 Alabama (11–1)	24	No. 1 Clemson (12–1)	6
Monday	January 8, 2018	National Championship Game	Atlanta, GA	No. 4 Alabama (12–1)	26	No. 3 Georgia (13–1)	23OT

2018 season

See also: 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season and 2018–19 NCAA football bowl games

Day	Date	Bowl	City	Winning team		Losing team
Saturday	December 29, 2018	Peach Bowl	Atlanta, GA	No. 10 Florida (9–3)	41	No. 7 Michigan (10–2)	15
Saturday	December 29, 2018	(CFP Semifinal) Cotton Bowl Classic	Arlington, TX	No. 2 Clemson (13–0)	30	No. 3 Notre Dame (12–0)	3
Saturday	December 29, 2018	(CFP Semifinal) Orange Bowl	Miami Gardens, FL	No. 1 Alabama (13–0)	45	No. 4 Oklahoma (12–1)	34
Tuesday	January 1, 2019	Fiesta Bowl	Glendale, AZ	No. 11 LSU (9–3)	40	No. 8 UCF (12–0)	32
Tuesday	January 1, 2019	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	No. 6 Ohio State (12–1)	28	No. 9 Washington (10–3)	23
Tuesday	January 1, 2019	Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, LA	No. 15 Texas (9–4)	28	No. 5 Georgia (11–2)	21
Monday	January 7, 2019	National Championship Game	Santa Clara, CA	No. 2 Clemson (14–0)	44	No. 1 Alabama (14–0)	16

2019 season

See also: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season and 2019–20 NCAA football bowl games

Day	Date	Bowl	City	Winning team		Losing team
Saturday	December 28, 2019	Cotton Bowl Classic	Arlington, TX	No. 10 Penn State (10–2)	53	No. 17 Memphis (12–1)	39
Saturday	December 28, 2019	(CFP Semifinal) Peach Bowl	Atlanta, GA	No. 1 LSU (13–0)	63	No. 4 Oklahoma (12–1)	28
Saturday	December 28, 2019	(CFP Semifinal) Fiesta Bowl	Glendale, AZ	No. 3 Clemson (13–0)	29	No. 2 Ohio State (13–0)	23
Monday	December 30, 2019	Orange Bowl	Miami Gardens, FL	No. 9 Florida (10–2)	36	No. 24 Virginia (9–4)	28
Wednesday	January 1, 2020	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	No. 6 Oregon (11–2)	28	No. 8 Wisconsin (10–3)	27
Wednesday	January 1, 2020	Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, LA	No. 5 Georgia (11–2)	26	No. 7 Baylor (11–2)	14
Monday	January 13, 2020	National Championship Game	New Orleans, LA	No. 1 LSU (14–0)	42	No. 3 Clemson (14–0)	25

Source: ^{[7] [8]}

2020 season

See also: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season and 2020–21 NCAA football bowl games

Day	Date	Bowl	City	Winning team		Losing team
Wednesday	December 30, 2020	Cotton Bowl Classic	Arlington, TX	No. 6 Oklahoma (8–2)	55	No. 7 Florida (8–3)	20
Friday	January 1, 2021	Peach Bowl	Atlanta, GA	No. 9 Georgia (7–2)	24	No. 8 Cincinnati (9–0)	21
Friday	January 1, 2021	(CFP Semifinal) Rose Bowl	Arlington, TX	No. 1 Alabama (11–0)	31	No. 4 Notre Dame (10–1)	14
Friday	January 1, 2021	(CFP Semifinal) Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, LA	No. 3 Ohio State (6–0)	49	No. 2 Clemson (10–1)	28
Saturday	January 2, 2021	Orange Bowl	Miami Gardens, FL	No. 5Texas A&M (8–1)	41	No. 13 North Carolina (8–3)	27
Saturday	January 2, 2021	Fiesta Bowl	Glendale, AZ	No. 10 Iowa State (8–3)	34	No. 25 Oregon (4–2)	17
Monday	January 11, 2021	National Championship Game	Miami Gardens, FL	No. 1 Alabama (12–0)	52	No. 3 Ohio State (7–0)	24

Source: ^[9]

2021 season

See also: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season and 2021–22 NCAA football bowl games

Day	Date	Bowl	City	Winning team		Losing team
Thursday	December 30, 2021	Peach Bowl	Atlanta, GA	No. 10 Michigan State (10–2)	31	No. 12 Pittsburgh (11–2)	21
Friday	December 31, 2021	(CFP Semifinal) Cotton Bowl Classic	Arlington, TX	No. 1 Alabama (12–1)	27	No. 4 Cincinnati (13–0)	6
Friday	December 31, 2021	(CFP Semifinal) Orange Bowl	Miami Gardens, FL	No. 3 Georgia (12–1)	34	No. 2 Michigan (12–1)	11
Saturday	January 1, 2022	Fiesta Bowl	Glendale, AZ	No. 9 Oklahoma State (11–2)	37	No. 5 Notre Dame (11–1)	35
Saturday	January 1, 2022	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	No. 6 Ohio State (10–2)	48	No. 11 Utah (10–3)	45
Saturday	January 1, 2022	Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, LA	No. 7 Baylor (11–2)	21	No. 8 Ole Miss (10–2)	7
Monday	January 10, 2022	National Championship Game	Indianapolis, IN	No. 3 Georgia (13–1)	33	No. 1 Alabama (13–1)	18

2022 season

See also: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season and 2022–23 NCAA football bowl games

Day	Date	Bowl	City	Winning team		Losing team
Friday	December 30, 2022	Orange Bowl	Miami Gardens, FL	No. 6 Tennessee (10–2)	31	No. 7 Clemson (11–2)	14
Saturday	December 31, 2022	Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, LA	No. 5 Alabama (10–2)	45	No. 9 Kansas State (10–3)	20
Saturday	December 31, 2022	(CFP Semifinal) Fiesta Bowl	Glendale, AZ	No. 3 TCU (12–1)	51	No. 2 Michigan (13–0)	45
Saturday	December 31, 2022	(CFP Semifinal) Peach Bowl	Atlanta, GA	No. 1 Georgia (13–0)	42	No. 4 Ohio State (11–1)	41
Monday	January 2, 2023	Cotton Bowl Classic	Arlington, TX	No. 16 Tulane (11–2)	46	No. 10 USC (11–2)	45
Monday	January 2, 2023	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	No. 11 Penn State (10–2)	35	No. 8 Utah (10–3)	21
Monday	January 9, 2023	National Championship Game	Inglewood, CA	No. 1 Georgia (14–0)	65	No. 3 TCU (13–1)	7

2023 season

See also: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season and 2023-24 NCAA football bowl games

Day	Date	Bowl	City	Winning team		Losing team
Friday	December 29, 2023	Cotton Bowl Classic	Arlington, TX	No. 9 Missouri (10–2)	14	No. 7 Ohio State (11–1)	3
Saturday	December 30, 2023	Peach Bowl	Atlanta, GA	No. 11 Ole Miss (10–2)	38	No. 10 Penn State (10–2)	25
Saturday	December 30, 2023	Orange Bowl	Miami Gardens, FL	No. 6 Georgia (12–1)	63	No. 5 Florida State (13–0)	3
Monday	January 1, 2024	Fiesta Bowl	Glendale, AZ	No. 8 Oregon (11–2)	45	No. 23 Liberty (13–0)	6
Monday	January 1, 2024	(CFP Semifinal) Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	No. 1 Michigan (13–0)	27	No. 4 Alabama (12–1)	20OT
Monday	January 1, 2024	(CFP Semifinal) Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, LA	No. 2 Washington (13–0)	37	No. 3 Texas (12–1)	31
Monday	January 8, 2024	National Championship Game	Houston, TX	No. 1 Michigan (14–0)	34	No. 2 Washington (14–0)	13

2024 season

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season and 2024-25 NCAA football bowl games

Day	Date	Bowl	City	Winning team		Losing team
Tuesday	December 31, 2024	(CFP Quarterfinal) Fiesta Bowl	Glendale, AZ	No. 4 Penn State (12–2)	31	No. 9 Boise State (12–1)	14
Wednesday	January 1, 2025	(CFP Quarterfinal) Peach Bowl	Atlanta, GA	No. 3 Texas (12–2)	39	No. 12 Arizona State (11–2)	312OT
Wednesday	January 1, 2025	(CFP Quarterfinal) Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	No. 6 Ohio State (11–2)	41	No. 1 Oregon (13–0)	21
Thursday	January 2, 2025	(CFP Quarterfinal) Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, LA	No. 5 Notre Dame (12–1)	23	No. 2 Georgia (11–2)	10
Thursday	January 9, 2025	(CFP Semifinal) Orange Bowl	Miami Gardens, FL	No. 5 Notre Dame (13–1)	27	No. 4 Penn State (12–2)	24
Friday	January 10, 2025	(CFP Semifinal) Cotton Bowl	Arlington, TX	No. 6 Ohio State (12–2)	28	No. 3 Texas (13–2)	14
Monday	January 20, 2025	CFP National Championship Game	Atlanta, GA	No. 6 Ohio State (13–2)	34	No. 5 Notre Dame (14–1)	23

Future games

The below games dates have been announced by CFP organizers. Starting with the 2024 season (2024–25 bowl season), with the expansion of the playoff from four to 12 teams, games not hosting the national semifinals will host the national quarterfinals.

Season (bowl games)	Cotton	Orange	Fiesta	Peach	Rose	Sugar	Championship (site)
2025 (2025–26)	December 31†	January 1†	January 8*	January 9*	January 1†	January 1†	January 19 (Miami Gardens, FL)

* Denotes CFP semifinal games

† Denotes CFP quarterfinal games

Source: ^[10]

New Year's Six bowl appearances

New Year's Six performance

NY6 CFP School Conf 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 11 6 Ohio State Big Ten CH W SF W W SF RU W SF L CH 9 8 Alabama SEC SF CH RU CH RU CH RU W SF 8 4 Georgia SEC RU L W W CH CH W QF 7 6 Clemson ACC RU CH SF CH RU SF L 6 4 Oklahoma Big 12 SF W SF SF SF W 6 1 Penn State Big Ten L W W W L SF 5 3 Michigan Big Ten L L SF SF CH 5 3 Notre Dame Ind./ACC L SF SF L . 5 2 Oregon Pac-12/ Big Ten RU W L W QF 4 2 Washington Pac-12 SF L L RU 4 1 Florida State ACC SF L W L 4 - Ole Miss SEC L W L W 3 2 Texas Big 12/ SEC W SF SF 3 1 Michigan State Big Ten W SF W 3 - Baylor Big 12 L L W 3 - Wisconsin Big Ten W W L 3 - Florida SEC W W L 3 - USC Pac-12 W L L 2 1 LSU SEC W CH 2 1 Cincinnati AAC L SF 2 1 TCU Big 12 W RU 2 1 Boise State MWC W QF 2 - Oklahoma State Big 12 L W 2 - Auburn SEC L L 2 - UCF AAC W L 2 - Utah Pac-12 L L 1 1 Arizona State Big 12 QF 1 - Arizona Pac-12 L 1 - Georgia Tech ACC W 1 - Mississippi State SEC L 1 - Houston AAC W 1 - Iowa Big Ten L 1 - Stanford Pac-12 W 1 - Western Michigan MAC L 1 - Miami (FL) ACC L 1 - Memphis AAC L 1 - Virginia ACC L 1 - Iowa State Big 12 W 1 - North Carolina ACC L 1 - Texas A&M SEC W 1 - Pittsburgh ACC L 1 - Kansas State Big 12 L 1 - Tennessee SEC W 1 - Tulane AAC W 1 - Missouri SEC W 1 - Liberty C-USA L

KEY CH National Champion RU Lost in CFP Championship Game SF Lost in CFP Semifinals QF Lost in CFP Quarterfinals W Won New Year's Six game L Lost New Year's Six game

New Year's Six bowl appearances by team

Texas

App	Games	School	W	L	Pct	Game(s) won	Game(s) lost
11	15	Ohio State	10	5	.667	2015 Sugar Bowl+ 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship 2016 Fiesta Bowl (January) 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (December) 2019 Rose Bowl 2021 Sugar Bowl+ 2022 Rose Bowl 2025 Rose Bowl^ 2025 Cotton Bowl Classic+ 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship	2016 Fiesta Bowl (December)+ 2019 Fiesta Bowl (December)+ 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship 2022 Peach Bowl+ 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)
9	15	Alabama	10	5	.667	2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)+ 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship 2016 Peach Bowl+ 2018 Sugar Bowl+ 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship 2018 Orange Bowl+ 2021 Rose Bowl+ 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship 2021 Cotton Bowl+ 2022 Sugar Bowl (December)	2015 Sugar Bowl+ 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship 2024 Rose Bowl+
8	11	Georgia	8	3	.727	2018 Rose Bowl+ 2020 Sugar Bowl 2021 Peach Bowl (January) 2021 Orange Bowl (December)+ 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship 2022 Peach Bowl+ 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship 2023 Orange Bowl	2018 College Football Playoff National Championship 2019 Sugar Bowl 2025 Sugar Bowl^
7	11	Clemson	6	5	.545	2015 Orange Bowl+ 2016 Fiesta Bowl (December)+ 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship 2018 Cotton Bowl+ 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship 2019 Fiesta Bowl (December)+	2016 College Football Playoff National Championship 2018 Sugar Bowl+ 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship 2021 Sugar Bowl+ 2022 Orange Bowl
6	7	Penn State	4	3	.571	2017 Fiesta Bowl 2019 Cotton Bowl 2023 Rose Bowl 2024 Fiesta Bowl^	2017 Rose Bowl 2023 Peach Bowl 2025 Orange Bowl+
6	6	Oklahoma	2	4	.333	2017 Sugar Bowl 2020 Cotton Bowl	2015 Orange Bowl+ 2018 Rose Bowl+ 2018 Orange Bowl+ 2019 Peach Bowl+
5	7	Notre Dame	2	5	.286	2025 Sugar Bowl^ 2025 Orange Bowl+	2016 Fiesta Bowl (January) 2018 Cotton Bowl+ 2021 Rose Bowl+ 2022 Fiesta Bowl (January) 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship
5	6	Michigan	2	4	.333	2024 Rose Bowl+ 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship	2016 Orange Bowl 2018 Peach Bowl (December) 2021 Orange Bowl (December)+ 2022 Fiesta Bowl (December)+
5	6	Oregon	3	3	.500	2015 Rose Bowl+ 2020 Rose Bowl 2024 Fiesta Bowl (January)	2015 College Football Playoff National Championship 2021 Fiesta Bowl 2025 Rose Bowl^
4	5	Washington	1	4	.200	2024 Sugar Bowl+	2016 Peach Bowl+ 2017 Fiesta Bowl 2019 Rose Bowl 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship
4	4	Ole Miss	2	2	.500	2016 Sugar Bowl 2023 Peach Bowl	2014 Peach Bowl 2022 Sugar Bowl (January)
4	4	Florida State	1	3	.250	2016 Orange Bowl	2015 Rose Bowl+ 2015 Peach Bowl 2023 Orange Bowl
3	3	Florida	2	1	.667	2018 Peach Bowl (December) 2019 Orange Bowl	2020 Cotton Bowl
3	3	Wisconsin	2	1	.667	2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (January) 2017 Orange Bowl	2020 Rose Bowl
3	3	Michigan State	2	1	.667	2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (January) 2021 Peach Bowl (December)	2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)+
3	3	Baylor	1	2	.333	2022 Sugar Bowl (January)	2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (January) 2020 Sugar Bowl
3	3	USC	1	2	.333	2017 Rose Bowl	2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (December) 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)
2	4	Texas	2	2	.500	2019 Sugar Bowl 2025 Peach Bowl^	2024 Sugar Bowl+ 2025 Cotton Bowl Classic+
2	3	LSU	3	0	1.000	2019 Fiesta Bowl (January) 2019 Peach Bowl+ 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship
2	3	TCU	2	1	.667	2014 Peach Bowl 2022 Fiesta Bowl (December)+	2023 College Football Playoff National Championship
2	2	UCF	1	1	.500	2018 Peach Bowl (January)	2019 Fiesta Bowl (January)
2	2	Oklahoma State	1	1	.500	2022 Fiesta Bowl (January)	2016 Sugar Bowl
2	2	Auburn	0	2	.000		2017 Sugar Bowl 2018 Peach Bowl (January)
2	2	Cincinnati	0	2	.000		2021 Peach Bowl (January) 2021 Cotton Bowl+
2	2	Utah	0	2	.000		2022 Rose Bowl 2023 Rose Bowl
1	1	Boise State	1	0	1.000	2014 Fiesta Bowl (December)
1	1	Georgia Tech	1	0	1.000	2014 Orange Bowl (December)
1	1	Houston	1	0	1.000	2015 Peach Bowl
1	1	Stanford	1	0	1.000	2016 Rose Bowl
1	1	Texas A&M	1	0	1.000	2021 Orange Bowl (January)
1	1	Iowa State	1	0	1.000	2021 Fiesta Bowl
1	1	Tennessee	1	0	1.000	2022 Orange Bowl
1	1	Tulane	1	0	1.000	2023 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)
1	1	Missouri	1	0	1.000	2023 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)
1	1	Arizona	0	1	.000		2014 Fiesta Bowl (December)
1	1	Mississippi State	0	1	.000		2014 Orange Bowl (December)
1	1	Iowa	0	1	.000		2016 Rose Bowl
1	1	Western Michigan	0	1	.000		2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)
1	1	Miami	0	1	.000		2017 Orange Bowl
1	1	Memphis	0	1	.000		2019 Cotton Bowl
1	1	Virginia	0	1	.000		2019 Orange Bowl
1	1	North Carolina	0	1	.000		2021 Orange Bowl (January)
1	1	Pittsburgh	0	1	.000		2021 Peach Bowl (December)
1	1	Kansas State	0	1	.000		2022 Sugar Bowl (December)
1	1	Liberty	0	1	.000		2024 Fiesta Bowl (January)
1	1	Arizona State	0	1	.000		2025 Peach Bowl^

^ Denotes CFP Quarterfinal, + Denotes CFP Semifinal

New Year's Six bowl appearances by conference

Conference	Appearances	Games	W	L	Pct	# Schools	School(s)
SEC	33	44	29	15	.659	11	Alabama 15 (10–5) Georgia 11 (8–3) Ole Miss 4 (2–2) LSU 3 (3–0) Florida 3 (2–1) Auburn 2 (0–2) Texas A&M 1 (1–0) Tennessee 1 (1–0) Texas 1 (1–1) Missouri 1 (1–0) Mississippi State 1 (0–1)
Big Ten	29	34	19	16	.543	7	Ohio State 13 (9–5) Michigan 6 (2–4) Penn State 6 (4–3) Michigan State 3 (2–1) Wisconsin 3 (2–1) Iowa 1 (0–1) Oregon 1 (0–1)
ACC	17	21	8	13	.381	8	Clemson 11 (6–5) Florida State 4 (1–3) Georgia Tech 1 (1–0) Miami (FL) 1 (0–1) Virginia 1 (0–1) Notre Dame* 1 (0–1) North Carolina 1 (0–1) Pittsburgh 1 (0–1)
Big 12	17	19	8	11	.421	8	Oklahoma 6 (2–4) Baylor 3 (1–2) TCU 3 (2–1) Oklahoma State 2 (1–1) Texas 2 (1–1) Iowa State 1 (1–0) Kansas State 1 (0–1) Arizona State 1 (0–1)
Pac-12	15	17	6	11	.353	6	Oregon 5 (3–2) Washington 5 (1–4) USC 3 (1–2) Utah 2 (0–2) Stanford 1 (1–0) Arizona 1 (0–1)
American	7	7	3	4	.429	5	UCF 2 (1–1) Cincinnati 2 (0–2) Houston 1 (1–0) Tulane 1 (1-0) Memphis 1 (0–1)
Independent	4	4	2	4	.333	1	Notre Dame* 4 (2–4)
Mountain West	2	2	1	1	.500	1	Boise State 1 (1–1)
MAC	1	1	0	1	.000	1	Western Michigan 1 (0–1)
Conference USA	1	1	0	1	.000	1	Liberty 1 (0–1)

Sun Belt Conference has never appeared in the New Year's Six.
* In 2020, Notre Dame played as part of the ACC due to COVID-19

College Football Playoff appearances and performances

Main article: College Football Playoff

Main article: List of College Football Playoff games

College Football Playoff performance

School Conference (as of 2024) # QF SF CG CH 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Alabama SEC 8 8 8 6 3 SF CH RU CH RU CH RU SF Clemson ACC 7 6 6 4 2 RU CH SF CH RU SF R1 Ohio State Big Ten 6 6 6 3 2 CH SF SF RU SF CH Georgia SEC 4 4 3 3 2 RU CH CH QF Michigan Big Ten 3 3 3 1 1 SF SF CH LSU SEC 1 1 1 1 1 CH Notre Dame Independent 3 3 3 1 - SF SF RU Washington Big Ten 2 2 2 1 - SF RU Oregon Big Ten 2 2 1 1 - RU QF TCU Big 12 1 1 1 1 - RU Oklahoma SEC 4 4 4 - - SF SF SF SF Texas SEC 2 2 2 - - SF SF Florida State ACC 1 1 1 - - SF Michigan State Big Ten 1 1 1 - - SF Cincinnati Big 12 1 1 1 - - SF Penn State Big Ten 1 1 1 - - SF Arizona State Big 12 1 1 - - - QF Boise State Mountain West 1 1 - - - QF Indiana Big Ten 1 - - - - R1 SMU ACC 1 - - - - R1 Tennessee SEC 1 - - - - R1

KEY CH National Champion RU Lost in CFP Championship Game SF Lost in CFP Semifinals QF Lost in CFP Quarterfinals R1 Lost in CFP First Round Alabama Clemson Georgia LSU Michigan Ohio State class=notpageimage| Teams that have won the College Football Playoff 3, 2, 1

College Football Playoff National Championship appearances

Main article: College Football Playoff National Championship

College Football Playoff National Championship appearances by team

Appearances	Team	Wins	Losses	Win %	Season(s) won	Season(s) lost
6	[[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]]	3	3	50	2015, 2017, 2020	2016, 2018, 2021
4	[[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]]	2	2	50	2016, 2018	2015, 2019
3	[[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]]	2	1	67	2021, 2022	2017
3	[[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]]	2	1	67	2014, 2024	2020
1	[[LSU Tigers football|LSU]]	1	0	100	2019
1	[[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]	1	0	100	2023
1	[[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]]	0	1	0		2014
1	[[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]]	0	1	0		2022
1	[[Washington Huskies football|Washington]]	0	1	0		2023
1	[[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]	0	1	0		2024

College Football Playoff National Championship appearances by conference

Conference	Appearances	Wins	Losses	Win %	# Teams	Team(s)	Title seasons
SEC	10	6	4	60 [a]	3	Alabama, 6 (3–3) Georgia, 3 (2–1) LSU, 1 (1–0)	2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Big Ten	4	3	1	75	2	Ohio State, 2 (2–1) Michigan, 1 (1–0)	2014, 2023, 2024
ACC	4	2	2	50	1	Clemson, 4 (2–2)	2016, 2018
Pac-12	2	0	2	0	2	Oregon, 1 (0–1) Washington, 1 (0–1)
Big 12	1	0	1	0	1	TCU, 1 (0–1)
Independent	1	0	1	0	1	Notre Dame, 1 (0–1)

1. The 2017 and 2021 championship games featured SEC teams Alabama and Georgia. The SEC has a record of 4–2 (.667) in championship games against other conferences.

See also

• College football portal

• College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS

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