New Year's Six | |
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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 8, 2024 |
Current champion | Michigan |
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 played annually on or around New Year's Day and represent six of the ten oldest bowl games played at the FBS level.
These six top-tier bowl games rotate the hosting of the two College Football Playoff (CFP) semifinal games, which determine the teams that play in the final College Football Playoff National Championship game. [1] The rotation is 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. When the College Football Playoff expands to 12 teams in 2024, the New Year's Six will host the Quarterfinal and Semifinal rounds. [2]
Using the final CFP rankings, the selection committee seeds and pairs the top four teams and determines the participants for the other four non-playoff New Year's Six bowls that are not hosting the semifinals that year. These four non-playoff bowls are also referred to as the Selection Committee bowl games. These 6 games focus on the top 12 teams in the rankings; to date during the College Football Playoff era (2014–2023 football seasons), only 12 of the 120 teams selected by the committee have been ranked lower than 12th.
Overall, 12 teams are selected each football season for these major, top-tier bowls. These are required to include the champions of the "Power Five" conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC). In addition, the highest-ranked champion from the "Group of Five" conferences (The American, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, and Sun Belt) is guaranteed a berth if the group's top team is not in the playoff. [3]
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 5 conferences, were selected to be part of the rotating semifinal playoff games, with three more bowls to be named. [1] Because of issues about fairness and the Big East's BCS Automatic Qualifier conference status, conference commissioners began to consider accommodating the Group of Five leagues 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 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl were selected as the other three rotating semifinal playoff bowls ahead of the Holiday Bowl. Also, the BCS conference commissioners meetings selected AT&T Stadium as the first host of the College Football Playoff Championship Game on January 12, 2015. [1]
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]
Three of the bowls have traditional tie-ins with the specified conference champions in the years they are not hosting playoff games:
When the conference champion is unavailable, the bowls invite the next-best team from that conference. The Cotton, [1] 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. [3]
Games are listed in chronological order, with final CFP rankings, and win–loss records prior to the respective bowl being played.
Day | Date | Bowl | City | Winning team | Losing team | ||
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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 |
Day | Date | Bowl | City | Winning team | Losing team | ||
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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 |
Day | Date | Bowl | City | Winning team | Losing team | ||
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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 |
Day | Date | Bowl | City | Winning team | Losing team | ||
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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 |
Day | Date | Bowl | City | Winning team | Losing team | ||
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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 (January 2019) | 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 |
Day | Date | Bowl | City | Winning team | Losing team | ||
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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 |
Day | Date | Bowl | City | Winning team | Losing team | ||
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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]
Day | Date | Bowl | City | Winning team | Losing team | ||
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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 |
Day | Date | Bowl | City | Winning team | Losing team | ||
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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 |
Day | Date | Bowl | City | Winning team | Losing team | ||
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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) | 20 |
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 |
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) |
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2024 (2024–25) | January 10* | January 9* | December 31† | January 1† | January 1† | January 1† | January 20 (Atlanta, GA) |
2025 (2025–26) | December 31† | January 1† | January 8* | January 9* | January 1† | January 1† | January 19 (Miami, FL) |
Source: [10]
App | Games | School | W | L | Pct | Game(s) won | Game(s) lost |
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10 | 12 | Ohio State | 7 | 5 | .583 | 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 | 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+ |
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 |
7 | 10 | Georgia | 8 | 2 | .800 | 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 |
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 | 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 | 5 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2017 Fiesta Bowl 2019 Cotton Bowl 2023 Rose Bowl | 2017 Rose Bowl 2023 Peach Bowl |
4 | 5 | Oregon | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2015 Rose Bowl+ 2020 Rose Bowl 2024 Fiesta Bowl | 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship 2021 Fiesta 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 |
4 | 4 | Notre Dame | 0 | 4 | .000 | 2016 Fiesta Bowl (January) 2018 Cotton Bowl+ 2021 Rose Bowl+ 2022 Fiesta Bowl (January) | |
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 | 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 | Texas | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2019 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 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2019 Sugar Bowl | 2024 Sugar 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 |
+ Denotes CFP Semifinal
Conference | Appearances | Games | W | L | Pct | # Schools | School(s) |
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SEC | 31 | 41 | 28 | 13 | .683 | 10 | Alabama 15 (10–5) Georgia 10 (8–2) 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) Missouri 1 (1–0) Mississippi State 1 (0–1) |
Big Ten | 27 | 30 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 6 | Ohio State 12 (7–5) Michigan 6 (2–4) Penn State 5 (3–2) Michigan State 3 (2–1) Wisconsin 3 (2–1) Iowa 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 | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7 | 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) |
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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | Notre Dame* 3 (0–3) |
Mountain West | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | Boise State 1 (1–0) |
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
Note: Notre Dame was a member of the ACC in 2020 (Due to COVID-19). Cincinnati was a member of the American in 2021. |
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Appearances | Team | Wins | Losses | Win % | Season(s) won | Season(s) lost |
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6 | [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2015, 2017, 2020 | 2016, 2018, 2021 |
4 | [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]] | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2016, 2018 | 2015, 2019 |
3 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2021, 2022 | 2017 |
2 | [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2014 | 2020 |
1 | [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2019 | |
1 | [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2023 | |
1 | [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]] | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2014 | |
1 | [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]] | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2022 | |
1 | [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2023 | |
Conference | Appearances | Wins | Losses | Win Pct | # Teams | Team(s) | Title seasons |
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SEC | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 [lower-alpha 1] | 3 | Alabama 6 (3–3) Georgia 3 (2–1) LSU 1 (1–0) | 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
ACC | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | Clemson 4 (2–2) | 2016, 2018 |
Big Ten | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2 | Ohio State 2 (1–1) Michigan 1 (1–0) | 2014, 2023 |
Pac-12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | Oregon 1 (0–1) Washington 1 (0–1) | |
Big 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | TCU 1 (0–1) |
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The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was a selection system that created four or five bowl game match-ups involving eight or ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of American 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.
In North America, a bowl game, or simply bowl, is one of a number of postseason college football games that are primarily played by teams belonging to the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). For most of its history, the Division I Bowl Subdivision had avoided using a playoff tournament to determine an annual national champion, which was instead traditionally determined by a vote of sports writers and other non-players. In place of such a playoff, various cities across the United States developed their own regional festivals featuring postseason college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals. Despite attempts to establish a permanent system to determine the FBS national champion on the field, various bowl games continue to be held because of the vested economic interests entrenched in them.
The BCS National Championship Game, or BCS National Championship, was a postseason college football bowl game, used to determine a national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), first played in the 1998 college football season as one of four designated bowl games, and beginning in the 2006 season as a standalone event rotated among the host sites of the aforementioned bowls.
Mid-major is a term used in American college sports at the NCAA Division I level, particularly men's basketball, to refer to athletic conferences that are not among the ACC, AAC, Big East, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC, which are alternatively referred to as "high majors".
The Power Five conferences are the five most prominent athletic conferences in college football in the United States. They are part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I, the highest level of collegiate football in the nation, and are considered the most elite conferences within that tier. The Power Five conferences have provided nearly all of the participants in the College Football Playoff since its inception, and generally have larger revenue, budgets, and television viewership than other college athletic programs.
The teams that participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision earn the right to compete in a series of post-season games called bowl games. As of 2023, there are 42 bowl games, and all are contractually obligated to offer bids to specific conferences, a situation known as a "tie-in". The "top" six bowl games in the nation select their teams as part of the College Football Playoff (CFP), which was put into place for a minimum of 12 years, beginning with the 2014 season. Prior to 2014, the top five games in the country were chosen under the system known as the Bowl Championship Series. The bowls outside of the CFP have individual contracts with the conferences to offer preferential bids to teams from those conferences. As long as teams are bowl eligible, they may be selected by these bowls to meet these contracts.
The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game that has been played annually in the Miami metropolitan area since January 1, 1935. Along with the Sugar Bowl and the Sun Bowl, it is one of the oldest bowl games in the country behind only the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902 and has been played annually since 1916.
The College Football Playoff (CFP) is an annual postseason knockout invitational tournament to determine a national champion for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the highest level of college football competition in the United States. It culminates in the College Football Playoff National Championship game. The inaugural tournament was held at the end of the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season under a four-team format. The CFP expands to include twelve teams for the 2024 season.
The 2013–14 NCAA football bowl games were a series of college football bowl games. They concluded the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and included 35 team-competitive games and three all-star games. The games began on Saturday December 21, 2013 and, aside from the all-star games, ended with the 2014 BCS National Championship at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena that was played on January 6, 2014.
The 2014–15 NCAA football bowl games were a series of college football bowl games. They completed the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and included 39 team-competitive games and four all-star games. The games began on December 20, 2014 and, aside from the all-star games, ended with the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship which was played on January 12, 2015.
The 2015–16 NCAA football bowl games were a series of college football bowl games. They completed the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The games began on December 19, 2015 and, aside from the all-star games, ended with the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship which was played on January 11, 2016.
The 2016–17 NCAA football bowl games were a series of college football bowl games which completed the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The games began on December 17, 2016, and aside from the all-star games ended with the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship which was played on January 9, 2017.
The 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship was a college football bowl game played on January 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The ninth College Football Playoff National Championship, the game determined the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for the 2022 season. It was the final game of the 2022–23 College Football Playoff (CFP) and, aside from any all-star games following after, was the culminating game of the 2022–23 bowl season. The game began at 4:45 p.m. PST and was televised by ESPN.
The 2019–20 NCAA football games were a series of college football bowl games played to complete the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The games began on December 20, 2019, and, aside from the all-star games that followed, ended with the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship played on January 13, 2020.
The 2022–23 NCAA football bowl games were a series of college football games played to complete the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Team-competitive games began in mid-December and concluded with the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship on January 9, 2023, which was won by the Georgia Bulldogs. The all-star portion of the schedule began on January 14 and concluded on February 25, 2023.
The 2023–24 NCAA football bowl games is an ongoing series of college football bowl games in the United States, primarily played to complete the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Team-competitive bowl games in FBS began on December 16 and concluded with the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship on January 8, 2024, which was won by the Michigan Wolverines. The all-star portion will begin on January 13, and is scheduled to conclude on February 24.