Following this afternoon’s semifinal pairings, the College Football Playoff selection committee finished its final bit of business for the 2015 season on Sunday afternoon by revealing pairings for the New Year’s Six games and its final top 25 rankings.
Thursday, Dec. 31
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, noon ET: No. 18 Houston vs. No. 9 Florida State
All-time series: Houston leads, 12-2-2
Last Houston Peach Bowl: First appearance
Last Florida State Peach Bowl: 2010 season (26-17 win over South Carolina)
Capital One Orange Bowl, 4 p.m. ET: No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 1 Clemson
All-time series: Tied 2-2
Last Oklahoma Orange Bowl: 2004 season (55-19 loss to USC)
Last Clemson Orange Bowl: 2013 season (40-34 win over Ohio State)
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, 8 p.m. ET: No. 3 Michigan State vs. No. 2 Alabama
All-time series: Alabama leads, 1-0
Last Michigan State Cotton Bowl: 2014 season (42-41 win over Baylor)
Last Alabama Cotton Bowl: 2005 season (13-10 win over Texas Tech)
Friday, Jan. 1
BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl, 1 p.m. ET: No. 7 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Notre Dame
All-time series: Ohio State leads, 3-2
Last Notre Dame Fiesta Bowl: 2005 season (34-20 loss to Ohio State)
Last Ohio State Fiesta Bowl: 2008 season (24-21 loss to Texas)
Rose Bowl presented by Northwestern Mutual, 5 p.m. ET: No. 6 Stanford vs. No. 5 Iowa
All-time series: Never met
Last Stanford Rose Bowl: 2013 season (24-20 loss to Michigan State)
Last Iowa Rose Bowl: 1990 season (46-34 loss to Washington)
Allstate Sugar Bowl, 8:30 p.m. ET: No. 12 Ole Miss vs. No. 16 Oklahoma State
All-time series: Ole Miss leads, 2-0
Last Oklahoma State Sugar Bowl: 1945 season (33-13 win over St. Mary’s)
Last Ole Miss Sugar Bowl: 1969 season (27-22 win over Arkansas)
The final top 25 can be seen as follows:
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Michigan State
4. Oklahoma
5. Iowa
6. Stanford
7. Ohio State
8. Notre Dame
9. Florida State
10. North Carolina
11. TCU
12. Ole Miss
13. Northwestern
14. Michigan
15. Oregon
16. Oklahoma State
17. Baylor
18. Houston
19. Florida
20. LSU
21. Navy
22. Utah
23. Tennessee
24. Temple
25. USC