The games have been played. The wins have been tallied. The touchdowns have been counted. The championship trophies have been hoisted.
Now the debate begins.
Who’s in the College Football Playoff? And once that’s taken care of, where is everybody else going bowling?
With all that in mind, CFTalk decided to peer into our crystal ball and take a look at the postseason picture -- figuring out which teams wind up in certain bowl games prior to the official announcement. Running through all the scenarios, here’s how the bowl picture could play out from the final four to the very first one on December 15th:
College Football Playoff Semifinals
| Bowl | Teams | |
|---|---|---|
| Orange Bowl | No. 1 Alabama* | No. 4 Oklahoma* |
| Cotton Bowl | No. 2 Clemson* | No. 3 Notre Dame* |
New Year’s Six
| Bowl | Teams | |
|---|---|---|
| Peach Bowl | Michigan* | Florida* |
| Fiesta Bowl | UCF* | LSU* |
| Rose Bowl | Ohio State* | Washington* |
| Sugar Bowl | Texas* | Georgia* |
2018 FBS Bowl Games
| Bowl | Teams | |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Bowl | Utah State | North Texas |
| Cure Bowl | UL-Lafayette* | Tulane |
| Las Vegas Bowl | Arizona State | Fresno State |
| Camellia Bowl | Georgia Southern | Buffalo |
| New Orleans Bowl | Appalachian State* | UAB |
| Boca Raton Bowl | BYU | Middle Tennessee |
| Frisco Bowl | Eastern Michigan | Memphis |
| Gasparilla Bowl | Wake Forest | USF |
| Bahamas Bowl | Toledo* | FIU* |
| Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Ohio | Nevada |
| Birmingham Bowl | Duke | Cincinnati |
| Armed Forces Bowl | TCU | Houston |
| Dollar General Bowl | Troy | Northern Illinois |
| Hawaii Bowl | Hawaii* | Louisiana Tech* |
| First Responder Bowl | Marshall | Western Michigan |
| Quick Lane Bowl | Boston College | Minnesota |
| Cheez-It Bowl | Cal | Boise State |
| Independence Bowl | Georgia Tech | Army |
| Pinstripe Bowl | Miami | Purdue |
| Texas Bowl | Oklahoma State | Auburn |
| Music City Bowl | Wisconsin | Missouri |
| Camping World Bowl | Syracuse | Iowa State |
| Alamo Bowl | Washington State | West Virginia |
| Belk Bowl | Virginia | South Carolina |
| Arizona Bowl | Arkansas State* | San Diego State |
| Military Bowl | Virginia Tech | Temple |
| Sun Bowl | Pitt | Utah |
| Redbox Bowl | Stanford | Michigan State |
| Liberty Bowl | Baylor | Vanderbilt |
| Holiday Bowl | Oregon | Iowa |
| Gator Bowl | Texas A&M | N.C. State |
| Outback Bowl | Mississippi State | Northwestern |
| Citrus Bowl | Kentucky | Penn State |
+ Southern Miss, Miami (OH), Wyoming and UL-Monroe also qualified for a bowl but were not selected
* Already accepted bowl bid