2026 bowls and playoff
The twelve-team bracket, and every bowl around it
36 bowl games, in the order they are played. The twelve-team playoff is on its own tab — its quarterfinals and semifinals are hosted BY bowls, which is a venue rather than a round.
Cricket Celebration BowlDec 12 · 12:00 PM ET · Mercedes-Benz StadiumTBD0TBD0IS4S Salute to Veterans BowlDec 15 · 5:30 PM ET · Cramton BowlTBD0TBD0Frisco Football ClassicDec 15 · 9:00 PM ET · Ford Center At The StarTBD0TBD0Boca Raton BowlDec 18 · 11:00 AM ET · Flagler Credit Union StadiumTBD0TBD0Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla BowlDec 18 · 2:30 PM ET · Raymond James StadiumTBD0TBD0Myrtle Beach BowlDec 21 · 11:00 AM ET · Brooks Stadium (SC)TBD0TBD0Famous Idaho Potato BowlDec 21 · 2:30 PM ET · Albertsons StadiumTBD0TBD0Puerto Rico BowlDec 22 · 1:30 PM ET · Juan Ramón Loubriel StadiumTBD0TBD0StaffDNA Cure BowlDec 22 · 5:00 PM ET · Acrisure Bounce HouseTBD0TBD0Radiance Technologies Independence BowlDec 22 · 8:30 PM ET · Independence StadiumTBD0TBD0New Orleans BowlDec 23 · 2:00 PM ET · Caesars SuperdomeTBD0TBD0Lockheed Martin Armed Forces BowlDec 23 · 5:30 PM ET · Amon G. Carter StadiumTBD0TBD0San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia BowlDec 23 · 7:30 PM ET · Snapdragon StadiumTBD0TBD0Frisco BowlDec 23 · 9:00 PM ET · Ford Center At The StarTBD0TBD0Isleta New Mexico BowlDec 24 · 2:30 PM ET · University Stadium (NM)TBD0TBD0Sheraton Hawaiʻi BowlDec 24 · 7:00 PM ET · Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics ComplexTBD0TBD0Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe BowlDec 26 · 12:00 PM ET · Yankee StadiumTBD0TBD0Wasabi Fenway BowlDec 26 · 2:00 PM ET · Fenway ParkTBD0TBD0Duke's Mayo BowlDec 26 · 3:30 PM ET · Bank of America StadiumTBD0TBD068 Ventures BowlDec 26 · 5:30 PM ET · Hancock Whitney StadiumTBD0TBD0Cactus BowlDec 26 · 7:30 PM ET · Mountain America StadiumTBD0TBD0Freedom Mortgage Military BowlDec 28 · 2:00 PM ET · Navy-Marine Corps Memorial StadiumTBD0TBD0Holiday BowlDec 28 · 5:00 PM ET · Snapdragon StadiumTBD0TBD0JLab Birmingham BowlDec 29 · 2:00 PM ET · Protective StadiumTBD0TBD0Pop-Tarts BowlDec 29 · 5:30 PM ET · Camping World StadiumTBD0TBD0Valero Alamo BowlDec 29 · 9:00 PM ET · AlamodomeTBD0TBD0TaxSlayer Gator BowlDec 30 · 11:30 AM ET · EverBank StadiumTBD0TBD0Liberty Mutual Music City BowlDec 30 · 3:00 PM ET · Nissan StadiumTBD0TBD0ReliaQuest BowlDec 31 · 12:00 PM ET · Raymond James StadiumTBD0TBD0Tony the Tiger Sun BowlDec 31 · 2:00 PM ET · Sun BowlTBD0TBD0Las Vegas BowlDec 31 · 3:45 PM ET · Allegiant StadiumTBD0TBD0Kinder's Texas BowlDec 31 · 7:30 PM ET · Reliant StadiumTBD0TBD0Citrus BowlJan 2 · 12:00 PM ET · Camping World StadiumTBD0TBD0SERVPRO First Responder BowlJan 2 · 3:30 PM ET · Gerald J. Ford StadiumTBD0TBD0Snoop Dogg Arizona BowlJan 2 · 4:30 PM ET · Casino Del Sol StadiumTBD0TBD0AutoZone Liberty BowlJan 2 · 7:30 PM ET · Simmons Bank Liberty StadiumTBD0TBD0