* – Team with 5-7 record selected because not enough teams at 6-6 or better were available
** – Team from alternate conference selected because not enough winning teams with conference tie-ins were available
GoDaddy Bowl
Dec. 23, 8 p.m., ESPN
Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala.
MAC vs. Sun Belt
Western Michigan vs. Arkansas State
Hawai’i Bowl
Dec. 24, 8 p.m., ESPN
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu
C-USA vs. MWC
Middle Tennessee vs. Air Force
St. Petersburg Bowl
Dec. 26, 11 a.m., ESPN
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu
ACC/ND vs. AAC
Georgia Tech* vs. Temple
Quick Lane Bowl
Dec. 26, 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu
ACC/ND vs. Big Ten
N.C State* vs. Nebraska
Camping World Independence Bowl
Dec. 26, 5 p.m., ESPN2
Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La.
ACC/ND vs. SEC
Southern Miss** vs. Central Michigan**
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl
Dec. 27, Noon, ESPN
Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas
Big Ten vs. C-USA
Minnesota vs. Marshall
Military Bowl
Dec. 27, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
Navy-Marine Corps Stadium, Annapolis, Md.
ACC/ND vs. ACC
Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati
Holiday Bowl
Dec. 27, 7 p.m., ESPN
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Northwestern vs. Oregon
Cactus Bowl
Dec. 27, 10:15 p.m., ESPN
Chase Field, Phoenix
Big 12 vs. Pac-12
West Virginia vs. Washington State
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Dec. 28, 2 p.m., ESPN
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, N.Y.
ACC/ND vs. Big Ten
Louisville vs. Wisconsin
Russell Athletic Bowl
Dec. 28, 5:30 p.m., ESPN
Camping World Stadium, Orlando
ACC/ND vs. Big 12
North Carolina vs. Baylor
Foster Farms Bowl
Dec. 28, 8:30 p.m., FOX
Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Penn State vs. USC
AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl
Dec. 28, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
NRG Stadium, Houston
Big 12 vs. SEC
Texas vs. Auburn
Birmingham Bowl
Dec. 29, 2 p.m., ESPN
Legion Field, Birmingham, Ala.
AAC vs. SEC
Memphis vs. Kentucky*
Belk Bowl
Dec. 29, 5:30 p.m., ESPN
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.
AAC/ND vs. SEC
Maryland* vs. Vanderbilt*
Valero Alamo Bowl
Dec. 29, 9 p.m., ESPN
Alamodome, San Antonio
Big 12 vs. Pac-12
Oklahoma State vs. Stanford
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Dec. 30, Noon, ESPN
Liberty Bowl, Memphis
Big 12 vs. SEC
TCU vs. Texas A&M
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Dec. 30, 2 p.m., CBS
Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas
ACC/ND vs. Pac-12
Miami vs. Utah
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Dec. 30, Time TBA., TV TBA
Arizona Stadium, Tuscon, Ariz.
Sun Belt vs. MWC
Georgia State vs. Utah State
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Dec. 30, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
Nissan Stadium, Nashville
SEC vs. Big Ten/ACC/ND
Arkansas vs. Notre Dame
Capital One Orange Bowl
Dec. 30, 8 p.m., ESPN
Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.
ACC vs. Gruop of 5/ Big Ten/ SEC
Florida State vs. Alabama
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
Dec. 31, 11 a.m., ABC
Camping World Stadium, Orlando
SEC vs. Big Ten/ACC/ND
Florida vs. Michigan State
TaxSlayer Bowl
Dec. 31, 11 a.m., ESPN
EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fla.
SEC vs. Big Ten/ACC/ND
Ole Miss vs. Pittsburgh
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Dec. 31, 3 or 7 p.m., ESPN
Georgia Dome, Atlanta
CFP #1 or #2 vs. CFP #3 or #4
Clemson vs. LSU
Fiesta Bowl
Dec. 31, 3 or 7 p.m., ESPN
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
CFP #1 or #2 vs. CFP #3 or #4
Oklahoma vs. Boise State
Outback Bowl
Jan. 2, 2017, 1 p.m., ABC
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa
Big Ten vs. SEC
Michigan vs. Georgia
Goodyear Cotton Bowl
Jan. 2, 2017, 1 p.m., ABC
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Group of 5/ At-large vs. At-large
Washington vs. Houston
Rose Bowl Game
Jan. 2, 2017, 5 p.m., ESPN
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Ohio State vs. UCLA
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Jan. 2, 2017, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Mercedez-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
Group of 5/ Big 12 vs. SEC
Iowa vs. Tennessee
CFB National Championship
Jan. 9, 2017, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa
Peach Bowl winner vs. Fiesta Bowl winner
Oklahoma vs. Clemson
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