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Note that, in groups 1–3, the teams can be chosen in any order, and the bowl games choose the teams; however, in group 4, they must be chosen in APR order, and each team chooses the bowl game in which it will play. [2] A rule change for 2010 allows bowls to tender a bid to any team with a 6–6 record before teams with more than six wins.
For nearly a century, bowl games were the purview of only the very best teams, but a steady proliferation of new bowl games required 70 participating teams by the 2010–11 bowl season, then 80 participating teams by the 2015–16 bowl season. As a result, the NCAA has steadily watered down the criteria for bowl eligibility in favor of higher ...
*first-round bye; **automatic bid. Bowl Game schedule. There are 46 games on the college football postseason schedule this season, with the expansion of the College Football Playoff adding to the ...
The four-team format pitted the No. 1-ranked team against No. 4 and No. 2 against No. 3. The seeding determined the semifinal bowl game assigned to each matchup; the No. 1 seed chose its bowl game to prevent it from playing in a "road" environment. There were no limits on the number of teams per conference, a change from previous BCS rules. [2]
The first round of the new 12-team College Football Playoff kicks off on Friday, Dec. 20, with a prime-time game, signaling the start of an intense playoff postseason. This is followed by three ...
From the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl on Dec. 14 to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 20, 82 teams will play in at least one postseason game.
The 2023–24 NCAA football bowl games were a 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 ...
The College Football Playoff starts and two other games serve as appetizers for the main course in the bowl matchups set for Dec. 20.