College Football Bowl 2025-26 pairings: Full list of confirmed matchups, playoff games

On3 has confirmed three of the 41 bowl matchups: USF vs. Old Dominion in the Cure Bowl in Orlando; Cal vs. Hawaii in the Hawaii Bowl and Arkansas State vs. Missouri State in the Xbox bowl in Frisco, Texas.

Check back here as I will continually update this page until all 41 games are finalized on Sunday.

The Cal-Hawaii matchup on Dec. 24 pairs the Rainbow Warriors against Cal interim coach Nick Rolovich, who was a star quarterback at Hawaii. Rolovich also coached the Rainbow Warriors from 2016-19.

The Xbox Bowl in Frisco, Texas, replaces the Bahamas Bowl, which sources told On3 will likely never be played again. Kickoff in Frisco is Dec. 18 at 9 p.m. ET.

All 41 bowl matchups will be officially announced on Sunday afternoon. But why wait? Here are the bowl matchups On3 has confirmed.

I will update this page until all 41 games are finalized on Sunday.

College Football Playoffs

First Round (Dec. 19-20)
No. 12 TBA at No. 5 TBA
No. 9 TBA at No. 8 TBA
No. 11 TBA at No. 6 TBA
No. 10 TBA at No. 7 TBA

Quarterfinals
Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 2026)
Caesars Superdome in New Orleans
No. 2 seed vs. No. 7-10 winner

Cotton Bowl (Dec. 31)
AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas
No. 3 seed vs. No. 6-11 winner

Rose Bowl (Jan. 1, 2026)
Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Calif.
No. 1 seed vs. No. 8-9 winner

Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 2026)
Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
No. 4 seed vs. No. 5-12 winner

Semifinals
Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 8, 2026)
State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.
Quarterfinal winners

Peach Bowl (Jan. 8, 2026)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta
Quarterfinal winners

National Championship (Jan. 19, 2026)
Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Semifinal winners

College Football Bowl Matchups

LA Bowl (Dec. 13)
Inglewood, Calif.
Boise State or UNLV vs. current/former Pac-12 member

Salute to Veterans Bowl (Dec. 16)
Montgomery, Ala.
Sun Belt vs. Group of 5

Cure Bowl (Dec. 17)
Orlando, Fla.
USF vs. Old Dominion

68 Ventures Bowl (Dec. 17)
Mobile, Ala.
Sun Belt vs. Group of 5

Xbox Bowl (Dec. 18)
Frisco, Texas
Arkansas State vs. Missouri State

Myrtle Beach Bowl (Dec. 19)
Conway, S.C.
Group of 5 vs. Group of 5

Gasparilla Bowl (Dec. 19)
Tampa, Fla.
ACC vs. American

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Dec. 22)
Boise, Idaho
Mountain West vs. Group of 5

Boca Raton Bowl (Dec. 23)
Boca Raton, Fla.
Group of 5 vs. Group of 5

New Orleans Bowl (Dec. 23)
New Orleans
Sun Belt vs. Conference USA

Frisco Bowl (Dec. 23)
Frisco, Texas
Group of 5 vs. Group of 5

Hawai’i Bowl (Dec. 24)
Honolulu
Hawaii vs. Cal

GameAbove Sports Bowl (Dec. 26)
Detroit
Big Ten vs. MAC

Rate Bowl (Dec. 26)
Phoenix
Big 12 vs. Big Ten

First Responder Bowl (Dec. 26)
Dallas
Group of 5 vs. Group of 5

Military Bowl (Dec. 27)
Annapolis, Md.
American vs. ACC

Pinstripe Bowl (Dec. 27)
Bronx, N.Y
ACC vs. Big Ten

Fenway Bowl (Dec. 27)
Boston
ACC vs. American

Arizona Bowl (Dec. 27)
Tucson, Ariz.
Mountain West vs. MAC

Pop-Tarts Bowl (Dec. 27)
Orlando, Fla.
Big 12 vs. ACC

New Mexico Bowl (Dec. 27)
Albuquerque, N.M.
Mountain West vs. Group of 5

Gator Bowl (Dec. 27)
Jacksonville, Fla.
ACC vs. SEC

Texas Bowl (Dec. 27)
Houston
Big 12 vs. SEC

Birmingham Bowl (Dec. 29)
Birmingham, Ala.
Group of 5 vs. Group of 5

Independence Bowl (Dec. 30)
Shreveport, La.
Big 12 vs. Conference USA

Music City Bowl (Dec. 30)
Nashville, Tenn.
SEC vs. Big Ten

Alamo Bowl (Dec. 30)
San Antonio, Texas
Big 12 vs. current/former Pac-12 member

ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31)
Tampa, Fla.
SEC vs. Big Ten

Sun Bowl (Dec. 31)
El Paso, Texas
ACC vs. current/former Pac-12 member

Citrus Bowl (Dec. 31)
Orlando, Fla.
SEC vs. Big Ten

Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 31)
Las Vegas
Big Ten vs. current/former Pac-12 member

Armed Forces Bowl (Jan. 2)
Fort Worth, Texas
Group of 5 vs. Group of 5

Liberty Bowl (Jan. 2)
Memphis, Tenn.
Big 12 vs. American

Duke’s Mayo Bowl (Jan. 2)
Charlotte, N.C.
ACC vs. Group of 5

Holiday Bowl (Jan. 2)
San Diego
ACC vs. current/former Pac-12 member