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

The bowl lineup continues to fill out with On3 confirming the top five non-playoff Big Ten bowl team’s destinations and the top five non-playoff bowls among the former Pac-12 members

The Big Ten destinations, sources said, are: Michigan to Citrus, Iowa to ReliaQuest, Nebraska to Las Vegas, Illinois to Music City and Penn State to Pinstripe. The Pac 12 confirmed bowls: USC to Alamo, Utah to Las Vegas, Arizona to Holiday and Arizona State to Sun.

Friday night, On3 reported Mountain West champion Boise State will face Washington in the LA Bowl.

Texas Tech and Tulane also officially clinched berths in the College Football Playoff. The Big 12 champion Red Raiders will receive a first-round bye, while the American champion Green Wave will be seeded either No. 11 or No. 12.

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

College Football Playoffs

First Round
No. 9 Alabama at No. 8 Oklahoma (Dec. 19)
No. 10 Miami at No. 7 Texas A&M (Dec. 20)
No. 11 Tulane at No. 6 Ole Miss (Dec. 20)
No. 12 James Madison at No. 5 Oregon (Dec. 20)

Quarterfinals
Cotton Bowl (Dec. 31)
AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 7-10 winner

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

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

Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 2026)
Caesars Superdome in New Orleans
No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 6-11 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 vs. Washington

Salute to Veterans Bowl (Dec. 16)
Montgomery, Ala.
Troy vs. Jacksonville State

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

68 Ventures Bowl (Dec. 17)
Mobile, Ala.
Louisiana vs. Delaware

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

Myrtle Beach Bowl (Dec. 19)
Conway, S.C.
Kennesaw State vs. Western Michigan

Gasparilla Bowl (Dec. 19)
Tampa, Fla.
NC State vs. Memphis

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Dec. 22)
Boise, Idaho
Washington State vs. Utah State

Boca Raton Bowl (Dec. 23)
Boca Raton, Fla.
Louisville vs. Toledo

New Orleans Bowl (Dec. 23)
New Orleans
Southern Miss vs. Western Kentucky

Frisco Bowl (Dec. 23)
Frisco, Texas
UNLV vs. Ohio

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

GameAbove Sports Bowl (Dec. 26)
Detroit
Northwestern vs. Central Michigan

Rate Bowl (Dec. 26)
Phoenix
New Mexico vs. Minnesota

First Responder Bowl (Dec. 26)
Dallas
FIU vs. UTSA

Military Bowl (Dec. 27)
Annapolis, Md.
Pitt vs. East Carolina

Pinstripe Bowl (Dec. 27)
Bronx, N.Y
Clemson vs. Penn State

Fenway Bowl (Dec. 27)
Boston
Army vs. Connecticut

Arizona Bowl (Dec. 27)
Tucson, Ariz.
Fresno State vs. Miami (Ohio)

Pop-Tarts Bowl (Dec. 27)
Orlando, Fla.
BYU vs. Georgia Tech

New Mexico Bowl (Dec. 27)
Albuquerque, N.M.
San Diego State vs. North Texas

Gator Bowl (Dec. 27)
Jacksonville, Fla.
Virginia vs. Missouri

Texas Bowl (Dec. 27)
Houston
Houston vs. LSU

Birmingham Bowl (Dec. 29)
Birmingham, Ala.
Georgia Southern vs. 5-7 team

Independence Bowl (Dec. 30)
Shreveport, La.
Louisiana Tech vs. Coastal Carolina

Music City Bowl (Dec. 30)
Nashville, Tenn.
Tennessee vs. Illinois

Alamo Bowl (Dec. 30)
San Antonio, Texas
TCU vs. USC

ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31)
Tampa, Fla.
Vanderbilt vs. Iowa

Sun Bowl (Dec. 31)
El Paso, Texas
Duke vs. Arizona State

Citrus Bowl (Dec. 31)
Orlando, Fla.
Texas vs. Michigan

Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 31)
Las Vegas
Nebraska vs. Utah

Armed Forces Bowl (Jan. 2)
Fort Worth, Texas
Rice vs. Texas State

Liberty Bowl (Jan. 2)
Memphis, Tenn.
Cincinnati vs. Navy

Duke’s Mayo Bowl (Jan. 2)
Charlotte, N.C.
Mississippi State vs. Wake Forest

Holiday Bowl (Jan. 2)
San Diego
SMU vs. Arizona