2019–20 NCAA football bowl games

Series of college football bowl games following the 2019 season

2019–20 NCAA football bowl games

Season| 2019
Regular season| August 24, 2019 (2019-08-24) – December 14, 2019 (2019-12-14)
Number of bowls| 41[a]
All-star games| 5
Bowl games| December 20, 2019 (2019-12-20) – January 13, 2020 (2020-01-13)[b]
National Championship| 2020 College Football Playoff
National Championship
Location of Championship| Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, LA
Champions| LSU Tigers
Bowl Challenge Cup winner| SEC
| Bowl record by conference

Conference|  Bowls|  Record|  Final AP Poll
ACC|  11|  4–7 (0.364)|  1
SEC|  10|  8–2 (0.800)|  5
Big Ten|  9|  4–5 (0.444)|  6
Conference USA|  8|  3–5 (0.375)|  0
American|  7|  4–3 (0.571)|  4
Mountain West|  7|  4–3 (0.571)|  2
Pac-12|  7|  4–3 (0.571)|  2
MAC|  7|  3–4 (0.429)|  0
Big 12|  6|  1–5 (0.167)|  3
Sun Belt|  5|  3–2 (0.600)|  1
Independents|  3|  2–1 (0.667)|  1

* <-2018-19
* Bowl game
* 2020-21->

The 2019–20 NCAA football games were a series of college football bowl games played to complete the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The games began on December 20, 2019, and, aside from the all-star games that followed, ended with the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship played on January 13, 2020.

The total of 40 team-competitive bowls in FBS, including the national championship game, was unchanged from the previous season. With the first staging of the Hula Bowl since January 2008, the number of all-star games increased from three to four.

## Schedule

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The schedule for the 2019–20 bowl games is below. All times are EST (UTC−5). The schedule consists of 40 bowl games in FBS (the New Year's Six bowl games, 33 additional bowl games, and the National Championship game) and one bowl game in FCS (the Celebration Bowl). Division II bowls and Division III bowls are not included here. After the National Championship game, there are additionally four all-star games scheduled.

### College Football Playoff and Championship Game

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The College Football Playoff system is used to determine a national championship of Division I FBS college football. A 13-member committee of experts ranked the top 25 teams in the nation after each of the last seven weeks of the regular season. The top four teams in the final ranking were seeded in a single-elimination semifinal round, with the winners advancing to the National Championship game.

The semifinal games for the 2019–20 season were the Peach Bowl and the Fiesta Bowl. Both were played on December 28, 2019, as part of a yearly rotation of three pairs of six bowls, commonly referred to as the New Year's Six bowl games. The winners advanced to the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, scheduled for January 13, 2020.

Mercedes-Benz Superdome, site of the National Championship game | Semifinals  |  | Championship

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| December 28 – Peach Bowl

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta |
|  1  |  LSU | 63 |
|  4  |  Oklahoma | 28  |  |  | January 13 – National Championship

Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
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| December 28 – Fiesta Bowl

State Farm Stadium, Glendale |  |  3  |  Clemson | 25
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|  2  |  Ohio State | 23
|  3  |  Clemson | 29 |

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Date  | Time (EST)  | Game  | Site  | Teams  | Affiliations  | Results

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Dec. 28  | 12:00 p.m.  | Cotton Bowl Classic | AT&T Stadium
Arlington, Texas | No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions (10–2)
No. 17 Memphis Tigers (12–1)  | Big Ten
American | Penn State 53
Memphis 39
4:00 p.m.  | Peach Bowl

(Playoff Semifinal Game)

| Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia | No. 1 LSU Tigers (13–0)
No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners (12–1)  | SEC
Big 12 | LSU 63
Oklahoma 28
8:00 p.m.  | Fiesta Bowl

(Playoff Semifinal Game)

| State Farm Stadium
Glendale, Arizona | No. 3 Clemson Tigers (13–0)
No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (13–0)  | ACC
Big Ten | Clemson 29
Ohio State 23
Dec. 30  | 8:00 p.m.  | Orange Bowl | Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida | No. 9 Florida Gators (10–2)
No. 24 Virginia Cavaliers (9–4)  | SEC
ACC | Florida 36
Virginia 28
Jan. 1  | 5:00 p.m.  | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California | No. 6 Oregon Ducks (11–2)
No. 8 Wisconsin Badgers (10–3)  | Pac-12
Big Ten | Oregon 28
Wisconsin 27
8:45 p.m.  | Sugar Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana | No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs (11–2)
No. 7 Baylor Bears (11–2)  | SEC
Big 12 | Georgia 26
Baylor 14
Jan. 13  | 8:00 p.m.  | College Football Playoff National Championship

(Peach Bowl Winner vs. Fiesta Bowl Winner)

| Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana | No. 1 LSU Tigers (14–0)
No. 3 Clemson Tigers (14–0)  | SEC
ACC | LSU 42
Clemson 25

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### Non CFP bowl games

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For the 2019–20 bowl season, the Dollar General Bowl changed sponsors to become the LendingTree Bowl.[3] The Cure Bowl, previously held at Camping World Stadium, changed venues to Exploria Stadium—both are in Orlando, Florida.[4] As the First Responder Bowl's usual venue of the Cotton Bowl in Dallas was unavailable due to a scheduling conflict with the 2020 NHL Winter Classic, the 2019 edition was played at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in nearby University Park, Texas.[5]

Date  | Time (EST)  | Game  | Site  | Television  | Teams[c] | Affiliations[d] | Results

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Dec. 20  | 2:00 p.m.  | Bahamas Bowl | Thomas Robinson Stadium
Nassau, Bahamas | ESPN | Buffalo Bulls (7–5)
Charlotte 49ers (7–5)  | MAC
C–USA | Buffalo 31
Charlotte 9
7:30 p.m.  | Frisco Bowl | Toyota Stadium
Frisco, Texas | ESPN2 | Kent State Golden Flashes (6–6)
Utah State Aggies (7–5)  | MAC
MWC | Kent State 51
Utah State 41
Dec. 21  | 2:00 p.m.  | New Mexico Bowl | Dreamstyle Stadium
Albuquerque, New Mexico | ESPN  | San Diego State Aztecs (9–3)
Central Michigan Chippewas (8–5)  | MWC
MAC | San Diego State 48
Central Michigan 11
2:30 p.m.  | Cure Bowl | Exploria Stadium
Orlando, Florida | CBSSN | Liberty Flames (7–5)
Georgia Southern Eagles (7–5)  | Independent
Sun Belt | Liberty 23
Georgia Southern 16
3:30 p.m.  | Boca Raton Bowl | FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, Florida | ABC | Florida Atlantic Owls (10–3)
SMU Mustangs (10–2)  | C–USA
American | Florida Atlantic 52
SMU 28
5:30 p.m.  | Camellia Bowl | Cramton Bowl
Montgomery, Alabama | ESPN  | Arkansas State Red Wolves (7–5)
FIU Panthers (6–6)  | Sun Belt
C–USA | Arkansas State 34
FIU 26
7:30 p.m.  | Las Vegas Bowl | Sam Boyd Stadium
Whitney, Nevada | ABC  | Washington Huskies (7–5)
No. 19 Boise State Broncos (12–1)  | Pac-12
MWC | Washington 38
Boise State 7
9:00 p.m.  | New Orleans Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana | ESPN  | No. 20 Appalachian State Mountaineers (12–1)
UAB Blazers (9–4)  | Sun Belt
C–USA | Appalachian State 31
UAB 17
Dec. 23  | 2:30 p.m.  | Gasparilla Bowl | Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida | UCF Knights (9–3)
Marshall Thundering Herd (8–4)  | American
C–USA | UCF 48
Marshall 25
Dec. 24  | 8:00 p.m.  | Hawaii Bowl | Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (9–5)
BYU Cougars (7–5)  | MWC
Independent | Hawaii 38
BYU 34
Dec. 26  | 4:00 p.m.  | Independence Bowl | Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (9–3)
Miami (FL) Hurricanes (6–6)  | C–USA
ACC | Louisiana Tech 14
Miami (FL) 0
8:00 p.m.  | Quick Lane Bowl | Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan | Pittsburgh Panthers (7–5)
Eastern Michigan Eagles (6–6)  | ACC
MAC | Pittsburgh 34
Eastern Michigan 30
Dec. 27  | 12:00 p.m.  | Military Bowl | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, Maryland | North Carolina Tar Heels (6–6)
Temple Owls (8–4)  | ACC
American | North Carolina 55
Temple 13
3:20 p.m.  | Pinstripe Bowl | Yankee Stadium
The Bronx, New York | Michigan State Spartans (6–6)
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8–4)  | Big Ten
ACC | Michigan State 27
Wake Forest 21
6:45 p.m.  | Texas Bowl | NRG Stadium
Houston, Texas | Texas A&M Aggies (7–5)
No. 25 Oklahoma State Cowboys (8–4)  | SEC
Big 12 | Texas A&M 24
Oklahoma State 21
8:00 p.m.  | Holiday Bowl | SDCCU Stadium
San Diego, California | FS1 | No. 16 Iowa Hawkeyes (9–3)
No. 22 USC Trojans (8–4)  | Big Ten
Pac-12 | Iowa 49
USC 24
10:15 p.m.  | Cheez-It Bowl | Chase Field
Phoenix, Arizona | ESPN  | Air Force Falcons (10–2)
Washington State Cougars (6–6)  | MWC
Pac-12 | Air Force 31
Washington State 21
Dec. 28  | 12:00 p.m.  | Camping World Bowl | Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida | ABC  | No. 15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10–2)
Iowa State Cyclones (7–5)  | Independent
Big 12 | Notre Dame 33
Iowa State 9
Dec. 30  | 12:30 p.m.  | First Responder Bowl | Gerald J. Ford Stadium
University Park, Texas | ESPN  | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (8–4)
Western Michigan Broncos (7–5)  | C–USA
MAC | Western Kentucky 23
Western Michigan 20
4:00 p.m.  | Music City Bowl | Nissan Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee | Louisville Cardinals (7–5)
Mississippi State Bulldogs (6–6)  | ACC
SEC | Louisville 38
Mississippi State 28
4:00 p.m.  | Redbox Bowl | Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara, California | Fox | California Golden Bears (7–5)
Illinois Fighting Illini (6–6)  | Pac-12
Big Ten | California 35
Illinois 20
Dec. 31  | 12:00 p.m.  | Belk Bowl | Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina | ESPN  | Kentucky Wildcats (7–5)
Virginia Tech Hokies (8–4)  | SEC
ACC | Kentucky 37
Virginia Tech 30
2:00 p.m.  | Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas | CBS | Arizona State Sun Devils (7–5)
Florida State Seminoles (6–6)  | Pac-12
ACC | Arizona State 20
Florida State 14
3:45 p.m.  | Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee | ESPN  | No. 23 Navy Midshipmen (10–2)
Kansas State Wildcats (8–4)  | American
Big 12 | Navy 20
Kansas State 17
4:30 p.m.  | Arizona Bowl | Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona | CBSSN  | Wyoming Cowboys (7–5)
Georgia State Panthers (7–5)  | MWC
Sun Belt | Wyoming 38
Georgia State 17
7:30 p.m.  | Alamo Bowl | Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas | ESPN  | Texas Longhorns (7–5)
No. 11 Utah Utes (11–2)  | Big 12
Pac-12 | Texas 38
Utah 10
Jan. 1  | 1:00 p.m.  | Citrus Bowl | Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida | ABC  | No. 13 Alabama Crimson Tide (10–2)
No. 14 Michigan Wolverines (9–3)  | SEC
Big Ten | Alabama 35
Michigan 16
1:00 p.m.  | Outback Bowl | Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida | ESPN  | No. 18 Minnesota Golden Gophers (10–2)
No. 12 Auburn Tigers (9–3)  | Big Ten
SEC | Minnesota 31
Auburn 24
Jan. 2  | 3:00 p.m.  | Birmingham Bowl | Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama | No. 21 Cincinnati Bearcats (10–3)
Boston College Eagles (6–6)  | American
ACC | Cincinnati 38
Boston College 6
7:00 p.m.  | Gator Bowl | TIAA Bank Field
Jacksonville, Florida | Tennessee Volunteers (7–5)
Indiana Hoosiers (8–4)  | SEC
Big Ten | Tennessee 23
Indiana 22
Jan. 3  | 3:30 p.m.  | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Albertsons Stadium
Boise, Idaho | Ohio Bobcats (6–6)
Nevada Wolf Pack (7–5)  | MAC
MWC | Ohio 30
Nevada 21
Jan. 4  | 11:30 a.m.  | Armed Forces Bowl | Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, Texas | Tulane Green Wave (6–6)
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7–5)  | American
C–USA | Tulane 30
Southern Miss 13
Jan. 6  | 7:30 p.m.  | LendingTree Bowl | Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Mobile, Alabama | Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (10–3)
Miami (OH) RedHawks (8–5)  | Sun Belt
MAC | Louisiana 27
Miami (OH) 17

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### FCS bowl game

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The FCS has one bowl game. They also had a championship bracket that culminated in the 2020 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game.

Date  | Time (EST)  | Game  | Site  | Television  | Participants  | Affiliations  | Results

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Dec. 21  | 12:00 p.m.  | Celebration Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia | ABC | North Carolina A&T Aggies (8–3)
Alcorn State Braves (9–3)  | MEAC
SWAC | North Carolina A&T 64
Alcorn State 44

### All-star games

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Organizers renamed the East–West Shrine Game to East–West Shrine Bowl.[8] The Hula Bowl returned for its first playing since January 2008.[9]

Date  | Time (EST)  | Game  | Site  | Television  | Participants  | Results

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Jan. 12  |  | Tropical Bowl | Spec Martin Stadium
DeLand, Florida |  | National Team
American Team  | National 35
American 7
Jan. 18  | 3:00 p.m.  | East–West Shrine Bowl | Tropicana Field
St. Petersburg, Florida | NFL Network | East Team
West Team  | East 31
West 27
7:00 p.m.  | NFLPA Collegiate Bowl | Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California | National Team
American Team  | National 30
American 20
Jan. 25  | 2:30 p.m.  | Senior Bowl | Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Mobile, Alabama | North Team
South Team  | North 34
South 17
Jan. 26  | 10:30 p.m.  | Hula Bowl | Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii | CBS Sports Network | Team Kai
Team Aina  | Kai 23
Aina 7

## Team selections

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### CFP top 25 standings and bowl games

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See also: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

On December 8, 2019, the College Football Playoff selection committee announced its final team rankings for the year.[10] Two of the four semifinalists – Clemson and Oklahoma – had also been semifinalists the previous season. This was the sixth year of the College Football Playoff era, and the first year that Alabama was not in the semifinals.

Rank | Team | W–L | Conference and standing | Bowl game

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| LSU Tigers | 13–0 | SEC champions | Peach Bowl (CFP semifinal)

| Ohio State Buckeyes |

13–0

| Big Ten champions | Fiesta Bowl (CFP semifinal)

| Clemson Tigers |

13–0

| ACC champions | Fiesta Bowl (CFP semifinal)

| Oklahoma Sooners |

12–1

| Big 12 champions | Peach Bowl (CFP semifinal)

| Georgia Bulldogs |

11–2

| SEC East Division champions | Sugar Bowl (NY6)

| Oregon Ducks |

11–2

| Pac-12 champions | Rose Bowl (NY6)

| Baylor Bears |

11–2

| Big 12 first place (tie) | Sugar Bowl (NY6)

| Wisconsin Badgers |

10–3

| Big Ten West Division co-champions | Rose Bowl (NY6)

| Florida Gators |

10–2

| SEC East division second place | Orange Bowl (NY6)

| Penn State Nittany Lions |

10–2

| Big Ten East Division second place | Cotton Bowl (NY6)

| Utah Utes |

11–2

| Pac-12 South Division champions | Alamo Bowl

| Auburn Tigers |

9–3

| SEC West Division third place | Outback Bowl

| Alabama Crimson Tide |

10–2

| SEC West Division second place | Citrus Bowl

| Michigan Wolverines |

9–3

| Big Ten East Division third place | Citrus Bowl

| Notre Dame Fighting Irish |

10–2

| Independent | Camping World Bowl

| Iowa Hawkeyes |

9–3

| Big Ten West Division third place | Holiday Bowl

| Memphis Tigers |

12–1

| American champions | Cotton Bowl (NY6)

| Minnesota Golden Gophers |

10–2

| Big Ten West Division co-champions | Outback Bowl

| Boise State Broncos |

12–1

| Mountain West champions | Las Vegas Bowl

| Appalachian State Mountaineers |

12–1

| Sun Belt champions | New Orleans Bowl

| Cincinnati Bearcats |

10–3

| American East Division champions | Birmingham Bowl

| USC Trojans |

8–4

| Pac-12 South Division second place | Holiday Bowl

| Navy Midshipmen |

10–2

| American West Division co-champions | Liberty Bowl

| Virginia Cavaliers |

9–4

| ACC Coastal Division champions | Orange Bowl (NY6)

| Oklahoma State Cowboys |

8–4

| Big 12 third place (tie) | Texas Bowl

### Conference champions' bowl games

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Two bowls featured a matchup of conference champions—the Fiesta Bowl and the Peach Bowl. Rankings are per the above CFP standings.

Conference | Champion | W–L | Rank | Bowl game

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ACC | Clemson Tigers |

13–0

| 3 | Fiesta Bowl
American | Memphis Tigers |

12–1

| 17 | Cotton Bowl
Big Ten | Ohio State Buckeyes |

13–0

| 2 | Fiesta Bowl
Big 12 | Oklahoma Sooners |

12–1

| 4 | Peach Bowl
C-USA | Florida Atlantic Owls |

10–3

| – | Boca Raton Bowl
MAC | Miami (OH) RedHawks | 8–5 | – | LendingTree Bowl
Mountain West | Boise State Broncos |

12–1

| 18 | Las Vegas Bowl
Pac-12 | Oregon Ducks |

11–2

| 6 | Rose Bowl
SEC | LSU Tigers |

13–0

| 1 | Peach Bowl
Sun Belt | Appalachian State Mountaineers |

12–1

| 20 | New Orleans Bowl

### Bowl-eligible teams

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See also: Bowl eligibility and Bids to college bowl games

Generally, a team must have at least six wins to be considered bowl eligible, with at least five of those wins being against FBS opponents. The College Football Playoff semi-final games are determined based on the top four seeds in the playoff committee's final rankings. The remainder of the bowl eligible teams are selected by each respective bowl based on conference tie-ins, order of selection, match-up considerations, and other factors.

However, six teams (Army, East Carolina, Florida, Hawaii, Liberty and Virginia Tech) needed to win seven games to become bowl eligible for the 2019–20 season – Army and Hawaii because their regular season consisted of 13 games, and the other four because they defeated two FCS teams during the season. At season's end, Florida, Hawaii, Liberty, and Virginia Tech were bowl-eligible with at least seven wins each, while Army and East Carolina did not reach the seven win threshold.

* ACC (10): Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, Miami (FL), North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
* American (7): Cincinnati, Memphis, Navy, SMU, Temple, Tulane, UCF
* Big Ten (9): Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
* Big 12 (6): Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas
* C-USA (8): Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Southern Miss, UAB, Western Kentucky
* MAC (8): Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (OH), Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan
* Mountain West (7): Air Force, Boise State, Hawaii, Nevada, San Diego State, Utah State, Wyoming
* Pac-12 (7): Arizona State, California, Oregon, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State
* SEC (9): Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Texas A&M
* Sun Belt (5): Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Louisiana
* Independent (3): BYU, Liberty, Notre Dame

Number of bowl berths available: 78
Number of bowl-eligible teams: 79

### Bowl-eligible teams that did not receive a berth

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As there were more bowl-eligible teams than there were bowl berths available, one team that was bowl-eligible (Toledo, 6–6) did not receive an invitation.[11]

### Bowl-ineligible teams

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* ACC (4): Duke, Georgia Tech, NC State, Syracuse
* American (5): East Carolina, Houston, South Florida, Tulsa, UConn
* Big Ten (5): Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
* Big 12 (4): Kansas, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia
* C-USA (6): Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, UTEP, UTSA
* MAC (4): Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Northern Illinois
* Mountain West (5): Colorado State, Fresno State, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV
* Pac-12 (5): Arizona, Colorado, Oregon State, Stanford,[e] UCLA
* SEC (5): Arkansas, Missouri,[f] Ole Miss, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
* Sun Belt (5): Coastal Carolina, Louisiana–Monroe, South Alabama, Texas State, Troy
* Independent (3): Army, New Mexico State, UMass

Number of bowl-ineligible teams: 51

## Television ratings

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### Non-CFP bowl games

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Rank | Date | Matchup | Network | Viewers (millions) | TV Rating[14] | Game | Location

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1  | January 1, 2020, 5:00 ET  | No. 6 Oregon | 28 | No. 8 Wisconsin | 27  | ESPN | 16.30  | 8.7  | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
2  | January 1, 2020, 1:00 ET  | No. 14 Michigan | 16  | No. 13 Alabama | 35 | ABC | 14.00  | 8.0  | Citrus Bowl | Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
3  | January 1, 2020, 8:30 ET  | No. 5 Georgia | 26 | No. 7 Baylor | 14  | ESPN | 10.22  | 5.7  | Sugar Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
4  | December 28, 2019, 12:00 ET  | No. 17 Memphis | 39  | No. 10 Penn State | 53 | 6.22  | 3.8  | Cotton Bowl | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
5  | December 30, 2019, 8:00 ET  | No. 9 Florida | 36 | No. 24 Virginia | 28  | 6.07  | 3.5  | Orange Bowl | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
6  | December 31, 2019, 7:30 ET  | Texas | 38 | No. 11 Utah | 10  | 5.61  | 3.1  | Alamo Bowl | Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
7  | December 27, 2019, 6:45 ET  | No. 25 Oklahoma State | 21  | Texas A&M | 24 | 4.90  | 2.8  | Texas Bowl | NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
8  | January 2, 2020, 7:00 ET  | Indiana | 22  | Tennessee | 23 | 4.32  | 2.6  | Gator Bowl | TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, FL
9  | December 28, 2019, 12:00 ET  | No. 15 Notre Dame | 33 | Iowa State | 9  | ABC | 4.17  | 2.7  | Camping World Bowl | Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
10  | January 1, 2020, 1:00 ET  | No. 18 Minnesota | 31 | No. 12 Auburn | 24  | ESPN | 3.99  | 2.4  | Outback Bowl | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL

CFP Rankings.

### College Football Playoff

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All times Eastern.

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Peach Bowl (semifinal)  | December 28, 2019, 4:00 p.m.  | No. 4 Oklahoma | 28  | No. 1 LSU | 63 | ESPN | 17.2  | 9.5  | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Fiesta Bowl (semifinal)  | December 28, 2019, 8:00 p.m.  | No. 3 Clemson | 29 | No. 2 Ohio State | 23  | 21.2  | 11.1  | State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ
National Championship | January 13, 2020, 8:00 p.m.  | No. 3 Clemson | 25  | No. 1 LSU | 42 | 25.6  | 14.3  | Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA

## Notes

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1. ^ 40 FBS bowl games, including the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, and 1 FCS bowl game.
2. ^ Dates exclude all-star games.
3. ^ Win–loss records are prior to the bowl game being played.
4. ^ Conferences listed reflect those of the actual participants.
5. ^ Stanford finished their season bowl-ineligible for the first time since 2008.[12]
6. ^ In January 2019, Missouri's football program received a one-season postseason ban, due to misconduct by a tutor in completing coursework for student-athletes.[13]

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## Further reading

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* "2019-20 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
* Kelly, Doug (ed.). "2019–20 Football Bowl Association Media Guide" (PDF). footballbowlassociation.com. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
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* Bahamas (Dec. 20)
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* Cure (Dec. 21)
* Boca Raton (Dec. 21)
* Camellia (Dec. 21)
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* New Orleans (Dec. 21)
* Gasparilla (Dec. 23)
* Hawaii (Dec. 24)
* Independence (Dec. 26)
* Quick Lane (Dec. 26)
* Military (Dec. 27)
* Pinstripe (Dec. 27)
* Texas (Dec. 27)
* Holiday (Dec. 27)
* Cheez-It (Dec. 27)
* Cotton (Dec. 28)
* Camping World (Dec. 28)
* First Responder (Dec. 30)
* Music City (Dec. 30)
* Redbox (Dec. 30)
* Orange (Dec. 30)
* Belk (Dec. 31)
* Sun (Dec. 31)
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* Citrus (Jan. 1)
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* Birmingham (Jan. 2)
* Gator (Jan. 2)
* Famous Idaho Potato (Jan. 3)
* Armed Forces (Jan. 4)
* LendingTree (Jan. 6)

* College Football Playoff games: Peach (Dec. 28)
* Fiesta (Dec. 28)
* National Championship Game (Jan. 13)

All-Star Games
East–West Shrine Bowl (Jan. 18)
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl (Jan. 18)
Senior Bowl (Jan. 25)
Hula Bowl (Jan. 26)

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