2023–24 NCAA football bowl games

Series of college football bowl games following the 2023 season

2023–24 NCAA football bowl games

Season| 2023
Number of bowls|

* 43 in DI[a]
* 4 in DII
* 13 in DIII
* 60 total

All-star games| 5
Bowl games| December 16, 2023 (2023-12-16) – January 8, 2024 (2024-01-08)[b]
National Championship| 2024 College Football Playoff
National Championship
Location of Championship| NRG Stadium
Houston, Texas
Champions| Michigan Wolverines
Bowl Challenge Cup winner| Big Ten
| Bowl record by conference

Conference|  Bowls|  Record|  Final AP Poll
ACC|  11|  5–6 (0.455)|  4
American|  6|  3–3 (0.500)|  1
Big 12|  9|  5–4 (0.556)|  5
Big Ten|  10|  6–4 (0.600)|  4
C–USA|  4|  2–2 (0.500)|  1
MAC|  6|  2–4 (0.333)|  0
Mountain West|  7|  3–4 (0.429)|  0
Pac-12|  9|  5–4 (0.556)|  3
SEC|  9|  5–4 (0.556)|  6
Sun Belt|  12|  5–7 (0.417)|  0
Independent|  1|  1–0 (1.000)|  1

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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 by the Michigan Wolverines. The all-star portion began on January 13 and concluded on February 24.

## Schedule[edit]

The schedule for the 2023–24 bowl games, announced in May 2023, is below. All times listed using EST (UTC−5).

### Division I FBS bowl games[edit]

#### College Football Playoff bowl games[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 College Football Playoff

It has been suggested that 2023–24 College Football Playoff be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since January 2024.

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Cotton

Peach

Orange

Fiesta

Rose

Sugar

National Championship

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Locations of 2023–24 CFP bowls
– National Championship,  – Semifinal Bowl,  – Non-semifinal bowl

The College Football Playoff system is used to determine a national championship of Division I FBS college football. A 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[c] in the final ranking are then seeded in a single-elimination semifinal round, with the winners advanced to the National Championship game. This playoff was the last to use a four-team bracket, with the College Football Playoff set to expand to 12 teams in 2024.[2]

The semifinal games for the 2023 season were the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl. Both were played on January 1, 2024, as part of a yearly rotation of three pairs of two bowls, commonly referred to as the New Year's Six bowl games. The winners advanced to the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship that was contested on January 8, 2024, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.

On December 3, 2023, the College Football Playoff committee announced that it had selected Michigan, Washington, Texas, and Alabama to participate in the 2023–24 College Football Playoff. The committee's decision to select the Southeastern Conference's (SEC) Alabama (12–1) instead of the Atlantic Coast Conference's (ACC) Florida State (13–0), who became the first undefeated Power Five conference team to not qualify for the playoff, received intense criticism from fans, writers, and commentators. Specifically, several of these viewers accused the committee of corruption, bias, and favoritism towards the SEC.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The CFP committee chair and others defended the selection of Alabama, which defeated five ranked teams (compared to Florida State's three) during the season, including No. 1 ranked Georgia in the last game of the SEC season, saying that Alabama was currently the better team overall.[10][11][12][13]

Interior view of NRG Stadium, site of the championship game | Semifinals  |  | Championship

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Rose Bowl, Pasadena |
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|  4  |  Alabama | 20  |  |  | January 8 – National Championship

NRG Stadium, Houston
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| January 1 – Sugar Bowl

Caesars Superdome, New Orleans |  |  2  |  Washington | 13
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|  3  |  Texas | 31  |

Each of the games in the following table was televised by ESPN.

New Year's Six bowl games  Date  | Time (EST)  | Game  | Site  | Teams  | Affiliations  | Results  | Attendance

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Dec. 29  | 8:00 p.m.  | Cotton Bowl Classic | AT&T Stadium
Arlington, Texas | No. 9 Missouri Tigers (10–2)
No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes (11–1)  | SEC
Big Ten | Missouri 14
Ohio State 3  | 70,114
Dec. 30  | 12:00 p.m.  | Peach Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia | No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels (10–2)
No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions (10–2)  | SEC
Big Ten | Ole Miss 38
Penn State 25  | 71,230
4:00 p.m.  | Orange Bowl | Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida | No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs (12–1)
No. 5 Florida State Seminoles (13–0)  | SEC
ACC | Georgia 63
Florida State 3  | 63,324
Jan. 1  | 1:00 p.m.  | Fiesta Bowl | State Farm Stadium
Glendale, Arizona | No. 8 Oregon Ducks (11–2)
No. 23 Liberty Flames (13–0)[d] | Pac-12
C–USA | Oregon 45
Liberty 6  | 47,769
5:00 p.m.  | Rose Bowl
(Playoff semifinal game)  | Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California | No. 1 Michigan Wolverines (13–0)†
No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide (12–1)†  | Big Ten
SEC | Michigan 27
Alabama 20 (OT) | 96,371
8:45 p.m.  | Sugar Bowl
(Playoff semifinal game)  | Caesars Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana | No. 2 Washington Huskies (13–0)†
No. 3 Texas Longhorns (12–1)†  | Pac-12
Big 12 | Washington 37
Texas 31 | 68,791
Jan. 8  | 7:30 p.m.  | College Football Playoff National Championship | NRG Stadium
Houston, Texas | No. 1 Michigan Wolverines (14–0)‡
No. 2 Washington Huskies (14–0)‡  | Big Ten
Pac-12 | Michigan 34
Washington 13  | 72,808

† Semifinal teams were chosen by the selection committee.
‡ Semifinal winners advanced to the championship game.

#### Non-CFP bowl games[edit]

Several bowl name changes were made, as compared to the prior season's bowl games:

* Due to construction at its normal stadium, the Bahamas Bowl was temporarily relocated to North Carolina and branded as the Famous Toastery Bowl per its title sponsor.[15]
* Due to a change in title sponsor, the LendingTree Bowl was renamed as the 68 Ventures Bowl.[16]
* Sponsor Kellogg's (renamed Kellanova in October 2023, after the company's North American cereal business was spun off as the WK Kellogg Co[17][18]) renamed the Cheez-It Bowl as the Pop-Tarts Bowl.[19]

Rankings are per the final CFP rankings that were released on December 3.

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Dec. 16  | 11:00 a.m.  | Myrtle Beach Bowl | Brooks Stadium
Conway, South Carolina | ESPN | Ohio Bobcats (9–3)
Georgia Southern Eagles (6–6)  | MAC
Sun Belt | Ohio 41
Georgia Southern 21  | 8,059
2:15 p.m.  | New Orleans Bowl | Caesars Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana | Jacksonville State Gamecocks (8–4)
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (6–6)  | C–USA
Sun Belt | Jacksonville State 34
Louisiana 31 (OT)  | 14,485
3:30 p.m.  | Cure Bowl | FBC Mortgage Stadium
Orlando, Florida | ABC | Appalachian State Mountaineers (8–5)
Miami (OH) RedHawks (11–2)  | Sun Belt
MAC | Appalachian State 13
Miami (OH) 9  | 11,121
5:45 p.m.  | New Mexico Bowl | University Stadium
Albuquerque, New Mexico | ESPN  | Fresno State Bulldogs (8–4)
New Mexico State Aggies (10–4)  | MW
C–USA | Fresno State 37
New Mexico State 10  | 30,822
7:30 p.m.  | LA Bowl | SoFi Stadium
Inglewood, California | ABC  | UCLA Bruins (7–5)
Boise State Broncos (8–5)  | Pac-12
MW | UCLA 35
Boise State 22  | 32,780
9:15 p.m.  | Independence Bowl | Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana | ESPN  | Texas Tech Red Raiders (6–6)
California Golden Bears (6–6)  | Big 12
Pac-12 | Texas Tech 34
California 14  | 33,071
Dec. 18  | 2:30 p.m.  | Famous Toastery Bowl | Jerry Richardson Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7–5)
Old Dominion Monarchs (6–6)  | C–USA
Sun Belt | Western Kentucky 38
Old Dominion 35 (OT) | 5,632
Dec. 19  | 9:00 p.m.  | Frisco Bowl | Toyota Stadium
Frisco, Texas | UTSA Roadrunners (8–4)
Marshall Thundering Herd (6–6)  | American
Sun Belt | UTSA 35
Marshall 17  | 11,215
Dec. 21  | 8:00 p.m.  | Boca Raton Bowl | FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, Florida | South Florida Bulls (6–6)
Syracuse Orange (6–6)  | American
ACC | South Florida 45
Syracuse 0  | 20,711
Dec. 22  | 6:30 p.m.  | Gasparilla Bowl | Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6–6)
UCF Knights (6–6)  | ACC
Big 12 | Georgia Tech 30
UCF 17  | 30,281
Dec. 23  | 12:00 p.m.  | Birmingham Bowl | Protective Stadium
Birmingham, Alabama | ABC  | Duke Blue Devils (7–5)
Troy Trojans (11–2)  | ACC
Sun Belt | Duke 17
Troy 10  | 20,023
12:00 p.m.  | Camellia Bowl | Cramton Bowl
Montgomery, Alabama | ESPN  | Northern Illinois Huskies (6–6)
Arkansas State Red Wolves (6–6)  | MAC
Sun Belt | Northern Illinois 21
Arkansas State 19  | 11,310
3:30 p.m.  | Armed Forces Bowl | Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, Texas | ABC  | Air Force Falcons (8–4)
James Madison Dukes (11–1)  | MW
Sun Belt | Air Force 31
James Madison 21  | 30,828
3:30 p.m.  | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Albertsons Stadium
Boise, Idaho | ESPN  | Georgia State Panthers (6–6)
Utah State Aggies (6–6)  | Sun Belt
MW | Georgia State 45
Utah State 22  | 12,168
7:00 p.m.  | 68 Ventures Bowl | Hancock Whitney Stadium
Mobile, Alabama | South Alabama Jaguars (6–6)
Eastern Michigan Eagles (6–6)  | Sun Belt
MAC | South Alabama 59
Eastern Michigan 10  | 20,926
7:30 p.m.  | Las Vegas Bowl | Allegiant Stadium
Paradise, Nevada | ABC  | Northwestern Wildcats (7–5)
Utah Utes (8–4)  | Big Ten
Pac-12 | Northwestern 14
Utah 7  | 20,897
10:30 p.m.  | Hawaii Bowl | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
Honolulu, Hawaii | ESPN  | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (7–5)
San Jose State Spartans (7–5)  | Sun Belt
MW | Coastal Carolina 24
San Jose State 14  | 7,089
Dec. 26  | 2:00 p.m.  | Quick Lane Bowl | Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan | Minnesota Golden Gophers (5–7)
Bowling Green Falcons (7–5)  | Big Ten
MAC | Minnesota 30
Bowling Green 24  | 28,521
5:30 p.m.  | First Responder Bowl | Gerald J. Ford Stadium
University Park, Texas | Texas State Bobcats (7–5)
Rice Owls (6–6)  | Sun Belt
American | Texas State 45
Rice 21  | 26,542
9:00 p.m.  | Guaranteed Rate Bowl | Chase Field
Phoenix, Arizona | Kansas Jayhawks (8–4)
UNLV Rebels (9–4)  | Big 12
MW | Kansas 49
UNLV 36  | 26,478
Dec. 27  | 2:00 p.m.  | Military Bowl | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, Maryland | Virginia Tech Hokies (6–6)
Tulane Green Wave (11–2)  | ACC
American | Virginia Tech 41
Tulane 20  | 35,849
5:30 p.m.  | Duke's Mayo Bowl | Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina | West Virginia Mountaineers (8–4)
North Carolina Tar Heels (8–4)  | Big 12
ACC | West Virginia 30
North Carolina 10  | 42,925
8:00 p.m.  | Holiday Bowl | Petco Park
San Diego, California | Fox | USC Trojans (7–5)
No. 15 Louisville Cardinals (10–3)  | Pac-12
ACC | USC 42
Louisville 28  | 35,317
9:00 p.m.  | Texas Bowl | NRG Stadium
Houston, Texas | ESPN  | No. 20 Oklahoma State Cowboys (9–4)
Texas A&M Aggies (7–5)  | Big 12
SEC | Oklahoma State 31
Texas A&M 23  | 55,212
Dec. 28  | 11:00 a.m.  | Fenway Bowl | Fenway Park
Boston, Massachusetts | Boston College Eagles (6–6)
No. 24 SMU Mustangs (11–2)  | ACC
American | Boston College 23
SMU 14  | 16,238
2:15 p.m.  | Pinstripe Bowl | Yankee Stadium
The Bronx, New York | Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6–6)
Miami (FL) Hurricanes (7–5)  | Big Ten
ACC | Rutgers 31
Miami (FL) 24  | 35,314
5:45 p.m.  | Pop-Tarts Bowl | Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida | No. 25 Kansas State Wildcats (8–4)
No. 18 NC State Wolfpack (9–3)  | Big 12
ACC | Kansas State 28
NC State 19  | 31,111
9:15 p.m.  | Alamo Bowl | Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas | No. 14 Arizona Wildcats (9–3)
No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners (10–2)  | Pac-12
Big 12 | Arizona 38
Oklahoma 24  | 55,853
Dec. 29  | 12:00 p.m.  | Gator Bowl | EverBank Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida | No. 22 Clemson Tigers (8–4)
Kentucky Wildcats (7–5)  | ACC
SEC | Clemson 38
Kentucky 35  | 40,132
2:00 p.m.  | Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas | CBS | No. 16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9–3)
No. 19 Oregon State Beavers (8–4)  | Independent
Pac-12 | Notre Dame 40
Oregon State 8  | 48,223
3:30 p.m.  | Liberty Bowl | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee | ESPN  | Memphis Tigers (9–3)
Iowa State Cyclones (7–5)  | American
Big 12 | Memphis 36
Iowa State 26  | 48,789
Dec. 30  | 2:00 p.m.  | Music City Bowl | Nissan Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee | ABC  | Maryland Terrapins (7–5)
Auburn Tigers (6–6)  | Big Ten
SEC | Maryland 31
Auburn 13  | 50,088
4:30 p.m.  | Arizona Bowl | Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona | Barstool/
The CW | Wyoming Cowboys (8–4)
Toledo Rockets (11–2)  | MW
MAC | Wyoming 16
Toledo 15  | 30,428
Jan. 1  | 12:00 p.m.  | ReliaQuest Bowl | Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida | ESPN2 | No. 13 LSU Tigers (9–3)
Wisconsin Badgers (7–5)  | SEC
Big Ten | LSU 35
Wisconsin 31  | 31,424
1:00 p.m.  | Citrus Bowl | Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida | ABC  | No. 21 Tennessee Volunteers (8–4)
No. 17 Iowa Hawkeyes (10–3)  | SEC
Big Ten | Tennessee 35
Iowa 0  | 43,861

### Division I FCS bowl game[edit]

Celebration

Crossroads

Live United

Heritage

Florida Beach

Isthmus

Lakefront

New England

Bushnell

Chapman

Whitelaw

Lynah

CC-MAC

Cape Henry

Cape Charles

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Locations of 2023 Non-DI FBS bowls.
– DI FCS,  – DII,  – DIII

The Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) has one bowl game, played between HBCUs, which acts as a de facto Black college football national championship. The FCS also has a postseason bracket tournament that culminates in the 2024 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game.

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Dec. 16  | 12:00 p.m.  | Celebration Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia | USA: ABC
Canada: TSN2 | Florida A&M (11–1)
Howard (6–5)  | SWAC
MEAC | Florida A&M 30
Howard 26

### Division II bowl games[edit]

See also: 2023 NCAA Division II football season

There were four bowl games, which featured teams that did not qualify for the Division II postseason tournament.

The schedule included the inaugural edition of the Florida Beach Bowl, contested between teams from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), two conferences mostly consisting of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).[20]

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Dec. 1  | 7:00 p.m.  | America's Crossroads Bowl | Hammond Central High School
Hammond, Indiana | No broadcast | McKendree (5–5)
Ashland (8–3)  | GLVC
GMAC | Ashland 23
McKendree 20
Dec. 2  | 1:00 p.m.  | Live United Bowl | Arkansas High School
Texarkana, Arkansas | Southern Arkansas (9–2)
Missouri Western (8–3)  | GAC
MIAA | Southern Arkansas 43
Missouri Western 27
Dec. 2  | 1:00 p.m.  | Heritage Bowl | Tiger Stadium
Corsicana, Texas | Southern Nazarene (6–5)
Emporia State (8–3)  | GAC
MIAA | Emporia State 55
Southern Nazarene 24
Dec. 13  | 7:30 p.m.  | Florida Beach Bowl | DRV PNK Stadium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida | HBCU Go  | Johnson C. Smith (7–3)
Fort Valley State (7–3)  | CIAA
SIAC | Fort Valley State 23
Johnson C. Smith 10

### Division III bowl games[edit]

See also: 2023 NCAA Division III football season

Division III had 13 bowl games, featuring teams that did not qualify for the Division III postseason tournament.

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

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Nov. 18  | 11:00 a.m.  | Centennial-MAC Bowl Series  | Campus sites |  | Franklin & Marshall (7–3)
King's (PA) (8–2)  | Centennial
MAC | Franklin & Marshall 30
King's (PA) 7
12:00 p.m.  |  | Muhlenberg (9–1)
Lebanon Valley (6–4)  | Muhlenberg 23
Lebanon Valley 7
Whitelaw Bowl  |  | RPI (7–3)
Widener (7–3)  | Liberty
MAC | RPI 49
Widener 21
Lynah Bowl  |  | Washington & Jefferson (8–2)
Merchant Marine (7–2)  | PAC
NEWMAC | Washington & Jefferson 46
Merchant Marine 21
New England Bowl |  | Salve Regina (8–2)
Anna Maria (5–4)  | NEWMAC
ECFC | Salve Regina 37
Anna Maria 34
| Western New England (7–3)
UMass Dartmouth (9–1)  | CCC
MASCAC | Western New England 37
UMass Dartmouth 7
Cape Henry Bowl  |  | Wilkes (4–6)
Bridgewater (7–3)  | Landmark
ODAC | Wilkes 35
Bridgewater 17
Cape Charles Bowl  |  | Lycoming (4–6)
Washington & Lee (8–2)  | Lycoming 20
Washington & Lee 17
Cousin Subs Lakefront Bowl  | Raabe Stadium
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin |  | Monmouth (IL) (8–2)
St. Norbert (7–3)  | MWC
NACC | Monmouth (IL) 21
St. Norbert 14
1:00 p.m.  | Chapman Bowl  | Campus sites |  | Utica (8–2)
Hobart (8–2)  | Empire 8
Liberty | Utica 10
Hobart 6
2:00 p.m.  | Centennial-MAC Bowl Series  |  | Ursinus (7–3)
Stevenson (7–3)  | Centennial
MAC | Ursinus 31
Stevenson 13
3:00 p.m.  | Culver's Isthmus Bowl  | Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin |  | Wisconsin–Platteville (6–4)
Augustana (IL) (8–2)  | WIAC
CCIW | Wisconsin–Platteville 36
Augustana (IL) 10
5:00 p.m.  | Bushnell Bowl  | Campus sites |  | Carnegie Mellon (9–1)
Brockport (8–2)  | PAC
Empire 8 | Carnegie Mellon 37
Brockport 7

### All-star games[edit]

Each of these games featured college seniors, or players whose college football eligibility was ending, who were individually invited by game organizers. These games were scheduled to follow the team-competitive bowls, to allow players selected from bowl teams to participate. Such all-star games may include some players from non-FBS programs.

The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, which debuted in 2012 and was played 12 times through January 2023, was discontinued. The East–West Shrine Bowl relocated from Nevada (where its prior two editions had been played) to Texas.

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Jan. 13  | 12:00 p.m.  | Hula Bowl | FBC Mortgage Stadium
Orlando, Florida | CBS Sports Network | Team Kai
Team Aina  | Kai 24
Aina 17  | [21]
Jan. 20  | 12:00 p.m.  | Tropical Bowl | Municipal Stadium
Daytona Beach, Florida | Varsity Sports Network  | American Team
National Team  | American 17
National 17  | [22]
Feb. 1  | 8:00 p.m.  | East-West Shrine Bowl | Ford Center at The Star
Frisco, Texas | NFL Network | West Team
East Team  | West 26
East 11  | [23]
Feb. 3  | 1:00 p.m.  | Senior Bowl | Hancock Whitney Stadium
Mobile, Alabama | National Team
American Team  | National 16
American 7  | [24]
Feb. 24  | 4:00 p.m.  | HBCU Legacy Bowl | Yulman Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana | Team Gaither
Team Robinson  | Gaither 10
Robinson 6  | [25]

## Team selections[edit]

Main articles: Bowl eligibility and Bids to college bowl games

### CFP top 25 standings and bowl games[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 College Football Playoff

See also: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

The College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee announced its final team rankings for the season on December 3, 2023. It was the 10th season of the CFP era, and the last one with a four-team playoff. This was the first time that an undefeated Power Five conference champion (Florida State) was left out of the semifinals.[26]

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1 | Michigan Wolverines | 13–0 | Big Ten champions | Rose Bowl (CFB playoff semifinal)
2 | Washington Huskies | 13–0 | Pac-12 champions | Sugar Bowl (CFB playoff semifinal)
3 | Texas Longhorns | 12–1 | Big 12 champions | Sugar Bowl (CFB playoff semifinal)
4 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 12–1 | SEC champions | Rose Bowl (CFB playoff semifinal)
5 | Florida State Seminoles | 13–0 | ACC champions | Orange Bowl (NY6)
6 | Georgia Bulldogs | 12–1 | SEC East Division champions | Orange Bowl (NY6)
7 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 11–1 | Big Ten East Division second place | Cotton Bowl (NY6)
8 | Oregon Ducks | 11–2 | Pac-12 second place | Fiesta Bowl (NY6)
9 | Missouri Tigers | 10–2 | SEC East Division second place | Cotton Bowl (NY6)
10 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 10–2 | Big Ten East Division third place | Peach Bowl (NY6)
11 | Ole Miss Rebels | 10–2 | SEC West Division second place (tie) | Peach Bowl (NY6)
12 | Oklahoma Sooners | 10–2 | Big 12 second place (tie) | Alamo Bowl
13 | LSU Tigers | 9–3 | SEC West Division second place (tie) | ReliaQuest Bowl
14 | Arizona Wildcats | 9–3 | Pac-12 third place | Alamo Bowl
15 | Louisville Cardinals | 10–3 | ACC second place | Holiday Bowl
16 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 9–3 | Independent | Sun Bowl
17 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 10–3 | Big Ten West Division champions | Citrus Bowl
18 | NC State Wolfpack | 9–3 | ACC third place | Pop-Tarts Bowl
19 | Oregon State Beavers | 8–4 | Pac-12 fourth place (tie) | Sun Bowl
20 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 9–4 | Big 12 second place (tie) | Texas Bowl
21 | Tennessee Volunteers | 8–4 | SEC East Division third place | Citrus Bowl
22 | Clemson Tigers | 8–4 | ACC sixth place (tie) | Gator Bowl
23 | Liberty Flames | 13–0 | C–USA champions | Fiesta Bowl (NY6)
24 | SMU Mustangs | 11–2 | AAC champions | Fenway Bowl
25 | Kansas State Wildcats | 8–4 | Big 12 fourth place (tie) | Pop-Tarts Bowl

### Bowl-eligible teams[edit]

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 semifinal 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, matchup considerations, and other factors.

* ACC (11): Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami (FL), NC State, North Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia Tech
* American (6): Memphis, Rice, SMU, South Florida, Tulane, UTSA
* Big Ten (9): Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota,[e] Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, Wisconsin
* Big 12 (9): Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech, UCF, West Virginia
* C–USA (4): Jacksonville State,[f] Liberty, New Mexico State, Western Kentucky
* MAC (6): Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Miami (OH), Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo
* Mountain West (7): Air Force, Boise State, Fresno State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State, Wyoming
* Pac-12 (8): Arizona, California, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington
* SEC (9): Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M
* Sun Belt (12): Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison,[f] Louisiana, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Texas State, Troy
* Independent (1): Notre Dame

Number of bowl berths available: 82
Number of bowl-eligible teams: 79
Number of conditionally bowl-eligible teams: 2: (Jacksonville State and James Madison)[f]
Number of teams qualified by APR: 1 (Minnesota)[27]

### Bowl-ineligible teams[edit]

* ACC (3): Pittsburgh, Virginia, Wake Forest
* American (8): Charlotte, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Navy, North Texas, Temple, Tulsa, UAB
* Big Ten (5): Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Nebraska, Purdue
* Big 12 (5): Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, TCU
* C–USA (5): FIU, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, Sam Houston,[g] UTEP
* MAC (6): Akron, Ball State, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Kent State, Western Michigan
* Mountain West (5): Colorado State, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State
* Pac-12 (4): Arizona State,[h] Colorado, Stanford, Washington State
* SEC (5): Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
* Sun Belt (2): Louisiana–Monroe, Southern Miss
* Independent (3): Army,[i] UConn, UMass

Number of bowl-ineligible teams: 51

## Conference summaries[edit]

Conference  | Championship game

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Date  | Venue (Location)  | Matchup  | Result
ACC | Dec. 2, 2023  | Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC)  | Florida State vs Louisville | Florida State 16–6
American | Dec. 2, 2023  | Yulman Stadium (New Orleans, LA)  | SMU at Tulane | SMU 26–14
Big 12 | Dec. 2, 2023  | AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)  | Texas vs Oklahoma State | Texas 49–21
Big Ten | Dec. 2, 2023  | Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, IN)  | Michigan vs. Iowa | Michigan 26–0
C–USA | Dec. 1, 2023  | Williams Stadium (Lynchburg, VA)  | New Mexico State at Liberty | Liberty 49–35
MAC | Dec. 2, 2023  | Ford Field (Detroit, MI)  | Miami (OH) vs. Toledo | Miami (OH) 23–14
MW†  | Dec. 2, 2023  | Allegiant Stadium (Paradise, NV)  | Boise State at UNLV | Boise State 44–20
Pac-12 | Dec. 1, 2023  | Washington vs Oregon | Washington 34–31
SEC | Dec. 2, 2023  | Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)  | Georgia vs Alabama | Alabama 27–24
Sun Belt | Dec. 2, 2023  | Veterans Memorial Stadium (Troy, AL)  | Appalachian State at Troy | Troy 49–23

† Boise State, UNLV, and San José State all finished with a 6–2 conference record, creating a three-way tie. Since all three teams did not face each other during the season, and none of the teams were in the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings before the conference championship game, the three-way tie was broken by a composite average of computer rankings from Anderson & Hester, Colley Matrix, Massey and Wolfe. UNLV finished with the best average rankings at 44.5, while Boise State came in second at 55.75 and San José State third at 58.5. Therefore, the Broncos and Rebels secured their spots in the MW Championship. UNLV and Boise State did not play each other during the regular season. The Rebels' superior average computer ranking earned them the right to host the title game.[29]

### Conference champions' bowl games[edit]

Ranks are per the final CFP rankings, released on December 3, 2023, with win–loss records at that time.

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

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American | SMU | 11–2 | 24 | Fenway Bowl
ACC | Florida State | 13–0 | 5 | Orange Bowl
Big Ten | MichiganCFP | 13–0 | 1 | Rose Bowl
Big 12 | TexasCFP | 12–1 | 3 | Sugar Bowl
C–USA | Liberty | 13–0 | 23 | Fiesta Bowl
MAC | Miami (OH) | 11–2 | – | Cure Bowl
Mountain West | Boise State | 8–5 | – | LA Bowl
Pac-12 | WashingtonCFP | 13–0 | 2 | Sugar Bowl
SEC | AlabamaCFP | 12–1 | 4 | Rose Bowl
Sun Belt | Troy | 11–2 | – | Birmingham Bowl

CFP College Football Playoff participant

### Conference performance in bowl games[edit]

See also: Bowl Challenge Cup

Division I FBS  Conference  | Games  | Record  | Bowls

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W | L | Pct.  | Won | Lost
ACC | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455  | Gasparilla, Birmingham, Military, Fenway, Gator | Boca Raton, Duke's Mayo, Holiday, Pinstripe
Pop-Tarts, Orange
American | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500  | Frisco, Boca Raton, Liberty | First Responder, Military, Fenway
Big 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556  | Independence, Guaranteed Rate, Duke's Mayo
Texas, Pop-Tarts | Gasparilla, Alamo, Liberty, Sugar
Big Ten | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600  | Las Vegas, Quick Lane, Pinstripe, Music City, Rose, Championship | Cotton, Peach, ReliaQuest, Citrus
C-USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500  | New Orleans, Famous Toastery | New Mexico, Fiesta
MAC | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333  | Myrtle Beach, Camellia | Cure, 68 Ventures, Quick Lane, Arizona
Mountain West | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429  | New Mexico, Armed Forces, Arizona | LA, Famous Idaho Potato, Hawaii, Guaranteed Rate
Pac-12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556  | LA, Holiday, Alamo, Fiesta, Sugar | Independence, Las Vegas, Sun, Championship
SEC | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556  | Cotton, Peach, Orange, ReliaQuest, Citrus | Texas, Gator, Music City, Rose
Sun Belt | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417  | Cure, Famous Idaho Potato, 68 Ventures,
Hawaii, First Responder | Myrtle Beach, New Orleans, Famous Toastery, Frisco,
Birmingham, Camellia, Armed Forces
Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000  | Sun | —

Source:[30]

Note: The only independent team that played in an FBS bowl game was Notre Dame.

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ 41 FBS bowl games, the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, and 1 FCS bowl game
2. ^ Dates reflect Division I team-competitive bowl games, and exclude all-star games and bowl games in lower divisions.
3. ^ The playoff is scheduled to expand to 12 teams, starting with the 2024–25 bowl season.[1]
4. ^ The Liberty Flames were one of only four FBS teams in 2023 with an undefeated pre-bowl season,[14] but finished much lower in the CFP rankings as they compete in Conference USA (C-USA), one of the Group of Five conferences, generally regarded as less challenging than the Power Five conferences. However, they are the first C-USA team to compete at this level of bowl game in the history of the Bowl Championship Series (1998–2013) and the subsequent College Football Playoff system, introduced in 2014.
5. ^ Despite having a 5–7 record, Minnesota became bowl eligible due to having the highest Academic Progress Rate among five-win teams.
6. ^ a b c As there were not enough otherwise bowl-eligible teams to fill available spots, Jacksonville State and James Madison became conditionally bowl eligible due to their winning records, despite their transitions from FCS.
7. ^ Sam Houston was bowl ineligible due to their transition from FCS to FBS, and the Bearkats would have been bowl ineligible regardless, as they finished with a 3–9 record.
8. ^ Arizona State self-imposed a bowl ban due to recruiting violations that occurred in 2020.[28] The Sun Devils would have been bowl ineligible regardless, as they finished with a 3–9 record.
9. ^ Despite finishing at 6–6, Army only had five wins at the time bowl matchups were determined; additionally, two of their wins were against FCS teams.

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