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We’re seven months away from the start of college football’s most wonderful time of the year, but it’s never too early for bowl projections involving teams we’re anticipating to reach the postseason and, more importantly for some, punch their ticket as College Football Playoff participants. Final rosters and two-deeps are coming into focus after spring practice with transfer portal hauls and player acquisitions essentially decided.
A total of 41 bowl games are expected for the 2025-26 postseason schedule, including six within the College Football Playoff. For now, there’s no significant changes in terms of seeding with four Power Four conference champions receiving auto-bids along with the Group of Five’s highest-ranked team. Those five teams will be further power-ranked for the top four seeds and receive opening-round byes. The other seven at-large selections are seeded based on placement in the final playoff rankings from the selection committee in December.
Quarterfinal round of games this season feature the Cotton, Orange, Rose and Sugar Bowl games and will be played on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. Semifinal sites are held at the Fiesta and Peach Bowl and played the following week (Jan. 8-9). College football’s expanded calendar concludes with Hard Rock Stadium in Miami hosting the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 19, 2026.
Let’s look ahead at how things may shake out with spring practices and the transfer portal in the rearview.
College Football Playoff
Quarterfinals
Jan. 1
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, Calif.
(1) Ohio…
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Author : Brad Crawford
Publish date : 2025-05-07 13:50:00
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