Trying to figure out all of the bowl games and playoff games for the 2022-23 college football season.
The bowl schedule for 2022–2023 has a total of 42 games, and Athlon Sports has full predictions and projections for all of them. Even though there are still 13 weeks left in the season, it’s never too early to look ahead to what the bowl games might be like.
The playoffs officially start on December 16 with two games, and they go on until the national championship game on January 9 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. This year, the College Football Playoff semifinals are on December 31. The Peach Bowl and the Fiesta Bowl are where the games will be held.
The actual process of choosing teams is more complicated than in years past, and as usual, teams will likely trade spots in order to fill them by December. But almost all of the important information about the 2022-2023 bowl schedule has been made public. During the year, projections will be changed every week. All bowl spots need to be filled by 82 teams, but it’s possible that not enough teams will win six games. APR is used to predict (and pick) between 5 and 7 teams for the 2022 season, if needed.
Note: Teams in bold have agreed to play in the game.
What will the playoff picture look like in December?
After Week 13, Athlon Sports has made the following predictions for every bowl and playoff game in 2022:
Plans for college football bowl games in 2022 and 2023
Bahamas Bowl (Dec. 16)
Tie-In: Conference USA versus MAC
Forecast: UAB versus Miami (Ohio)
Cure Bowl (Dec. 16)
Tie-In: AAC/C-USA/MAC/MW/Sun Belt
Forecast: UConn versus Marshall
Fenway Bowl (Dec. 17)
Tie-In: ACC versus American
Forecast: Syracuse versus East Carolina
New Mexico (Dec. 17)
Tie-In: American/C-USA versus Mountain West
Forecast: Air Force versus Liberty
LA Bowl (Dec. 17)
Tie-In: Mountain West versus Pac-12
Forecast: Washington State versus Boise State
LendingTree Bowl (Dec. 17)
Tie-In: MAC/C-USA versus Sun Belt
Forecast: UNLV versus Georgia Southern
Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 17)
Tie-In: Pac-12 versus SEC
Forecast: UCLA versus Florida
Frisco Bowl (Dec. 17)
Tie-In: AAC/C-USA/MAC/MW/Sun Belt
Forecast: Wyoming versus Rice
Myrtle Beach Bowl (Dec. 19)
Tie-In: AAC/C-USA/MAC/Sun Belt
Forecast: WKU versus Southern
Miss Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Dec. 20)
Tie-In: MAC versus Mountain West
Forecast: Buffalo versus San Jose State
Boca Raton Bowl (Dec. 20)
Tie-In: AAC/C-USA/MAC/Sun Belt
Forecast: Coastal Carolina versus Eastern Michigan
New Orleans Bowl (Dec. 21)
Tie-In: C-USA versus Sun Belt
Forecast: North Texas versus Troy
Armed Forces Bowl (Dec. 22)
Tie-In: Big 12/C-USA/AAC
Forecast: Baylor versus SMU
Independence Bowl (Dec. 23)
Tie-In: AAC versus Army
Forecast: Louisiana versus Memphis
Gasparilla Bowl (Dec. 23)
Tie-In: ACC/AAC/SEC
Forecast: Houston versus Wake Forest
Hawaii Bowl (Dec. 24)
Tie-In: AAC/C-USA/BYU versus Mountain West
Forecast: San Diego State versus Middle Tennessee
Quick Lane Bowl (Dec. 26)
Tie-In: Big Ten versus MAC
Forecast: BYU versus Toledo
Camellia Bowl (Dec. 27)
Tie-In: MAC versus Sun Belt
Forecast: Bowling Green versus South Alabama
First Responder Bowl (Dec. 27)
Tie-In: Big 12/AAC/C-USA/Sun Belt/Mountain West
Forecast: UTSA versus Utah State
Birmingham Bowl (Dec. 27)
Tie-In: AAC/ACC/C-USA versus SEC
Forecast: Missouri versus UCF
Guaranteed Rate Bowl (Dec. 27)
Tie-In: Big 12 versus Big Ten
Forecast: Maryland versus Oklahoma State
Military Bowl (Dec. 28)
Tie-In: ACC versus American
Forecast: Duke versus Cincinnati
Liberty Bowl (Dec. 28)
Tie-In: Big 12 versus SEC
Forecast: Kansas versus Kentucky
Holiday Bowl (Dec. 28)
Tie-In: ACC versus Pac-12
Forecast: North Carolina versus Oregon
Texas Bowl (Dec. 28)
Tie-In: Big 12 versus SEC
Forecast: Oklahoma versus Arkansas
Pinstripe Bowl (Dec. 29)
Tie-In: ACC versus Big Ten
Forecast: Pitt versus Wisconsin
Cheez-It Bowl (Dec. 29)
Tie-In: ACC/Notre Dame versus Big 12
Forecast: Texas Tech versus Florida State
Alamo Bowl (Dec. 29)
Tie-In: Big 12 versus Pac-12
Forecast: Texas versus Utah
Duke’s Mayo Bowl (Dec. 30)
Tie-In: ACC versus Big Ten
Forecast: Minnesota versus NC State
Sun Bowl (Dec. 30)
Tie-In: ACC versus Pac-12
Forecast: Louisville versus Oregon State
Gator Bowl (Dec. 30)
Tie-In: ACC versus SEC
Forecast: Notre Dame versus South Carolina
Arizona Bowl (Dec. 30)
Tie-In: MAC versus Mountain West
Forecast: Ohio versus Fresno State
Music City Bowl (Dec. 31)
Tie-In: Big Ten versus SEC
Forecast: Iowa versus Ole Miss
Reliaquest Bowl (Jan. 2)
Tie-In: Big Ten/ACC versus SEC
Forecast: Mississippi State versus Illinois
Citrus Bowl (Jan. 2)
Tie-In: Big Ten versus SEC
Forecast: LSU versus Purdue
Six Bowls for the New Year
Orange Bowl (Dec. 30)
Tie-In: At-Large versus At-Large
Forecast: Clemson versus Tennessee
Sugar Bowl (Dec. 31)
Tie-In: At-Large versus At-Large
Forecast: Alabama versus Kansas State
Rose Bowl (Jan. 2)
Tie-In: Big Ten versus Pac-12
Forecast: Ohio State versus Washington
Cotton Bowl (Jan. 2)
Tie-In: Big 12 versus SEC
Forecast: Tulane versus Penn State
The CFB Playoffs
Peach Bowl (Dec. 31)
Tie-In: National Semifinal
Forecast: Georgia versus USC
Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 31)
Tie-In: National Semifinal
Forecast: TCU versus Michigan
National Championship (Jan. 9)
Location: Inglewood, Calif.
Tie-In: Peach Bowl Winner versus Fiesta Bowl Winner
*The number of anticipated clubs from the conference is insufficient to fill the place. This suggests that an at-large team was chosen for a bowl berth that was still open.
