Since the introduction of the College Football Playoff in 2014, bowl games have been followed by the College Football Playoff National Championship. Although the two were largely separate at the start, new CFP rules for the 2024 season now require a bowl game victory on the path to the Natio...
If a team's previous game was close, this negatively influences the team. There is no evidence that the previous game's location or a team's bowl eligibility makes any difference. Given that universities control much of their football schedule and that the team's success influences many ...
College Football Bowl Games One of the best times of the NCAA football season comes at the conclusion of the regular season when it’s time to slot in teams for bowl games. Some bowl games are part of the NCAA national semifinals and championship game, but most are spread out from the ...
We keep you updated with the latest Bowl Game opt-outs and live college football odds for the 2024-25 bowl season and expanded College Football Playoff.
For much of college football history, teams could play to a tie. Thankfully for the record books and for providing players and fans with an added level of drama, we now have overtime rules in place to determine a winner. The 1995-96 bowl season saw the introduction of overtime rules to...
November 26, 2023 by CollegeFootballPoll.com Staff So far, 79 teams are fully bowl eligible, 2 teams are conditionally qualified, 50 are completely eliminated. That leaves 2 for James Madison and Jacksonville State, with the final one going to a 5-7 Minnesota team for being the to...
16 Clemson 24 (College Football Playoff first round) No. 6 Ohio State 42, No. 7 Tennessee 17 (College Football Playoff first round) Monday, Dec. 23 UTSA 44, Coastal Carolina 15 (Myrtle Beach Bowl) Northern Illinois 28, Fresno State 20 (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) Tuesday, Dec. 24 ...
Nick Carparelli, who oversees the 42 bowls as executive director of the Football Bowl Association, told ESPN on Monday there have been discussions about minimizing the importance of a team’s final record as a criteria for selection. Under current NCAA rules, teams with a .500 record or bett...
NCAA Division I institutions are further subdivided into the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The main difference between these two is postseason play. FBS teams play in bowl games which determine which four institutions will play in the College Football Pl...
Now, with the college football regular season in the books -- aside from the annual Army-Navy game -- it's time for an updated pecking order. Below, you'll find my rundown of the top 20 players. The 2025 Senior Bowl will be held at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabam...