College football's national champion will be decided in a new playoff system consisting of four teams, playing in two semifinal bowl games and then a national championship game. The semifinal games (noted with an asterik - *) will be played on New Year's Day with the national title game on a Monday night a week later. Here are the 2014-15 bowl matchups:
SATURDAY, DEC. 20
New Orleans Bowl
11 a.m., ESPN, in New Orleans: Nevada vs. Lousiana-Lafayette
Las Vegas Bowl
12:30 p.m., ABC, in Las Vegas: Colorado State vs. Utah
New Mexico Bowl
2 p.m., ESPN, in Albuquerque, N.M.: UTEP vs. Utah State
Famous Idaho Potato
3:45 p.m., ESPN, in Boise, Idaho: Western Michigan vs Air Force
Camellia Bowl
9:15 p.m., ESPN, in Montgomery, Ala.: Bowling Green vs. South Alabama
MONDAY, DEC. 22
Miami Beach Bowl
2 p.m., ESPN, in Miami: BYU vs. Memphis
Boca Raton Bowl
6 p.m., ESPN, in Boca Raton, Fla.: Marshall vs. Northern Illinios
Poinsettia Bowl
9:30 p.m., ESPN, in San Diego: Navy vs. San Diego State
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24
Popeyes Bowl
Noon, ESPN, in Nassau, Bahamas: Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan
Hawaii Bowl
8 p.m., ESPN, in Honolulu: Rice vs. Fresno State
FRIDAY, DEC. 26
Heart of Dallas Bowl
1 p.m., ESPN, in Dallas: Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech
Quick Lane Bowl
4:30 p.m., ESPN, in Detroit: Rutgers vs. North Carolina
St. Petersburg Bowl
8 p.m., ESPN, in St. Peterburg, Fla.: North Carolina State vs. UCF
SATURDAY, DEC. 27
Military Bowl
1 p.m., ESPN, in Annapolis, Md.: Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati
Sun Bowl
2 p.m., CBS, in El Paso, Texas: Duke vs. Arizona State
Independence Bowl
2 p.m., ESPN2, in Shreveport, La.: Miami (Fla.) vs. South Carolina
Pinstripe Bowl
4:30 p.m., ESPN, in Bronx, N.Y.: Boston College vs. Penn State
Holiday Bowl
8 p.m., ESPN, in San Diego: Nebraska vs. USC
MONDAY, DEC. 29
Liberty Bowl
3:15 p.m., ESPN, in Memphis, Tenn.: West Virginia vs. Texas A&M
Russell Athletic Bowl
5:30 p.m., ESPN, in Orlando, Fla.: Clemson vs. Oklahoma
Texas Bowl
9 p.m., ESPN, in Houston: Texas vs. Arkansas
TUESDAY, DEC. 30
Music City Bowl
3 p.m., ESPN, in Nashville, Tenn.: Notre Dame vs. LSU
Belk Bowl
6:30 p.m., ESPN, in Charlotte, N.C.: Louisville vs. Georgia
Foster Farms Bowl
10 p.m., ESPN, in Santa Clara, Calif.: Maryland vs. Stanford
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31
Peach Bowl
12:30 p.m., ESPN, in Atlanta: Ole Miss vs. TCU
Fiesta Bowl
4 p.m., ESPN, in Glendale, Ariz.: Boise State vs. Arizona
Orange Bowl
8 p.m., ESPN, in Miami Gardens, Fla.: Mississippi State vs. Georgia Tech
THURSDAY, JAN. 1, 2015
Cotton Bowl
12:30 p.m., ESPN, in Arlington, Texas: Michigan State vs. Baylor
Citrus Bowl
1 p.m., ABC, in Orlando, Fla.: Minnesota vs. Missouri
Outback Bowl
1 p.m., ESPN2, in Tampa, Fla.: Wisconsin vs. Auburn
Rose Bowl - *
5 p.m., ESPN, in Pasadena, Calif.: Oregon vs. Florida State
Sugar Bowl - *
8:30 p.m., ESPN, in New Orleans: Alabama vs. Ohio State
FRIDAY, JAN. 2, 2015
Armed Forces Bowl
Noon, ESPN, in Fort Worth, Texas: Pittsburgh vs. Houston
TaxSlayer Bowl
3:20 p.m., ESPN, in Jacksonville, Fla.: Iowa vs. Tennessee
Alamo Bowl
6:45 p.m., ESPN, in San Antonio: Kansas State vs. UCLA
Cactus Bowl
10:15 p.m., ESPN, in Tempe, Ariz.: Oklahoma State vs. Washington
SATURDAY, JAN. 3, 2015
Birmingham Bowl
1 p.m., ESPN2, in Birmingham, Ala.: Florida vs. East Carolina
GoDaddy.com Bowl
9 p.m. ESPN, in Mobile, Ala.: Toledo vs. Arkansas State
MONDAY, JAN. 12, 2015
National Championship Game
8:30 p.m., ESPN, in Arlington, Texas: Oregon/Florida State vs. Alabama/Ohio State