2017–18 NCAA football bowl games

2017–18 NCAA football bowl games
Season2017
Regular seasonAugust 26, 2017 (2017-08-26) – December 9, 2017 (2017-12-09)
Number of bowls41[a]
All-star games4
Bowl gamesDecember 16, 2017 (2017-12-16) – January 8, 2018 (2018-01-08)
National Championship2018 College Football Playoff
National Championship
Location of ChampionshipMercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
ChampionsAlabama Crimson Tide, UCF Knights (co champions)
Bowl Challenge Cup winnerBig Ten
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
SEC 11 5–6 (0.455) 5
ACC 10 4–6 (0.400) 4
Conference USA 9 4–5 (0.444) 0
Pac-12 9 1–8 (0.111) 3
Big Ten 8 7–1 (0.875) 5
Big 12 8 5–3 (0.625) 3
American 7 4–3 (0.571) 3
Mountain West 6 3–3 (0.500) 1
MAC 5 1–4 (0.200) 0
Sun Belt 5 4–1 (0.800) 0
Independents 2 2–0 (1.000) 1

The 2017–18 NCAA football bowl games was a series of college football bowl games which completed the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The games began on December 16, 2017, and aside from the all-star games ended with the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship, which was played on January 8, 2018.[1]

The total of 40 team-competitive bowls in FBS, including the national championship game, was one less than the previous year, with the folding of the Poinsettia Bowl.[2][3] To fill the 78 available bowl slots, a total of 15 teams (19% of all participants) with non-winning (6–6) seasons participated in bowl games. This marks only the second time in seven years that no teams with losing seasons (6–7 or 5–7) had to be invited to fill available bowl berths.

Schedule

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The schedule for the 2017–18 bowl games is below. All times are EST (UTC−5).[4][5]

College Football Playoff and Championship Game

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The College Football Playoff system was used to determine a national champion of Division I FBS college football. A 13-member committee of experts ranked the top 25 teams in the nation after each of the last seven weeks of the 2017 season. The top four teams in the final ranking played a single-elimination semifinal round, with the winners advancing to the National Championship game.

The semifinal games were the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl. Both were played on New Year's Day, as part of a yearly rotation of three pairs of six bowls, commonly referred to as the CFP New Year's Six bowl games. Their winners advanced to the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 8, 2018.

Mercedes-Benz Stadium, site of the National Championship game
Semifinals Championship
January 1 – Sugar Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
  1   Clemson 6  
  4   Alabama 24   January 8 – Championship
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
 
      4   Alabama (OT) 26
January 1 – Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
    3   Georgia 23
 
  2   Oklahoma 48
  3   Georgia (2OT) 54  


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

Date Time (EST) Game Site Teams Affiliations Results
Dec. 29 8:30 p.m. Cotton Bowl Classic AT&T Stadium
Arlington, Texas
No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes (11–2)
No. 8 USC Trojans (11–2)
Big Ten
Pac-12
Ohio State 24
USC 7
Dec. 30 4:00 p.m. Fiesta Bowl University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, Arizona
No. 9 Penn State Nittany Lions (10–2)
No. 11 Washington Huskies (10–2)
Big Ten
Pac-12
Penn State 35
Washington 28
8:00 p.m. Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida
No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers (12–1)
No. 10 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (10–2)
Big Ten
ACC
Wisconsin 34
Miami (FL) 24
Jan. 1 12:30 p.m. Peach Bowl Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
No. 12 UCF Knights (12–0)
No. 7 Auburn Tigers (10–3)
American
SEC
UCF 34
Auburn 27
5:00 p.m. Rose Bowl

(Playoff Semifinal Game)

Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs (12–1)
No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners (12–1)
SEC
Big 12
Georgia 54
Oklahoma 48 (2OT)
8:45 p.m. Sugar Bowl

(Playoff Semifinal Game)

Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide (11–1)
No. 1 Clemson Tigers (12–1)
SEC
ACC
Alabama 24
Clemson 6
Jan. 8 8:00 p.m. College Football Playoff National Championship

(Rose Bowl Winner vs. Sugar Bowl Winner)

Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide (12–1)
No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs (13–1)
SEC Alabama 26
Georgia 23 (OT)

Non-CFP bowl games

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On April 11, 2016, the NCAA announced a freeze on new bowl games until after the 2019 season. While bowl games had been the purview of only the very best teams for nearly a century, the NCAA had to lower its postseason eligibility criteria repeatedly (2006, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013), eventually allowing teams with losing seasons (5–7) to participate in bowls due to there being not enough bowl-eligible teams, while also having to allow teams from the same conference to meet in the 2015 Arizona Bowl due to the lack of eligible teams to meet its other tie-ins.[6][7][8] For the 2017–18 bowl season, 62% of the 130 teams playing in Division I FBS were deemed eligible to participate in a bowl game, with 60% actually receiving invites to fill the 78 available slots.

For the 2017–18 bowl season, changes from the prior season's bowl games include the relocation of the Miami Beach Bowl to Frisco, Texas as the Frisco Bowl, and the discontinuation of the Poinsettia Bowl. The Russel Athletic Bowl was renamed the Camping World Bowl under a new sponsorship, and after going without a sponsor for two years, the St. Petersburg Bowl was renamed the Gasparilla Bowl (a name that pays homage to Tampa Bay's Gasparilla Pirate Festival).

Date Time (EST) Game Site Television Teams Affiliations Results
Dec. 16 1:00 p.m. New Orleans Bowl Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
ESPN Troy Trojans (10–2)
North Texas Mean Green (9–4)
Sun Belt
C–USA
Troy 50
North Texas 30
2:30 p.m. Cure Bowl Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
CBSSN Georgia State Panthers (6–5)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (6–6)
Sun Belt
C-USA
Georgia State 27
Western Kentucky 17
3:30 p.m. Las Vegas Bowl Sam Boyd Stadium
Las Vegas, Nevada
ABC No. 25 Boise State Broncos (10–3)
Oregon Ducks (7–5)
MWC
Pac–12
Boise State 38
Oregon 28
4:30 p.m. New Mexico Bowl Dreamstyle Stadium
Albuquerque, New Mexico
ESPN Marshall Thundering Herd (7–5)
Colorado State Rams (7–5)
C–USA
MWC
Marshall 31
Colorado State 28
8:00 p.m. Camellia Bowl Cramton Bowl
Montgomery, Alabama
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (6–6)
Arkansas State Red Wolves (7–4)
C–USA
Sun Belt
Middle Tennessee 35
Arkansas State 30
Dec. 19 7:00 p.m. Boca Raton Bowl FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, Florida
Florida Atlantic Owls (10–3)
Akron Zips (7–6)
C–USA
MAC
Florida Atlantic 50
Akron 3
Dec. 20 8:00 p.m. Frisco Bowl Toyota Stadium
Frisco, Texas
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (6–6)
SMU Mustangs (7–5)
C–USA
American
Louisiana Tech 51
SMU 10
Dec. 21 8:00 p.m. Gasparilla Bowl Tropicana Field
St. Petersburg, Florida
Temple Owls (6–6)
FIU Panthers (8–4)
American
C–USA
Temple 28
FIU 3
Dec. 22 12:30 p.m. Bahamas Bowl Thomas Robinson Stadium
Nassau, Bahamas
Ohio Bobcats (8–4)
UAB Blazers (8–4)
MAC
C–USA
Ohio 41
UAB 6
4:00 p.m. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Albertsons Stadium
Boise, Idaho
Wyoming Cowboys (7–5)
Central Michigan Chippewas (8–4)
MWC
MAC
Wyoming 37
Central Michigan 14
Dec. 23 12:00 p.m. Birmingham Bowl Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama
South Florida Bulls (9–2)
Texas Tech Red Raiders (6–6)
American
Big 12
South Florida 38
Texas Tech 34
3:30 p.m. Armed Forces Bowl Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, Texas
Army Black Knights (9–3)
San Diego State Aztecs (10–2)
Independent
MWC
Army 42
San Diego State 35
7:00 p.m. Dollar General Bowl Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Mobile, Alabama
Appalachian State Mountaineers (8–4)
Toledo Rockets (11–2)
Sun Belt
MAC
Appalachian State 34
Toledo 0
Dec. 24 8:30 p.m. Hawaii Bowl Aloha Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii
Fresno State Bulldogs (9–4)
Houston Cougars (7–4)
MWC
American
Fresno State 33
Houston 27
Dec. 26 1:00 p.m. Heart of Dallas Bowl Cotton Bowl Stadium
Dallas, Texas
Utah Utes (6–6)
West Virginia Mountaineers (7–5)
Pac-12
Big 12
Utah 30
West Virginia 14
5:15 p.m. Quick Lane Bowl Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan
Duke Blue Devils (6–6)
Northern Illinois Huskies (8–4)
ACC
MAC
Duke 36
Northern Illinois 14
9:00 p.m. Cactus Bowl Chase Field
Phoenix, Arizona
Kansas State Wildcats (7–5)
UCLA Bruins (6–6)
Big 12
Pac-12
Kansas State 35
UCLA 17
Dec. 27 1:30 p.m. Independence Bowl Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana
Florida State Seminoles (6–6)
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (8–4)
ACC
C–USA
Florida State 42
Southern Miss 13
5:15 p.m. Pinstripe Bowl Yankee Stadium
Bronx, New York
Iowa Hawkeyes (7–5)
Boston College Eagles (7–5)
Big Ten
ACC
Iowa 27
Boston College 20
8:30 p.m. Foster Farms Bowl Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara, California
Fox Purdue Boilermakers (6–6)
Arizona Wildcats (7–5)
Big Ten
Pac-12
Purdue 38
Arizona 35
9:00 p.m. Texas Bowl NRG Stadium
Houston, Texas
ESPN Texas Longhorns (6–6)
Missouri Tigers (7–5)
Big 12
SEC
Texas 33
Missouri 16
Dec. 28 1:30 p.m. Military Bowl Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, Maryland
Navy Midshipmen (6–6)
Virginia Cavaliers (6–6)
American
ACC
Navy 49
Virginia 7
5:15 p.m. Camping World Bowl Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
No. 19 Oklahoma State Cowboys (9–3)
No. 22 Virginia Tech Hokies (9–3)
Big 12
ACC
Oklahoma State 30
Virginia Tech 21
9:00 p.m. Alamo Bowl Alamodome
San Antonio, Texas
No. 15 TCU Horned Frogs (10–3)
No. 13 Stanford Cardinal (9–4)
Big 12
Pac-12
TCU 39
Stanford 37
9:00 p.m. Holiday Bowl SDCCU Stadium
San Diego, California
FS1 No. 16 Michigan State Spartans (9–3)
No. 18 Washington State Cougars (9–3)
Big Ten
Pac-12
Michigan State 42
Washington State 17
Dec. 29 1:00 p.m. Belk Bowl Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina
ESPN Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7–5)
Texas A&M Aggies (7–5)
ACC
SEC
Wake Forest 55
Texas A&M 52
3:00 p.m. Sun Bowl Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas
CBS No. 24 NC State Wolfpack (8–4)
Arizona State Sun Devils (7–5)
ACC
Pac-12
NC State 52
Arizona State 31
4:30 p.m. Music City Bowl Nissan Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee
ESPN No. 21 Northwestern Wildcats (9–3)
Kentucky Wildcats (7–5)
Big Ten
SEC
Northwestern 24
Kentucky 23
5:30 p.m. Arizona Bowl Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona
CBSSN New Mexico State Aggies (6–6)
Utah State Aggies (6–6)
Sun Belt
MWC
New Mexico State 26
Utah State 20 (OT)
Dec. 30 12:00 p.m. TaxSlayer Bowl EverBank Field
Jacksonville, Florida
ESPN No. 23 Mississippi State Bulldogs (8–4)
Louisville Cardinals (8–4)
SEC
ACC
Mississippi State 31
Louisville 27
12:30 p.m. Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl
Memphis, Tennessee
ABC Iowa State Cyclones (7–5)
No. 20 Memphis Tigers (10–2)
Big 12
American
Iowa State 21
Memphis 20
Jan. 1 12:00 p.m. Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
ESPN2 South Carolina Gamecocks (8–4)
Michigan Wolverines (8–4)
SEC
Big Ten
South Carolina 26
Michigan 19
1:00 p.m. Citrus Bowl Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
ABC No. 14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9–3)
No. 17 LSU Tigers (9–3)
Independent
SEC
Notre Dame 21
LSU 17

FCS bowl game

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The FCS has one bowl game; they also have a championship bracket that began on November 25 and ended on January 6.

Date Time (EST) Game Site Television Participants Affiliations Results
Dec. 16 12:00 p.m. Celebration Bowl Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
ABC North Carolina A&T Aggies (11–0)
Grambling State Tigers (11–1)
MEAC
SWAC
North Carolina A&T 21
Grambling State 14

All-star games

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Date Time (EST) Game Site Television Participants Results
Jan. 14 Tropical Bowl Daytona Stadium
Daytona Beach, Florida
American Team
National Team
American 29
National 20
Jan. 20 3:00 p.m. East–West Shrine Game Tropicana Field
St. Petersburg, Florida
NFL Network East Team
West Team
West 14
East 10
5:00 p.m. NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
FS1 American Team
National Team
National 23
American 0
Jan. 27 2:30 p.m. Senior Bowl Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Mobile, Alabama
NFL Network North Team
South Team
South 45
North 16

Selection of the teams

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CFP top 25 teams

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On December 3, 2017, the College Football Playoff selection committee announced their final team rankings for the year.[9]

In the fourth year of the College Football Playoff era, this was the first time that two of the four semifinalists were from the same conference (Georgia and Alabama of the SEC).

Rank Team W–L Conference and standing Bowl game
1
Clemson Tigers
12–1
ACC champions Sugar Bowl (CFP semifinal)
2
Oklahoma Sooners
12–1
Big 12 champions Rose Bowl (CFP semifinal)
3
Georgia Bulldogs
12–1
SEC champions Rose Bowl (CFP semifinal)
4
Alabama Crimson Tide
11–1
SEC West Division co-champions Sugar Bowl (CFP semifinal)
5
Ohio State Buckeyes
11–2
Big Ten champions Cotton Bowl Classic (NY6)
6
Wisconsin Badgers
12–1
Big Ten West Division champions Orange Bowl (NY6)
7
Auburn Tigers
10–3
SEC West Division co-champions Peach Bowl (NY6)
8
USC Trojans
11–2
Pac-12 champions Cotton Bowl Classic (NY6)
9
Penn State Nittany Lions
10–2
Big Ten East Division second place (tie) Fiesta Bowl (NY6)
10
Miami (FL) Hurricanes
10–2
ACC Coastal Division champions Orange Bowl (NY6)
11
Washington Huskies
10–2
Pac-12 North Division co-champions Fiesta Bowl (NY6)
12
UCF Knights
12–0
AAC champions Peach Bowl (NY6)
13
Stanford Cardinal
9–4
Pac-12 North Division co-champions Alamo Bowl
14
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9–3
Independent Citrus Bowl
15
TCU Horned Frogs
10–3
Big 12 second place Alamo Bowl
16
Michigan State Spartans
9–3
Big Ten East Division second place (tie) Holiday Bowl
17
LSU Tigers
9–3
SEC West Division third place Citrus Bowl
18
Washington State Cougars
9–3
Pac-12 North Division third place Holiday Bowl
19
Oklahoma State Cowboys
9–3
Big 12 third place Camping World Bowl
20
Memphis Tigers
10–2
AAC West Division champions Liberty Bowl
21
Northwestern Wildcats
9–3
Big Ten West Division second place Music City Bowl
22
Virginia Tech Hokies
9–3
ACC Coastal Division second place Camping World Bowl
23
Mississippi State Bulldogs
8–4
SEC West Division fourth place (tie) TaxSlayer Bowl
24
NC State Wolfpack
8–4
ACC Atlantic Division second place Sun Bowl
25
Boise State Broncos
10–3
MWC champions Las Vegas Bowl

Conference champions' bowl games

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Three bowls featured two conference champions playing against each other—the Dollar General Bowl, Cotton Bowl Classic, and Rose Bowl. Rankings are per the above CFP standings.

Conference Champion W–L Rank Bowl game
ACC Clemson Tigers
12–1
1 Sugar Bowl
American UCF Knights
12–0
12 Peach Bowl
Big Ten Ohio State Buckeyes
11–2
5 Cotton Bowl Classic
Big 12 Oklahoma Sooners
12–1
2 Rose Bowl
C-USA Florida Atlantic Owls
10–3
Boca Raton Bowl
MAC Toledo Rockets
11–2
Dollar General Bowl
Mountain West Boise State Broncos
10–3
25 Las Vegas Bowl
Pac-12 USC Trojans
11–2
8 Cotton Bowl Classic
SEC Georgia Bulldogs
12–1
3 Rose Bowl
Sun Belt Appalachian State Mountaineers 8–4 Dollar General Bowl
Troy Trojans
10–2
New Orleans Bowl

† denotes a conference that named co-champions

Bowl-eligible teams

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Number of bowl berths available: 78
Number of bowl-eligible teams: 81

Bowl-eligible teams that did not receive a berth

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As there are more bowl-eligible teams than bowl berths, three bowl-eligible teams did not receive a bowl berth:

Bowl-ineligible teams

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Number of bowl-ineligible teams: 49

Television viewers and ratings

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Non-CFP bowl games

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Rank Date Matchup Network Viewers (millions) TV Rating[13] Game Location
1 December 30, 2017, 8:00 ET #10 Miami (FL) 24 #6 Wisconsin 34 ESPN 11.7 6.3 Capital One Orange Bowl Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
2 December 30, 2017, 4:00 ET #11 Washington 28 #9 Penn State 35 10.2 5.7 Playstation Fiesta Bowl University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ
3 December 29, 2017, 8:00 ET #8 USC 7 #5 Ohio State 24 9.5 5.3 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
4 January 1, 2018, 1:00 ET #17 Notre Dame 21 #14 LSU 17 ABC 8.7 5.1 Citrus Bowl presented by Overton's Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
5 January 1, 2018, 12:30 ET #12 UCF 34 #7 Auburn 27 ESPN 8.4 4.6 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
6 January 1, 2018, Noon ET Michigan 19 South Carolina 26 ESPN2 5.1 2.8 Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
7 December 29, 2017, 5:15 ET Kentucky 23 #21 Northwestern 24 ESPN 4.6 2.8 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
8 December 30, 2017, Noon ET Louisville 27 #23 Mississippi State 31 4.4 2.7 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl EverBank Field, Jacksonville, FL
9 December 28, 2017, 9:00 ET #15 TCU 39 #13 Stanford 37 4.4 2.5 Valero Alamo Bowl Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
10 December 28, 2018, 5:15 ET #22 Virginia Tech 21 #19 Oklahoma State 30 4.4 2.6 Camping World Bowl Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL

#CFP Rankings.

College Football Playoff

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Game Date Matchup Network Viewers (millions) TV Rating[14] Location
Rose Bowl (semifinal) January 1, 2018, 5:00 ET #3 Georgia 54 #2 Oklahoma 48 ESPN 26.91 13.7 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
Sugar Bowl (semifinal) January 1, 2018, 8:45 ET #4 Alabama 24 #1 Clemson 6 21.47 11.4 Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
National Championship January 8, 2018, 8:00 ET #4 Alabama 26 #3 Georgia 23 28.44 15.6 Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA

Notes

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  1. ^ 40 FBS bowl games, including the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, and 1 FCS bowl game.
  2. ^ In mid-December, multiple media sources reported that Florida State might not have met its bowl eligibility requirements. The team had a record of 6–6, with one of the wins – their 77–6 victory over Delaware State – against an FCS team. For such a game to count towards bowl eligibility, the FCS opponent must have used at least 90 percent of its allotted scholarships, and it was not clear that Delaware State had done so.[10] But a few days later the Florida State administration issued a statement saying that Delaware State did in fact meet that threshold, once non-athletic scholarship funds were factored in.[11]
  3. ^ Despite winning six games for a .500 (6–6) regular-season record, Ole Miss is bowl-ineligible due to a self-imposed bowl ban.[12]
  4. ^ Coastal Carolina is in the second year of its two-year transition from FCS to FBS and is bowl-ineligible due to NCAA regulations, but would have been ineligible based on record in any case.

References

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  1. ^ Dinich, Heather (June 28, 2016). "College Football Playoff tweaks dates in upcoming seasons". ESPN. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "2017–18 college football bowl schedule, dates, times, TV channels". CBS Sports. May 10, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017–18 College Football Playoff and bowl schedule". ESPN. December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "The full bowl schedule is here now". SB Nation. December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  5. ^ Patterson, Chip (December 3, 2017). "2017 Bowl Games: Announcements, schedule, College Football Playoff matchups". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  6. ^ "Nebraska, Minnesota, San Jose St. taking 5–7 records to bowl". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  7. ^ "NCAA approves three-year halt to new bowl games". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  8. ^ "NCAA moratorium means no bowl game for Myrtle Beach, for now". Myrtle Beach Online. Associated Press. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  9. ^ "Selection Committee Rankings: Final Top 25 Rankings" (PDF). College Football Playoff. December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  10. ^ Rollins, Khadrice (December 21, 2017). "Florida State Is Not Bowl Eligible but Will Still Play in Independence Bowl". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  11. ^ Knight, Joey (December 22, 2017). "FSU Says Reddit Is Wrong; Seminoles Are Bowl Eligible After All". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  12. ^ "Ole Miss announces self-imposed bowl ban for 2017 season". SI.com. February 22, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  13. ^ "College Football TV Ratings". SportsMediaWatch.com. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  14. ^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL TV RATINGS". SportsMediaWatch.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.

Further reading

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