A total of 37 bowls are on the schedule, which starts Dec. 19 with the Tropical Smoothie Café Frisco Bowl and concludes Jan. 11 with the College Football Playoff championship game. Seven bowls have been canceled this season because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
The NCAA Division I Council waived bowl eligibility requirements for this season; previously, teams had to have a .500 record to qualify for a bowl game. There also is no minimum number of games required to make the postseason.
MORE: SN bowl projections after Week 12
Sporting News will have updated bowl projections as the College Football Playoff race heats up in November. Our Week 9 Bowl Projections can be seen here.
