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Day & Date	Game #	Bowl Name	Teams (state) (W-L) #CFP Mascot          Conference	Final Score	Coaches Poll	AP Poll	BCS Comp Avg *	Football Power Index	Strength of Victory	Matchup Predictor †
ESTCSTMSTPST	TV	Place
Fri Dec 17	#1 / 43	Bahamas	Middle Tennessee (6-6) Blue Raiders CUSA	31	--	--	100	89	95	34%
12:00 PM		Nassau, Bahamas	Toledo (OH) (7-5) Rockets MAC	24	--	--	83	58	75	66%
Fri Dec 17	#2 / 43	Cure	Northern Illinois (9-4) Huskies MAC	41	--	36	63	97	71	21.9%
6:00 PM		Orlando, FL	Coastal Carolina (SC) (10-2) Chanticleers Sun Belt	47	34	--	47	43	55	78.1%
Sat Dec 18	#3 / 43	Boca Raton	Western Kentucky (8-5) Hilltoppers CUSA	59	--	--	64	47	51	40.1%
11:00 AM		Boca Raton, FL	Appalachian State (10-3) Mountaineers Sun Belt	38	34	32	32	24	30	59.9%
Sat Dec 18	#4 / 43	Celebration (FCS)	South Carolina State (6-5) Bulldogs MEAC (FCS)	31	--	--	73	65	71	--
12:00 PM		Atlanta, GA	Jackson State (MS) (10-1) Tigers SWAC (FCS)	10	14	15	33	16	22	--
Sat Dec 18	#5 / 43	New Mexico	UTEP (TX) (7-5) Miners CUSA	24	--	--	92	110	94	19.9%
2:15 PM		Albuquerque, NM	Fresno State (9-3) Bulldogs MWC	31	31	--	36	55	40	80.1%
Sat Dec 18	#6 / 43	Independence	UAB (AL) (8-4) Blazers CUSA	31	--	--	62	63	60	38.5%
3:30 PM		Shreveport, LA	Brigham Young (UT) (10-2) #13 Cougars	28	14	12	16	39	27	61.5%
Sat Dec 18	#7 / 43	LendingTree	Eastern Michigan (7-5) Eagles MAC	20	--	--	86	91	91	35.4%
5:45 PM		Mobile, AL	Liberty (7-5) Flames	56	--	--	71	67	66	64.6%
Sat Dec 18	#8 / 43	LA	Utah State (10-3) Aggies MWC	24	27	26	34	77	53	33.7%
7:30 PM		Inglewood, CA	Oregon State (7-5) Beavers Pac-12	13	--	--	53	48	48	66.3%
Sat Dec 18	#9 / 43	New Orleans	Louisiana (12-1) #23 Ragin' Cajuns Sun Belt	36	17	16	18	51	32	58.4%
9:15 PM		New Orleans, LA	Marshall (WV) (7-5) Thundering Herd CUSA	21	--	--	77	64	70	41.6%
Mon Dec 20	#10 / 43	Myrtle Beach	Old Dominion (6-6) Monarchs CUSA	17	--	--	102	105	101	32.7%
2:30 PM		Conway, SC	Tulsa (OK) (6-6) Golden Hurricane AAC	30	--	--	74	74	82	67.3%
Tue Dec 21	#11 / 43	Idaho Potato	Kent State (7-6) Golden Flashes MAC	38	--	--	80	100	87	40.4%
3:30 PM		Boise, ID	Wyoming (6-6) Cowboys MWC	52	--	--	85	92	90	59.6%
Tue Dec 21	#12 / 43	Frisco	Texas-San Antonio (12-1) Roadrunners CUSA	24	25	24	25	56	36	60.8%
7:30 PM		Frisco, TX	San Diego State (CA) (11-2) #24 Aztecs MWC	38	28	28	28	71	35	39.2%
Wed Dec 22	#13 / 43	Armed Forces	Missouri (6-6) Tigers SEC	22	--	--	65	76	72	46.7%
8:00 PM		Fort Worth, TX	Army (8-4) Black Knights	24	--	33	43	57	39	53.3%
Thu Dec 23	#14 / 43	Gasparilla	Central Florida (8-4) Golden Knights AAC	29	--	--	54	62	64	32.9%
7:00 PM		Tampa, FL	Florida (6-6) Gators SEC	17	--	--	57	32	52	67.1%
Fri Dec 24	#15 / 43	Hawai'i (Cancelled)	Memphis (6-6) Tigers AAC	--	--	--	79	80	85	44.1%
8:00 PM		Honolulu, HI	Hawaii (6-7) Warriors MWC	--	--	--	89	102	96	55.9%
Sat Dec 25	#16 / 43	Camellia	Georgia State (7-5) Panthers Sun Belt	51	--	--	67	87	80	56%
2:30 PM		Montgomery, AL	Ball State (IN) (6-6) Cardinals MAC	20	--	--	87	93	88	44%
Mon Dec 27	#17 / 43	Quick Lane	Western Michigan (7-5) Broncos MAC	52	--	--	72	79	73	41.4%
11:00 AM		Detroit, MI	Nevada (8-4) Wolf Pack MWC	24	--	--	45	54	49	58.6%
Mon Dec 27	#18 / 43	Military (Cancelled)	Boston College (MA) (6-6) Eagles ACC	--	--	--	78	69	81	56.8%
2:30 PM		Annapolis, MD	East Carolina (NC) (7-5) Pirates AAC	--	--	--	68	81	76	43.2%
Tue Dec 28	#19 / 43	Birmingham	Houston (TX) (11-2) #20 Cougars AAC	17	21	21	29	41	44	40.3%
12:00 PM		Birmingham, AL	Auburn (AL) (6-6) Tigers SEC	13	--	--	38	19	37	59.7%
Tue Dec 28	#20 / 43	First Responder	Air Force (9-3) Falcons MWC	31	--	--	34	68	43	39%
3:15 PM		Dallas, TX	Louisville (KY) (6-6) Cardinals ACC	28	--	--	55	45	41	61%
Tue Dec 28	#21 / 43	Liberty	Mississippi State (7-5) Bulldogs SEC	7	34	34	33	23	33	68.3%
6:45 PM		Memphis, TN	Texas Tech (6-6) Red Raiders Big 12	34	--	--	56	60	61	31.7%
Tue Dec 28	#22 / 43	Holiday (Cancelled)	UCLA (CA) (8-4) Bruins Pac-12	--	33	--	41	31	34	41.3%
8:00 PM		San Diego, CA	N.C. State (9-3) #18 Wolfpack ACC	--	18	18	27	16	19	58.7%
Tue Dec 28	#23 / 43	Guaranteed Rate	West Virginia (6-6) Mountaineers Big 12	6	--	--	48	50	59	38.8%
10:15 PM		Phoenix, AZ	Minnesota (8-4) Golden Gophers Big 10	18	29	29	30	33	22	61.2%
Wed Dec 29	#24 / 43	Fenway (Cancelled)	Southern Methodist (TX) (8-4) Mustangs AAC	--	--	--	50	46	62	45.8%
11:00 AM		Boston, MA	Virginia (6-6) Cavaliers ACC	--	--	--	58	44	46	54.2%
Wed Dec 29	#25 / 43	Pinstripe	Maryland (6-6) Terrapins Big 10	54	--	--	52	75	57	36.9%
2:15 PM		Bronx, NY	Virginia Tech (6-6) Hokies ACC	10	--	--	66	49	63	63.1%
Wed Dec 29	#26 / 43	Cheez-It	Clemson (SC) (9-3) #19 Tigers ACC	20	22	19	17	11	20	52.2%
5:45 PM		Orlando, FL	Iowa State (7-5) Cyclones Big 12	13	--	--	31	9	18	47.8%
Wed Dec 29	#27 / 43	Alamo	Oregon (10-3) #14 Ducks Pac-12	32	15	15	20	26	29	29.3%
9:15 PM		San Antonio, TX	Oklahoma (10-2) #16 Sooners Big 12	47	13	14	9	6	13	70.7%
Thu Dec 30	#28 / 43	Duke's Mayo	North Carolina (6-6) Tar Heels ACC	21	--	--	61	36	56	69.8%
11:30 AM		Charlotte, NC	South Carolina (6-6) Gamecocks SEC	38	--	--	58	73	67	30.2%
Thu Dec 30	#29 / 43	Music City	Tennessee (7-5) Volunteers SEC	45	--	--	36	22	31	51.6%
3:00 PM		Nashville, TN	Purdue (IN) (8-4) Boilermakers Big 10	48	37	30	19	25	15	48.4%
Thu Dec 30	#30 / 43	Peach	Pittsburgh (PA) (11-2) #12 Panthers ACC	21	12	13	12	10	17	62.4%
7:00 PM		Atlanta, GA	Michigan State (10-2) #10 Spartans Big 10	31	10	11	11	21	11	37.6%
Thu Dec 30	#31 / 43	Las Vegas	Wisconsin (8-4) Badgers Big 10	20	26	27	14	13	7	61.5%
10:30 PM		Las Vegas, NV	Arizona State (8-4) Sun Devils Pac-12	13	30	--	46	38	50	38.5%
Fri Dec 31	#32 / 43	Gator	Wake Forest (NC) (10-3) #17 Demon Deacons ACC	38	19	20	21	28	23	76.6%
11:00 AM		Jacksonville, FL	Rutgers (NJ) (5-7) Scarlet Knights Big 10	10	--	--	75	82	68	23.4%
Fri Dec 31	#33 / 43	Sun	Washington State (7-5) Cougars Pac-12	21	--	--	49	53	54	64.4%
12:00 PM		El Paso, TX	Central Michigan (8-4) Chippewas MAC	24	--	--	60	78	74	35.6%
Fri Dec 31	#34 / 43	Arizona (Cancelled)	Central Michigan (8-4) Chippewas MAC	--	--	--	60	78	74	35.6%
2:00 PM		Tucson, AZ	Boise State (ID) (7-5) Broncos MWC	--	--	--	39	40	26	--
Fri Dec 31	#35 / 43	Cotton	Cincinnati (OH) (13-0) #4 Bearcats AAC	6	4	4	4	7	8	28.8%
3:30 PM		Arlington, TX	Alabama (12-1) #1 Crimson Tide SEC	27	1	1	1	2	3	71.2%
Fri Dec 31	#36 / 43	Orange	Georgia (12-1) #3 Bulldogs SEC	34	3	3	3	1	1	67.3%
7:30 PM		Miami Gardens, FL	Michigan (12-1) #2 Wolverines Big 10	11	2	2	2	4	2	32.7%
Sat Jan 01	#37 / 43	Outback	Penn State (PA) (7-5) Nittany Lions Big 10	10	31	34	26	14	10	58.6%
12:00 PM		Tampa, FL	Arkansas (8-4) #21 Razorbacks SEC	24	24	22	23	29	25	41.4%
Sat Jan 01	#38 / 43	Fiesta	Oklahoma State (11-2) #9 Cowboys Big 12	37	9	9	7	8	5	48.1%
1:00 PM		Glendale, AZ	Notre Dame (IN) (11-1) #5 Fighting Irish	35	5	5	5	5	6	51.9%
Sat Jan 01	#39 / 43	Citrus	Iowa (10-3) #15 Hawkeyes Big 10	17	16	17	13	35	16	47.3%
1:00 PM		Orlando, FL	Kentucky (9-3) #22 Wildcats SEC	20	20	25	22	30	24	52.7%
Sat Jan 01	#40 / 43	Rose	Utah (10-3) #11 Utes Pac-12	45	11	10	15	12	14	32.2%
5:00 PM		Pasadena, CA	Ohio State (10-2) #6 Buckeyes Big 10	48	7	7	6	3	4	67.8%
Sat Jan 01	#41 / 43	Sugar	Baylor (TX) (11-2) #7 Bears Big 12	21	6	6	8	18	9	48.4%
8:45 PM		New Orleans, LA	Ole Miss (10-2) #8 Rebels SEC	7	8	8	10	17	12	51.6%
Tue Jan 04	#42 / 43	Texas	Louisiana State (6-6) Tigers SEC	20	--	--	42	37	45	54.9%
9:00 PM		Houston, TX	Kansas State (7-5) Wildcats Big 12	42	--	--	40	42	28	45.1%
Mon Jan 10	#43 / 43	National Championship	Alabama (12-1) #1 Crimson Tide SEC	18	1	1	1	2	3	--
8:00 PM		Indianapolis, IN	Georgia (12-1) #3 Bulldogs SEC	33	3	3	3	1	1	--

* Calculated using the same method used for the Computer Average by the former BCS (but does not throw out rankings under 25)
† Matchup predictor according to ESPN's Football Power Index