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| Bowl games | December 21, 2020 – January 11, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National Championship | 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020–21 NCAA football games are a series of college football bowl games scheduled to complete the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The games began on December 21, 2020, and, aside from the all-star games that follow, are planned to conclude with the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship played on January 11, 2021.
The number of bowl games will be lower than in recent seasons, as both the regular season and postseason are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
In mid-October 2020, the NCAA waived bowl eligibility requirements for the 2020–21 bowl season, intended "to allow as many student-athletes as possible the opportunity to participate in bowl games this year."[2]
On October 23, 2020, the Football Bowl Association announced a rebranding as "Bowl Season"; the organization works "with all existing bowls to promote the benefits of the entire bowl system."[3]
Schedule
The schedule for the 2020–21 bowl games is below; updates are made as new information becomes available. All times are EST (UTC−5). Due to uncertainly related to the COVID-19 pandemic and related travel restrictions, listed scheduling may change.
Note that Division II bowls and Division III bowls are not included here.
College Football Playoff and Championship Game
The College Football Playoff (CFP) system is used to determine a national championship of Division I FBS college football. A 13-member committee of experts will rank the top 25 teams in the nation after each of the final five weeks of the regular season. The top four teams in the final ranking will be seeded in a single-elimination semifinal round, with the winners advancing to the National Championship game.
On August 5, 2020, CFP organizers announced that they would move the release of final rankings and semifinal matchups from December 6 to 20, in order to accommodate conferences that had delayed their championship games to mid-December.[4]
The semifinal games for the 2020–21 season are the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl.[5] Both are scheduled to be played on January 1, 2021, as part of a yearly rotation of three pairs of six bowls, commonly referred to as the New Year's Six bowl games. The Rose Bowl game was relocated to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Cotton Bowl Classic, after Governor Gavin Newsom's orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in California would have resulted in the game being played behind closed doors without fans.[6] The semifinal winners will advance to the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, scheduled for January 11, 2021.
| Semifinals | Championship | |||||||
| January 1 – Rose BowlAT&T Stadium, Arlington | ||||||||
| 1 | Alabama | 31 | ||||||
| 4 | Notre Dame | 14 | January 11 – National ChampionshipHard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens | |||||
| 1 | Alabama | 52 | ||||||
| January 1 – Sugar BowlMercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans | 3 | Ohio State | 24 | |||||
| 2 | Clemson | 28 | ||||||
| 3 | Ohio State | 49 | ||||||
Each of the games in the following table is televised by ESPN.
Source:[5]
Non-CFP bowl games
Due to a sponsorship change, what had been the Camping World Bowl played in Florida was renamed the Cheez-It Bowl, and the former Cheez-It Bowl played in Arizona became the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. Also due to a sponsorship change, what had been the Belk Bowl was renamed as the Duke's Mayo Bowl. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition of the New Mexico Bowl was moved to Frisco, Texas.[7]
New bowls
Three new bowls had planned to debut during the 2020–21 bowl season, although only one will be played.
- The Fenway Bowl (Boston, Massachusetts) was postponed to the 2021–22 bowl season due to the pandemic.[8]
- The LA Bowl (Inglewood, California) was initially scheduled for December 30, then postponed to the 2021–22 bowl season due to the pandemic.[9]
- The Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway, South Carolina) is scheduled for December 21.[8]
The Montgomery Bowl was announced as a "substitute of the Fenway Bowl for this season only".[10]
Cancelled bowls
The following annual bowl games had their 2020 editions canceled (date announced):
- Redbox Bowl (July 31): Although the COVID-19 pandemic was cited as a justification, Levi's Stadium not renewing its agreement to host the game was an additional factor, making the overall future of the bowl unclear.[11][12]
- Bahamas Bowl and Hawaii Bowl (October 2): Cancelled due to travel restrictions related to the pandemic.[13]
- Holiday Bowl (October 22): Organizers cited complications from the pandemic and the pending demolition of its home venue, SDCCU Stadium.[14]
- Quick Lane Bowl (October 30): No specific reason was given for the cancellation.[15]
- Pinstripe Bowl (November 27): Cancelled due to an increase in COVID-19 cases.[16]
- Sun Bowl (December 1): Cancelled due to an increase in COVID-19 cases.[17]
- Las Vegas Bowl (December 2): Cancelled due to COVID-19 complications.[18] On December 3, it was announced that the game's new Pac-12 and SEC tie-ins would be transferred to the Armed Forces Bowl.[19]
- Frisco Bowl (December 15): Cancelled due to COVID-19 complications within the SMU program. As a result, UTSA accepted a bid to the First Responder Bowl.[20]
- Independence Bowl, Birmingham Bowl and Guaranteed Rate Bowl (December 20): Cancelled due to a lack of available teams to play.[21][22]
- Military Bowl (December 21): Cancelled due to a lack of available teams to play.[23]
On December 14, the NCAA's Football Oversight Committee (FOC) announced that FBS teams would be allowed to schedule an additional game in the event of a bowl game cancellation.[24] Such games would need to be requested not later than December 21, and played not later than December 31.[24] A replacement game would need to be scheduled against an opponent from a conference with a tie-in to the cancelled bowl game.[24]
The cancellations, along with the move of the Cure Bowl from CBS Sports Network (CBSSN) to ESPN due to its acquisition by ESPN Events, left the Arizona Bowl as the only bowl not televised by the ESPN family of networks.[25] On December 10, the Arizona Bowl announced they would move their 2020 edition from CBSSN to CBS and air in the usual spot of the Sun Bowl.[26]
Scheduled bowls
FCS bowl game
The Celebration Bowl, held between the champions of the FCS Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) was canceled, due to both conferences having postponed football to spring 2021 due to COVID-19.[29]
The NCAA has likewise delayed the Division I FCS tournament to April 2021, with the 2021 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game scheduled to occur in May 2021.[30]
All-star games
The East–West Shrine Bowl and NFLPA Collegiate Bowl were cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.[31][32]
| Date | Game | Site | Television | Participants | Results |
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| Jan 30 | Senior Bowl | Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, Alabama 2:30 pm |
NFL Network | North Team South Team |
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| Jan 31 | Hula Bowl | Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii 7:00 pm |
CBS Sports Network | Team Kai Team Aina |
Team selections
In mid-October, the NCAA waived its usual bowl eligibility requirements.[33] In early November, the Pac-12 Conference announced that its teams would need to have at least a .500 record to be considered for a bowl game.[34] The Mid-American Conference announced that they are only allowing their top two teams to go to bowl games.[35]
Programs removed from bowl consideration
Multiple programs opted out of, or were otherwise removed from, bowl consideration in advance of the final College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings being released on December 20 (date announced):
- Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3–6), December 5 — opted out.[36]
- LSU Tigers (5–5), December 9 — opted out of bowl consideration as part of a self-imposed one-year postseason ban over Level III sanctions involving former LSU wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.[37]
- Boston College Eagles (6–5), December 10 — opted out.[38]
- Pittsburgh Panthers (6–5), December 11 — opted out.[39]
- Virginia Cavaliers (5–5), December 13 — opted out.[40]
- Stanford Cardinal (4–2), December 13 — opted out.[41]
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3–7), December 14 — opted out.[42]
- SMU Mustangs (7–3), December 15 — originally selected to play in the Frisco Bowl,[43] but withdrew due to pandemic concerns within the team,[44] leading to the bowl's cancellation.[45]
- Kansas State Wildcats (4–6), December 16 — opted out.[46]
- Virginia Tech Hokies (5–6), December 16 — opted out.[47] The program had appeared in 27 consecutive bowl games, dating back to the 1993 Independence Bowl.[47] At the time of opting out, this was the longest active bowl appearance streak,[47] and the fourth-longest in college football history.[48]
- Louisville Cardinals (4–7), December 16 — advised by the ACC that "we’re not in line for a bowl".[49]
- San Diego State Aztecs (4–4), December 16 — opted out.[50]
- UCLA Bruins (3–4), December 17 — opted out.[51]
- Utah Utes (3–2), December 18 — opted out.[52]
- Washington Huskies (3–1), December 18 — opted out.[53] The Huskies also had to give up their spot in the 2020 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, due to having an insufficient number of players available.[54]
- USC Trojans (5–1), December 19 — opted out.[55]
- Penn State Nittany Lions (4–5), December 19 — opted out.[56]
- Minnesota Golden Gophers (3–4), December 20 — opted out.[57]
- Nebraska Cornhuskers (3–5), December 20 — opted out.[58]
- Michigan State Spartans (2–5), December 20 — opted out.[59]
- Arizona State Sun Devils (2–2), December 20 — opted out.[60]
- Maryland Terrapins (2–3), December 20 — opted out.[61]
- Boise State Broncos (5–2), December 20 — opted out.[62] The program had appeared in 18 consecutive bowl games, dating back to the 2002 Humanitarian Bowl.[63]
Bowl teams with losing records
Nine teams with losing records received bowl invitations, the first such occurrences since the 2016 season:
- Arkansas Razorbacks (3–7) to the Texas Bowl[64]
- Houston Cougars (3–4) to the New Mexico Bowl[65]
- Kentucky Wildcats (4–6) to the Gator Bowl[66]
- Mississippi State Bulldogs (3–7) to the Armed Forces Bowl[67]
- North Texas Mean Green (4–5) to the Myrtle Beach Bowl[68]
- Ole Miss Rebels (4–5) to the Outback Bowl[69]
- South Carolina Gamecocks (2–8) to the Gasparilla Bowl[70]
- Tennessee Volunteers (3–7) to the Liberty Bowl[71]
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (5–6) to the LendingTree Bowl[72]
CFP top 25 standings and bowl games
On December 20, 2020, the College Football Playoff selection committee announced its final team rankings for the year.[73]
This was the seventh year of the College Football Playoff era. Of the 28 playoff spots awarded during that time, 22 went to Alabama (6), Clemson (6), Ohio State (4), Oklahoma (4), and Notre Dame (2).
| Rank | Team | W–L | Conference and standing | Bowl game |
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| 1 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 11–0 | SEC champions | Rose Bowl (CFP semifinal) |
| 2 | Clemson Tigers | 10–1 | ACC champions | Sugar Bowl (CFP semifinal) |
| 3 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 6–0 | Big Ten champions | Sugar Bowl (CFP semifinal) |
| 4 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 10–1 | ACC second place | Rose Bowl (CFP semifinal) |
| 5 | Texas A&M Aggies | 8–1 | SEC West Division second place | Orange Bowl |
| 6 | Oklahoma Sooners | 8–2 | Big 12 champions | Cotton Bowl |
| 7 | Florida Gators | 8–3 | SEC East Division champions | Cotton Bowl |
| 8 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 9–0 | American champions | Peach Bowl |
| 9 | Georgia Bulldogs | 7–2 | SEC East Division second place | Peach Bowl |
| 10 | Iowa State Cyclones | 8–3 | Big 12 second place | Fiesta Bowl |
| 11 | Indiana Hoosiers | 6–1 | Big Ten East Division second place | Outback Bowl |
| 12 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | 11–0 | Sun Belt co-champions | Cure Bowl |
| 13 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 8–3 | ACC third place | Orange Bowl |
| 14 | Northwestern Wildcats | 6–2 | Big Ten West Division champions | Citrus Bowl |
| 15 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 6–2 | Big Ten West Division second place | Music City Bowl |
| 16 | BYU Cougars | 10–1 | Independent | Boca Raton Bowl |
| 17 | USC Trojans | 5–1 | Pac-12 South Division champions | none (opted out) |
| 18 | Miami Hurricanes | 8–2 | ACC fourth place (tie) | Cheez-It Bowl |
| 19 | Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns | 9–1 | Sun Belt co-champions | First Responder Bowl |
| 20 | Texas Longhorns | 6–3 | Big 12 third place | Alamo Bowl |
| 21 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 7–3 | Big 12 fourth place | Cheez-It Bowl |
| 22 | San Jose State Spartans | 7–0 | Mountain West champions | Arizona Bowl |
| 23 | NC State Wolfpack | 8–3 | ACC fifth place | Gator Bowl |
| 24 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | 6–2 | American second place | Armed Forces Bowl |
| 25 | Oregon Ducks | 4–2 | Pac-12 champions | Fiesta Bowl |
Conference champions' bowl games
Ranks are per the final CFP rankings, released on December 20, with W–L record at that time. Two bowls feature a matchup of conference champions—the Arizona Bowl and the Sugar Bowl.
| Conference | Champion | W–L | Rank | Bowl game |
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| ACC | Clemson Tigers | 10–1 | 2 | Sugar Bowl (CFP) |
| American | Cincinnati Bearcats | 9–0 | 8 | Peach Bowl |
| Big Ten | Ohio State Buckeyes | 6–0 | 3 | Sugar Bowl (CFP) |
| Big 12 | Oklahoma Sooners | 8–2 | 6 | Cotton Bowl |
| C-USA | UAB Blazers | 6–3 | NR | Gasparilla Bowl |
| MAC | Ball State Cardinals | 6–1 | NR | Arizona Bowl |
| Mountain West | San Jose State Spartans | 7–0 | 22 | Arizona Bowl |
| Pac-12 | Oregon Ducks | 4–2 | 25 | Fiesta Bowl |
| SEC | Alabama Crimson Tide | 11–0 | 1 | Rose Bowl (CFP) |
| Sun Belt† | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | 11–0 | 12 | Cure Bowl |
| Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns | 9–1 | 19 | First Responder Bowl |
Note: Champions of Power Five conferences are assured of a spot in a New Year's Six (NY6) bowl game.
† The Sun Belt Championship Game was cancelled due to COVID-19 issues, resulting in co-champions being declared.[74]
Notes
- ^ The count of scheduled bowls includes the National Championship game.
- ^ Though the CFP semifinal that was to be played at the Rose Bowl stadium has been moved to AT&T Stadium, it is not currently clear if it will still be called the Rose Bowl.
- ^ Win-loss records are prior to the bowl game being played.
- ^ Reflects actual conferences of participants, for specific teams that are listed. Else, reflects conference tie-ins, which are subject to change as bowl invitations are issued and accepted.
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Further reading
- Palm, Jerry. "Playoff Projection". CBS Sports.
CBS Sports bowl expert Jerry Palm picks the teams he feels will comprise the national semifinals at the end of the season along with bowl projections for every single game.