Palm Brackets
College Football coverage by Jerry Palm.
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| First Round Dec 19,20 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | |
|---|---|---|---|
at | (9) Utah (8) Miami | Winner faces (1) Ohio State at Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 4 p.m. | Fiesta Bowl Jan. 8, 7:30 p.m. |
at | (12) Boise St (5) Texas | Winner faces (4) Texas Tech at Fiesta Bowl, Dec. 30, 7:30 p.m. | Peach Bowl Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m. |
at | (10) Oklahoma (7) Indiana | Winner faces (2) Georgia at Peach Bowl, Jan. 1, 7:30 p.m. | CHAMPIONSHIP |
at | (11) LSU (6) Oregon | Winner faces (3) Notre Dame at Cotton Bowl, Jan. 1, 7:30 p.m. | Miami Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m. |
* Projected automatic qualifier
| Date | Time | Bowl | Site | TV | Matchup | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 15 | 5:30 p.m. | Salute to Veterans | Montgomery, Ala. | ESPN | Pool vs. Pool | Army vs Western Kentucky |
| Dec. 15 | 9 p.m. | Frisco Fooball Classic | Frisco, Tex. | ESPN | Pool vs. Pool | UT San Antonio vs Northwestern |
| Dec. 18 | 11:00 a.m. | Boca Raton | Boca Raton, Fla. | ESPN | Pool vs. Pool | Florida Atlantic vs Central Michigan |
| Dec. 18 | 2:30 p.m. | Gasparilla | Tampa, Fla. | ESPN | ACC/SEC vs. Pool | South Florida vs Marshall |
| Dec. 21 | 11 a.m. | Myrtle Beach | Myrtle Beach, SC | ESPN | Pool vs. Pool | Troy vs East Carolina |
| Dec. 21 | 2:30 p.m. | Idaho Potato | Boise, Idaho | ESPN | Pac 12 vs. MWC | Fresno St vs North Dakota St |
| Dec. 22 | 1:30 p.m. | Puerto Rico Bowl | Bayamon, PR. | ESPN | MAC vs. Pool | Toledo vs Old Dominion |
| Dec. 22 | 5 p.m. | Cure | Orlando, Fla. | ESPN | Pool vs. Pool | Buffalo vs Delaware |
| Dec. 22 | 8:30 p.m. | Independence | Shreveport, La. | ESPN | Big 12 vs. CUSA | Oklahoma St vs Wake Forest |
| Dec. 23 | 2 p.m. | New Orleans | New Orleans, La. | ESPN | CUSA vs. Sun Belt | Liberty vs Louisiana |
| Dec. 23 | 5:30 p.m. | Armed Forces | Fort Worth, Tex. | ESPN | Pool vs Pool | Arkansas St vs Air Force |
| Dec. 23 | 9 p.m. | Frisco | Frisco, Tex. | ESPN | Pool vs. Pool | Tulane vs Miami-Ohio |
| Dec. 24 | 2:30 p.m. | New Mexico | Albuquerque, N.M. | ESPN | MWC vs.CUSA | UNLV vs Jacksonville St |
| Dec. 24 | 7 p.m. | Hawaii | Honolulu, Hawaii | ESPN | Pool vs. Pool | Kennesaw St vs Hawai'i |
| Dec. 26 | 12 p.m. | Pinstripe | New York, N.Y. | ABC | ACC vs. Big Ten | Pittsburgh vs Nebraska |
| Dec. 26 | 2 p.m. | Fenway | Boston, Mass. | ESPN | ACC vs. AAC | Georgia Tech vs Memphis |
| Dec. 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Duke's Mayo | Charlotte, N.C. | ABC | ACC vs. Big Ten | Virginia Tech vs Michigan |
| Dec. 26 | 5:30 p.m. | 68 Ventures | Mobile, Ala. | ESPN | Pool vs. Sun Belt | Florida Intl vs Louisiana Tech |
| Dec. 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Cactus | Phoenix, Ariz. | ABC | Big 12 vs. Big Ten | TCU vs Iowa |
| Dec. 27 | 4:30 p.m. | Arizona | Tucson, Ariz. | CW | MWC vs. MAC | New Mexico vs Western Michigan |
| Dec. 28 | 2 p.m. | Military | Annapolis, Md. | ESPN | ACC vs. AAC | NC State vs Navy |
| Dec. 29 | 2 p.m. | Birmingham | Birmingham, Ala. | ESPN | Pool vs. SEC | James Madison vs Auburn |
| Dec. 29 | 5:30 p.m. | Pop-Tarts | Orlando, Fla. | ESPN | ACC vs. Big 12 | Louisville vs Houston |
| Dec. 29 | 9 p.m. | Alamo | San Antonio, Tex. | ESPN | Big 12 vs. Pac 12 Leg | BYU vs Washington |
| Dec. 30 | 11:30 a.m. | Gator | Jacksonville, Fla. | ABC | ACC vs. SEC | Clemson vs Ole Miss |
| Dec. 30 | 3 p.m. | Music City | Nashville, Tenn. | ESPN | Big Ten vs. SEC | Minnesota vs Missouri |
| Dec. 31 | 12 p.m. | ReliaQuest | Tampa, Fla. | ESPN | Big Ten vs. SEC | Penn State vs Tennessee |
| Dec. 31 | 2 p.m. | Sun | El Paso, Tex. | CBS | ACC vs. Pac 12 Leg | SMU vs USC |
| Dec. 31 | 3:45 p.m. | Las Vegas | Las Vegas, Nev. | ESPN | Big Ten vs. Pac 12 Leg | UCLA vs Arizona |
| Dec. 31 | 7:30 p.m. | Texas | Houston, Tex. | ESPN | Big 12 vs. SEC | Kansas St vs Texas A&M |
| Jan. 2 | 12 p.m. | Citrus | Orlando, Fla. | ABC | Big Ten vs. SEC | Illinois vs Alabama |
| Jan. 2 | 3:30 p.m. | First Responder | Dallas, Tex. | ABC | Pool vs. Pool | Ohio vs Cincinnati |
| Jan. 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Liberty | Memphis, Tenn. | ABC | Big 12 vs. SEC | West Virginia vs Florida |
| TBA | TBA | Holiday | San Diego, Calif. | FOX | ACC vs. Pac 12 Leg | Virginia vs Arizona St |
| TBA | TBA | Poinsettia | San Diego, Calif. | FOX | Pac 12 vs. Pac 12 Leg | San Diego St vs California |
Pool - Group of Five team from an unspecified conference.