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2019 College Football Playoff Selection Show -- date, time, how to watch, picks

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The 2019 College Football Playoff Selection Show will air on Sunday, Dec. 8, starting at noon ET on ESPN and the ESPN App. The College Football Playoff teams will be revealed at 12:15 p.m., and the New Year's Six matchups at 3 p.m.


Which teams are most likely to make the College Football Playoff?

According to the Allstate Playoff Predictor, Ohio State, Clemson, LSU and Oklahoma are the most likely candidates.

Head here for up-to-the-minute analysis on how each conference game affects the field.

More on the conference championships:


What happened last year in the 2018 College Football Playoff?

Last year, Clemson bested Alabama as the best team in the country with a dominant performance. The two programs had gone back and forth for four seasons for the top two rankings. Of note: Alabama is already out this year, so there won't be a rematch.


What is the schedule for the College Football Playoff and bowls?

The College Football Playoff Championship will head to New Orleans, with the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl and Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl hosting the semifinals. The schedule, all times Eastern:

College Football Playoff National Championship

Monday, Jan. 13, 2020
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans
8 p.m., ESPN

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019
State Farm Stadium
Glendale, Arizona
4 or 8 p.m., ESPN

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
4 or 8 p.m., ESPN

Bowl schedule

Dec. 20

Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl
Buffalo vs. Charlotte
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium
Nassau, Bahamas
2 p.m., ESPN

Frisco Bowl
Toyota Stadium
Frisco, Texas
7:30 p.m., ESPN2

Dec. 21

Celebration Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
Noon, ABC

New Mexico Bowl
Dreamstyle Stadium
Albuquerque, New Mexico
2 p.m., ESPN

Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl
FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, Florida
3:30 p.m., ABC

Camellia Bowl
Cramton Bowl
Montgomery, Alabama
5:30 p.m., ESPN

Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
Sam Boyd Stadium
Las Vegas
7:30 p.m., ABC

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans
9 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 23

Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
2:30 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 24

SoFi Hawai'i Bowl
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu
8 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 26

Walk-On's Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana
4 p.m., ESPN

Quick Lane Bowl
Ford Field
Detroit
8 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 27

Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, Maryland
Noon, ESPN

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Yankee Stadium
New York
3:20 p.m., ESPN

Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
NRG Stadium
Houston
6:45 p.m., ESPN

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
SDCCU Stadium
San Diego
8 p.m., Fox Sports 1

Cheez-It Bowl
Chase Field
Phoenix
10:15 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 28

Camping World Bowl
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
Noon, ABC

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, Texas
Noon, ESPN

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
State Farm Stadium
Glendale, Arizona
4 or 8 p.m., ESPN

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
4 or 8 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 30

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Dallas
12:30 p.m., ESPN

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium
Nashville, Tennessee
4 p.m., ESPN

Redbox Bowl
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara, California
4 p.m., Fox

Capital One Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida
8 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 31

Belk Bowl
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina
Noon, ESPN

Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso, Texas
2 p.m., CBS

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee
3:45 p.m., ESPN

NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Arizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona
4:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network

Valero Alamo Bowl
Alamodome
San Antonio
7:30 p.m., ESPN

Jan. 1, 2020

Vrbo Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, Florida
1 p.m., ABC

Outback Bowl
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
1 p.m., ESPN

Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
5 p.m., ESPN

Allstate Sugar Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans
8:45 p.m., ESPN

Jan. 2

TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama
3 p.m., ESPN

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
TIAA Bank Field
Jacksonville, Florida
7 p.m., ESPN

Jan. 3

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Albertsons Stadium
Boise, Idaho
3:30 p.m., ESPN

Jan. 4

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, Texas
11:30 a.m., ESPN

Jan. 6

Mobile Alabama Bowl
Ladd-Peebles Stadium
Mobile, Alabama
7:30 p.m., ESPN