College football bowl projections

Here's how our experts see the bowl matchups, just in front of the season's final College Football Playoff rankings. All times Eastern.

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
8 p.m., Dec. 28, ESPN/ESPN App
Bonagura: Ohio State vs. Clemson
Schlabach: Ohio State vs. Clemson
Opening line from Caesars Sportsbook: No. 3 Clemson (-2)

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
4 p.m., Dec. 28, ESPN/ESPN App
Bonagura: LSU vs. Oklahoma
Schlabach: LSU vs. Oklahoma
Opening line from Caesars Sportsbook: No. 1 LSU (-10)

College Football Playoff National Championship
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
8 p.m., Jan. 13, ESPN/ESPN App
Bonagura: LSU vs. Ohio State
Schlabach: LSU vs. Clemson

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Bowl schedule

Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas
2 p.m., Dec. 20, ESPN/ESPN App
Bonagura: Buffalo vs. Charlotte
Schlabach: Buffalo vs. Charlotte

Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl
Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
7:30 p.m., Dec. 20, ESPN2/ESPN App
Bonagura: SMU vs. UAB
Schlabach: SMU vs. Southern Miss

Celebration Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Noon, Dec. 21, ABC/ESPN App
Bonagura: Alcorn State vs. North Carolina A&T
Schlabach: Alcorn State vs. North Carolina A&T

New Mexico Bowl
Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2 p.m., Dec. 21, ESPN/ESPN App
Bonagura: Marshall vs. San Diego State
Schlabach: Nevada vs. Western Kentucky

Cure Bowl
Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida
2:30 p.m., Dec. 21, CBS Sports Network
Bonagura: Georgia Southern vs. FIU
Schlabach: Liberty vs. Arkansas State

Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl
FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida
3:30 p.m., Dec. 21, ABC/ESPN App
Bonagura: Ohio vs. Tulane
Schlabach: Cincinnati vs. Central Michigan

Camellia Bowl
Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama
5:30 p.m., Dec. 21, ESPN/ESPN App
Bonagura: Toledo vs. Louisiana
Schlabach: Kent State vs. Georgia State

Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
7:30 p.m., Dec. 21, ABC/ESPN App
Bonagura: Washington vs. Boise State
Schlabach: Boise State vs. Arizona State

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
9 p.m., Dec. 21, ESPN/ESPN App
Bonagura: Appalachian State vs. Louisiana Tech
Schlabach: Appalachian State vs. Louisiana Tech

Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
2:30 p.m., Dec. 23, ESPN/ESPN App
Bonagura: Temple vs. Western Kentucky
Schlabach: UCF vs. UAB

SoFi Hawai'i Bowl
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu
8 p.m., Dec. 24, ESPN/ESPN App
Bonagura: BYU vs. Hawai'i
Schlabach: BYU vs. Hawai'i

Walk-On's Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana
4 p.m., Dec. 26, ESPN/ESPN App
Bonagura: Florida Atlantic vs. Miami
Schlabach: Miami vs. Florida Atlantic

Quick Lane Bowl
Ford Field, Detroit
8 p.m., Dec. 26, ESPN/ESPN App
Bonagura: Western Michigan vs. Boston College
Schlabach: Boston College vs. Western Michigan

Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland
Noon, Dec. 27, ESPN/ESPN App
Bonagura: Pittsburgh vs. UCF
Schlabach: Pittsburgh vs. Temple

New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Yankee Stadium, New York
3:20 p.m., Dec. 27, ESPN/ESPN App
Bonagura: Michigan State vs. Wake Forest
Schlabach: Michigan State vs. Wake Forest

Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
NRG Stadium, Houston
6:45 p.m., Dec. 27, ESPN/ESPN App
Bonagura: Texas A&M vs. Kansas State
Schlabach: Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
SDCCU Stadium, San Diego
8 p.m., Dec. 27, Fox Sports 1
Bonagura: USC vs. Iowa
Schlabach: Iowa vs. USC

Cheez-It Bowl
Chase Field, Phoenix
10:15 p.m., Dec. 27, ESPN/ESPN App
Bonagura: Washington State vs. Air Force
Schlabach: Air Force vs. Washington State

Camping World Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Noon, Dec. 28, ABC/ESPN App
Bonagura: Notre Dame vs. Texas
Schlabach: Notre Dame vs. Texas

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Memphis vs. Penn State
Noon, Dec. 28, ESPN/ESPN App
Bonagura: Memphis vs. Wisconsin
Schlabach: Memphis vs. Wisconsin

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas
12:30 p.m., Dec. 30, ESPN/ESPN App
Bonagura: Southern Miss vs. Kent State
Schlabach: Marshall vs. Toledo

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
4 p.m., Dec. 30, ESPN/ESPN App
Bonagura: Mississippi State vs. Louisville
Schlabach: Louisville vs. Tennessee