Did the College Football Playoff committee get it right?
Fox Sports lead college football analyst Joel Klatt reacts to the four teams selected to compete for the national championship.
The college football bowl season kicks off Dec. 15 — with five games leading the charge — and culminates with the National Championship on Jan. 7 in Santa Clara, Calif.
The College Football Playoff semifinal games will take place on Dec. 29, with Clemson playing Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl and Alabama taking on Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. There will also be five bowl games on the schedule during New Year’s Day and six on New Year’s Eve.
Overall, there will be 40 bowl games in the next month and a half. The Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference lead the way with 11 teams represented in the games. The Big Ten Conference will have nine teams represented in bowls.
Read on for a look at the College Football Playoff schedule (in eastern time).
Goodyear Cotton Bowl
Clemson captured another ACC championship as it looks to get back to the title game. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone, File)
Date: December 29
Location: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Time: 4 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: No. 2 Clemson (13-0, 8-0) vs. No. 3 Notre Dame (12-0)
Capital One Orange Bowl
Nick Saban and Alabama look to claim another national championship. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Date: December 29
Location: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.
Time: 8 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: No. 1 Alabama (13-0, 8-0) vs. No. 4 Oklahoma (12-1, 8-1)
College Football National Championship
Date: January 7, 2019
Location: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.
Time: 8 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Cotton Bowl winner vs. Orange Bowl winner
Read on for a look at the rest of the college football bowl schedule below.
New Mexico Bowl
Date: December 15
Location: Branch Field at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M.
Time: 2 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Utah State (10-2, 7-1) vs. North Texas (9-3, 5-3)
AutoNation Cure Bowl
Tulane will play in their first bowl game since the 2013 season. (A.J. Sisco/The Advocate via AP)
Date: December 15
Location: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Watch: CBS Sports Network
Teams: Tulane (6-6, 5-3) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (7-6, 5-3)
Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
Arizona State is looking for its first bowl win since 2014. The team lost in the Sun Bowl last year. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Date: December 15
Location: Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nev.
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Watch: ABC
Teams: Arizona State (7-5, 5-4) vs. Fresno State (11-2, 7-1)
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Date: December 15
Location: Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Ala.
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Eastern Michigan (7-5, 5-3) vs. Georgia Southern (9-3, 6-2)
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Date: December 15
Location: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La.
Time: 9 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Appalachian State (10-2, 7-1) vs. Middle Tennessee (8-5, 7-1)
Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl
UAB is back in its second straight bowl game. The team disbanded after the 2014 season.
Date: December 18
Location: Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Fla.
Time: 7 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: UAB (10-3, 7-1) vs. Northern Illinois (8-5, 6-2)
DXL Frisco Bowl
Date: December 19
Location: Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
Time: 8 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Ohio (8-4, 6-2) vs. San Diego State (7-5, 4-4)
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
Marshall is riding a six-game bowl winning streak heading into the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl.
Date: December 20
Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.
Time: 8 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: South Florida (7-5, 3-5) vs. Marshall (8-4, 6-2)
Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl
Date: December 21
Location: Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Toledo (7-5, 5-3) vs. Florida International (8-4, 6-2)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
BYU is playing in its third bowl game under head coach Kalani Sitake. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Date: December 21
Location: Lyle Smith Field at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho
Time: 4 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Western Michigan (7-5, 5-3) vs. BYU (6-6)
Birmingham Bowl
Memphis is looking to end the season on a high note after being stunned in the American Athletic Conference title game. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Date: December 22
Location: Legion Field, Birmingham, Ala.
Time: 12 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Memphis (8-5, 5-3) vs. Wake Forest (6-6, 3-5)
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Date: December 22
Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Houston (8-4, 5-3) vs. Army (9-2)
Dollar General Bowl
Date: December 22
Location: Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala.
Time: 7 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Troy (9-3, 7-1) vs. Buffalo (10-3, 7-1)
Hawaii Bowl
Date: December 22
Location: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Time: 10:30 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Hawaii (8-5, 5-3) vs. Louisiana Tech (7-5, 5-3)
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Boston College has only one bowl victory under head coach Steve Addazio. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Date: December 26
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Boston College (7-5, 4-4) vs. Boise State (10-3, 7-1)
Quick Lane Bowl
Georgia Tech will appear in their first bowl game since the 2016 season. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Date: December 26
Location: Ford Field, Detroit, Mich.
Time: 5:15 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Georgia Tech (7-5, 5-3) vs. Minnesota (6-6, 3-6)
Cheez-It Bowl
Date: December 26
Location: Chase Field, Phoenix, Ariz.
Time: 9 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: California (7-5, 4-5) vs. TCU (6-6, 4-5)
Walk-On’s Independence Bowl
Date: December 27
Location: Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La.
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Temple (8-4, 7-1) vs. Duke (7-5, 3-5)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Though Miami didn't have a stellar season, the Hurricanes continue their streak of bowl appearances. This year will be their sixth. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Date: December 27
Location: Yankee Stadium, New York, N.Y.
Time: 5:15 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Miami (FL) (7-5, 4-4) vs. Wisconsin (7-5, 5-4)
Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
Date: December 27
Location: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Time: 9 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Baylor (6-6, 4-5) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6, 3-5)
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Purdue will be going to their second straight bowl appearance under head coach Jeff Brohm. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Date: December 28
Location: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn.
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Purdue (6-6, 5-4) vs. Auburn (7-5, 3-5)
Camping World Bowl
Syracuse tallied nine wins in 2018 and will appear in its first bowl game since 2013. The team hasn't lost a bowl game since 2004. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Date: December 28
Location: Camping World, Stadium, Orlando, Fla.
Time: 5:15 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Syracuse (9-3, 6-2) vs. West Virginia (8-3, 6-3)
Valero Alamo Bowl
Washington State will be looking to snap a two-game bowl losing streak. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Date: December 28
Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Time: 9 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Washington State (10-2, 7-2) vs. Iowa State (8-4, 6-3)
NOVA Home Loans Bowl
Date: December 28
Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Ariz.
Time: 1:15 p.m.
Watch: CBS Sports Network
Teams: Arkansas State (8-4, 5-3) vs. Nevada (7-5, 5-3)
Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl
Michigan will be in their fourth straight bowl game under Jim Harbaugh. The Wolverines have lost their last two. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Date: December 29
Location: Mercedes-Benz, Atlanta, Ga.
Time: 12 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Florida (9-3, 5-3) vs. Michigan (10-2, 8-1)
Belk Bowl
Date: December 29
Location: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.
Time: 12 p.m.
Watch: ABC
Teams: Virginia (7-5, 4-4) vs. South Carolina (7-5, 4-4)
Redbox Bowl
Date: December 31
Location: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.
Time: 3 p.m.
Watch: FOX
Teams: Michigan State (7-5, 5-4) vs. Oregon (8-4, 5-4)
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman
Virginia Tech will make their 26th straight bowl appearance this year. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Date: December 31
Location: Jack Stephens Field at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Md.
Time: 12 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Cincinnati (10-2, 6-2) vs. Virginia Tech (6-6, 4-4)
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Date: December 31
Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tenn.
Time: 3:45 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Missouri (8-4, 4-4) vs. Oklahoma State (6-6, 3-6)
San Diego County Credit Holiday Bowl
Date: December 31
Location: SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, Calif.
Time: 7 p.m.
Watch: FS1
Teams: Utah (9-4, 6-3) vs. Northwestern (8-5, 8-1)
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
It will be five straight bowl appearances for NC State this year. The team has won three of their last four bowl games. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Date: December 31
Location: TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Fla.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: N.C. State (9-3, 5-3) vs. Texas A&M (8-4, 5-3)
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Date: December 31
Location: Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas
Time: 2 p.m.
Watch: CBS
Teams: Pittsburgh (7-6, 6-2) vs. Stanford (8-4, 6-3)
Outback Bowl
Date: January 1, 2019
Location: Raymond James, Tampa, Fla.
Time: 12 p.m.
Watch: ESPN2
Teams: Mississippi State (8-4, 4-4) vs. Iowa (8-4, 5-4)
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
Central Florida is on a 25-game winning streak, but will not have a shot at a national championship. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Date: January 1, 2019
Location: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
Time: 1 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: LSU (9-3, 5-3) vs. Central Florida (12-0, 8-0)
Citrus Bowl
Date: January 1, 2019
Location: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.
Time: 1 p.m.
Watch: ABC
Teams: Penn State (9-3, 6-3) vs. Kentucky (9-3, 5-3)
Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual
Ohio State won the Big Ten title, but will have to settle for a Rose Bowl appearance instead. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Date: January 1, 2019
Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.
Time: 5 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Washington (10-3, 7-2) vs. Ohio State (12-1, 8-1)
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Date: January 1, 2019
Location: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La.
Time: 8:45 p.m.
Watch: ESPN
Teams: Texas (9-4, 7-2) vs. Georgia (11-2, 7-1)
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