A lot of the silly bowls are getting out of the way for actual games. 7 of 8 playing today are P-5s.
Jan. 8
National Championship
Atlanta
8 p.m.
ESPN
Semifinal winners
Jan. 1
Rose Bowl Semifinal
Pasadena, Calif.
5 p.m.
ESPN
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Georgia
Jan. 1
Sugar Bowl Semifinal
New Orleans
8:45 p.m.
ESPN
No. 1 Clemson vs. No. 4 Alabama
Selection committee bowl games
DATE GAME / LOC. TIME / TV TEAMS
Jan. 1
Peach Bowl
Atlanta
12:30 p.m.
ESPN
No. 7 Auburn vs. No. 12 UCF
Dec. 30
Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, Ariz.
4 p.m.
ESPN
No. 9 Penn State vs. No. 11 Washington
Dec. 30
Orange Bowl
Miami
8 p.m.
ESPN
No. 6 Wisconsin vs. No. 10 Miami
Dec. 29
Cotton Bowl
Arlington, Texas
8:30 p.m.
ESPN
No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 8 USC
Other bowl games
DATE GAME / LOC. TIME / TV TEAMS
Jan. 1
Outback
Tampa, Fla.
12 p.m.
ESPN2
Michigan vs. South Carolina
Jan. 1
Citrus
Orlando, Fla.
1 p.m.
ABC
Notre Dame vs. LSU
Dec. 30
TaxSlayer
Jacksonville, Fla.
12 p.m.
ESPN
Louisville vs. Mississippi State
Dec. 30
Liberty
Memphis, Tenn.
12:30 p.m.
ABC
Memphis vs. Iowa State
Dec. 29
Belk
Charlotte, N.C.
1 p.m.
ESPN
Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M
Dec. 29
Hyundai Sun
El Paso, Tex.
3 p.m.
CBS
NC State vs. Arizona State
Dec. 29
Music City
Nashville, Tenn.
4:30 p.m.
ESPN
Kentucky vs. Northwestern
Dec. 29
Arizona
Tucson, Ariz.
5:30 p.m.
CBSSN
New Mexico State vs. Utah State
Dec. 28
Military
Annapolis, Md.
1:30 p.m.
ESPN
Virginia vs. Navy
Dec. 28
Camping World
Orlando, Fla.
5:15 p.m.
ESPN
Virginia Tech vs. Oklahoma State
Dec. 28
Alamo
San Antonio, Tex.
9 p.m.
ESPN
Stanford vs. TCU
Dec. 28
Holiday
San Diego, Calif.
9 p.m.
Fox
Michigan State vs. Washington State
Dec. 27
Independence
Shreveport, La.
1:30 p.m.
ESPN
Florida State vs. Southern Miss
Dec. 27
Pinstripe
New York
5:15 p.m.
ESPN
Iowa vs. Boston College
Dec. 27
Foster Farms
Santa Clara, Calif.
8:30 p.m.
Fox
Purdue vs. Arizona
Dec. 27
Texas
Houston
9 p.m.
ESPN
Texas vs. Missouri