2024-25 Big 12 Bowl Selection Process
College Football Playoff (CFP) Selection Process
The College Football Playoff (CFP) is the event that crowns the national champion in college football. The CFP Selection Committee ranks the top 25 teams at the end of the season, and the 12 playoff participants consist of the five highest-ranked conference champions, plus the next seven highest-ranked teams. The four highest ranked conference champions will be seeded one through four and receive a first-round bye. The schools seeded five through eight will host those seeded nine through 12 in first-round games. The quarterfinals and semifinals rotate annually among six bowl games – the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, Capital One Orange Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential and the Allstate Sugar Bowl. This year's quarterfinals will take place on Dec. 31, 2024, and January 1, 2025, while the semifinals will be January 9-10, 2025. The College Football Playoff National Championship will be Monday, January 20, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. For additional information on the College Football Playoff, visit CollegeFootballPlayoff.com.
Big 12 Bowl Partners
Once the CFP has filled its bowl slots, Big 12 bowl partners will make selections from the remaining Conference teams.
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Big 12 Bowl Pool: Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, UCF, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech and West Virginia.
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Date
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Time (CT)
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Bowl
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Location
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
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4:30 PM
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Rate Bowl
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Phoenix, Ariz.
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Friday, December 27, 2024
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11:00 AM or 2:30 PM
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Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
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Fort Worth, Texas
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Friday, December 27, 2024
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6:00 PM
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AutoZone Liberty Bowl
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Memphis, Tenn.
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Saturday, December 28, 2024
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2:30 PM
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Pop-Tarts Bowl
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Orlando, Fla.
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Saturday, December 28, 2024
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6:30 PM
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Valero Alamo Bowl
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San Antonio, Texas
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Tuesday, December 31, 2024
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2:30 PM
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Texas Bowl
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Houston, Texas
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Friday, January 3, 2025
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3:00 PM
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SERVPRO First Responder Bowl or ESPN Events Pool Games
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Dallas, Texas
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Pac 12 Legacy Pool: Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah
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Date
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Time (CT)
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Bowl
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Location
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024
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8:00 PM
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Art of Sport LA Bowl Hosted Hosted by Gronk
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Inglewood, Calif.
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Friday, December 27, 2024
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9:30 PM
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SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
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Las Vegas, Nev.
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7:00 PM |
DIRECTV Holiday Bowl |
San Diego, Calif. |
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Saturday, December 28, 2024
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6:30 PM
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Valero Alamo Bowl
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San Antonio, Texas
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Saturday, December 28, 2024
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8:15 PM
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Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl
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Shreveport, La.
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Tuesday, December 31, 2024
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1:00 PM
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Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl
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El Paso, Texas
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College Football Playoff (Top 5 Conference Champions + 7 at-large selections)
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Date
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Time (CT)
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Bowl
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Location
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Tuesday, December 31, 2024
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6:30 PM
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VRBO Fiesta Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal)
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Glendale, Ariz.
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Wednesday, January 1, 2025
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12:00 PM
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Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal)
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Atlanta, Ga.
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Wednesday, January 1, 2025
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4:00 PM
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Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential (CFP Quarterfinal)
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Pasadena, Calif.
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Wednesday, January 1, 2025
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7:45 PM
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Allstate Sugar Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal)
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New Orleans, La.
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Thursday, January 9, 2025
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6:30 PM
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Capital One Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal)
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Miami, Fla.
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Friday, January 10, 2025
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6:30 PM
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Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (CFP Semifinal)
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Arlington, Texas
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Monday, January 20, 2025
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6:30 PM
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College Football Playoff National Championship
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Atlanta, Ga.
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