College Football TV Schedule 2018: Dates, times, TV Channels for All 40 FBS Bowls

The College Football Playoff is officially set with No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 4 Oklahoma all making the selection committee's final top four.

Here's the complete list of the 2018-19 college football postseason games.

All starting times are Eastern.

Saturday, December 15

  • 12 p.m. ABC, Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl—Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia: North Carolina A&T vs. Alcorn State
  • 2 p.m. ESPN, New Mexico Bowl—Branch Field at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico: Utah State vs. North Texas
  • 2:30 p.m. CBSSN, AutoNation Cure Bowl—Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida.: Tulane vs. University of Lousiana at Lafayette
  • 3:30 p.m. ABC, Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl—Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada: Fresno State vs. Arizona State
  • 5:30 p.m. ESPN, Raycom Media Camellia Bowl—Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama: Eastern Michigan vs. Georgia Southern
  • 9 p.m. ESPN, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl—Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana: Appalachian State vs. Middle Tennessee

Tuesday, December 18

  • 7 p.m. ESPN, Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl—Howard Schellenberger Field at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida: University of Alabama at Birmingham vs. Northern Illinois

Wednesday, December 19

  • 8 p.m. ESPN, DXL Frisco Bowl—Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas: Ohio vs. San Diego State

Thursday, December 20

  • 8 p.m. ESPN, Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl—Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida: University of South Florida vs. Marshal

Friday, December 21

  • 12:30 p.m. ESPN, Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl—Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas: Florida International University vs. University of Toledo
  • 4 p.m. ESPN, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl—Lyle Smith Field at Abertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho: Western Michigan vs. Brigham Young University

Saturday, December 22

  • 12 p.m. ESPN, Birmingham Bowl—Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama: Memphis vs. Wake Forest
  • 3:30 p.m. ESPN, Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl—Fort Worth, Texas: Houston vs. Army
  • 7 p.m. ESPN, Dollar General Bowl—Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama: Troy vs. Buffalo
  • 10:30 p.m. ESPN, Hawaii Bowl—Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii vs. Louisiana Tech
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The Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates beating the Georgia Bulldogs in overtime and winning the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 8 in Atlanta, Georgia. Alabama won 26-23. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

Wednesday, December 26

  • 1:30 p.m. ESPN, Servpro First Responder Bowl—Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas: Boston College vs. Boise State
  • 5:15 p.m. ESPN, Quick Lane Bowl—Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan: Georgia Tech vs. Minnesota
  • 9 p.m. ESPN, Cheez-It Bowl—Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona: California vs. Texas Christian University

Thursday, December 27

  • 1:30 p.m. ESPN, Walk-On's Independence Bowl—Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Lousiana: Temple vs. Duke
  • 5:15 p.m. ESPN, New Era Pinstripe Bowl—Yankee Stadium, New York: Miami (Fla.) vs. Wisconsin
  • 9 p.m. ESPN, Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl—NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas: Baylor vs. Vanderbilt

Friday, December 28

  • 1:30 p.m. ESPN, Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl—Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee: Purdue vs. Auburn
  • 5:15 p.m. ESPN, Camping World Bowl—Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida: Syracuse vs. West Virginia
  • 9 p.m. ESPN, Valero Alamo Bowl—Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas: Washington State vs. Iowa State

Saturday, December 29

  • 12 p.m. ABC, Belk Bowl—Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina: Virginia vs. South Carolina
  • 12 p.m. ESPN, Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl—Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia: Florida vs. Michigan
  • 1.15 p.m. CBSSN, Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl—Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona: Arkansas State vs. Nevada​

College Football Playoff Semifinals

  • 4 p.m. or 8 p.m. ESPN, Capital One Orange Bowl—Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida: Clemson vs. Notre Dame
  • 4 p.m. or 8 p.m ESPN, Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic—AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas: Alabama vs. Oklahoma

Monday, December 31

  • 12 p.m. ESPN, Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman—Jack Stephens Field at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland: Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech
  • 2 p.m. CBS, Hyundai Sun Bowl—Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas: Pitt vs. Stanford
  • 3 p.m. FOX Sports, Redbox Bowl—Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California: Michigan State vs. Oregon
  • 3:45 p.m. ESPN, AutoZone Liberty Bowl—Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee: Missouri vs. Oklahoma State
  • 7 p.m. FOX Sports 1, San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl—SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, California: Utah vs. Northwestern
  • 7:30 p.m. ESPN, TaxSlayer Gator Bowl—TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida: N.C. State vs. Texas A&M

Tuesday, January 1

  • 12 p.m. ESPN2, Outback Bowl—Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida: Mississippi State vs. Iowa
  • 1 p.m. ABC, Citrus Bowl—Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida: Penn State vs. Kentucky
  • 1 p.m. ESPN, PlayStation Fiesta Bowl—State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona: Louisiana State University vs. University of Central Florida
  • 5 p.m. ESPN, Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual—Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California: Washington vs. Ohio State
  • 8:45 p.m. ESPN, Allstate Sugar Bowl—Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana: Texas vs. Georgia

Monday, January 7: College Football Playoff Championship Game

  • 8 p.m. ESPN, College Football Playoff National Championship Game—Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California: TBD vs TBD

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