Find out how our experts see the potential bowl landscape shaping up after Week 11.
All times Eastern.
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Dec. 29,4 p.m. or 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: Alabama vs. Michigan Sherman: Alabama vs. Michigan
College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Dec. 29,4 p.m. or 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: Clemson vs. Notre Dame Sherman: Clemson vs. Notre Dame
College Football Playoff National Championship Presented By AT&T
Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California
Jan. 7,8 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: Alabama vs. Clemson Sherman: Alabama vs. Clemson
New Mexico Bowl
Branch Field at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec. 15,2 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: San Diego State vs. FIU Sherman: San Diego State vs. Middle Tennessee
Everything went according to plan for the top 10 teams this weekend, but the schedule doesn’t get easier from here for the teams jockeying for that final top-four ranking.
The Cougars advanced in a week dominated by the elite teams adding to their win totals.
AutoNation Cure Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Dec. 15,2:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
Bonagura: UL Monroe vs. Tulane Sherman: Temple vs. Coastal Carolina
Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Dec. 15,3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Bonagura: Cal vs. Fresno State Sherman: Stanford vs. Utah State
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama
Dec. 15,5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: Appalachian State vs. Eastern Michigan Sherman: Georgia Southern vs. Ohio
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
Dec. 15,9 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: Georgia Southern vs. Marshall Sherman: UAB vs. Louisiana
Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl
Howard Schnellenberger Field at FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, Florida Dec. 18,7 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: FAU vs. USF Sherman: FAU vs. Buffalo
DXL Frisco Bowl
Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
Dec. 19,8 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: Memphis vs. Ohio Sherman: Tulane vs. FIU
Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Dec. 20,8 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: Wake Forest vs. Temple Sherman: Miami vs. Cincinnati
Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl
Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas
Dec. 21,12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: Louisiana Tech vs. Toledo Sherman: Marshall vs. Toledo
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Lyle Smith Field at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho
Dec. 21,4 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: Boise State vs. Western Michigan Sherman: Boise State vs. Western Michigan
Birmingham Bowl
Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
Dec. 22, noon (ESPN)
Bonagura: UAB vs. Houston Sherman: Memphis vs. Appalachian State
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
Dec. 22,3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: Utah State vs. Army Sherman: Baylor vs. Houston
Dollar General Bowl
Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama
Dec. 22,7 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: Troy vs. Buffalo Sherman: Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois
Hawai’i Bowl
Aloha Stadium, Honolulu
Dec. 22,10:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: Hawai’i vs. Middle Tennessee Sherman: Hawai’i vs. Louisiana Tech
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Dec. 26,1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: BYU vs. North Texas Sherman: North Texas vs. BYU
Quick Lane Bowl
Ford Field, Detroit
Dec. 26,5:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: Georgia Tech vs. Northern Illinois Sherman: UL Monroe vs. Eastern Michigan
Cheez-It Bowl
Chase Field, Phoenix
Dec. 26,9 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: Oregon vs. Baylor Sherman: Cal vs. Fresno State
Walk-On’s Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec. 27,1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: USC vs. Miami Sherman: Tennessee vs. NC State
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Yankee Stadium, New York
Dec. 27,5:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: Virginia vs. Wisconsin Sherman: Purdue vs. Duke
Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
NRG Stadium, Houston
Dec. 27,9 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: Texas A&M vs. Texas Tech Sherman: Auburn vs. Texas Tech
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Dec. 28,1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: Missouri vs. NC State Sherman: Missouri vs. Boston College
Camping World Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Dec. 28,5:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: Syracuse vs. Iowa State Sherman: Syracuse vs. Iowa State
NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona
Dec. 29,5:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
Bonagura: Arkansas State vs. Nevada Sherman: Nevada vs. Troy
Valero Alamo Bowl
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Dec. 28,9 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: Utah vs. Texas Sherman: Texas vs. Washington
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Dec. 29, noon (ESPN)
Bonagura: LSU vs. UCF Sherman: LSU vs. West Virginia
Belk Bowl
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec. 29, noon (ABC)
Bonagura: Mississippi State vs. Boston College Sherman: Florida vs. Pitt
Redbox Bowl
Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California
Dec. 31,3 p.m. (Fox)
Bonagura: Stanford vs. Minnesota Sherman: Oregon vs. Army
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman
Jack Stephens Field at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland
Dec. 31, noon (ESPN)
Bonagura: Duke vs. Cincinnati Sherman: Georgia Tech vs. USF
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee
Dec. 31,3:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: South Carolina vs. Oklahoma State Sherman: Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
SDCCU Stadium, San Diego
Dec. 31,7 p.m. (FS1)
Bonagura: Washington vs. Michigan State Sherman: Iowa vs. Utah
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
Dec. 31,7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Bonagura: Auburn vs. Purdue Sherman: South Carolina vs. Wisconsin
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, Texas
Dec. 31,2 p.m. (CBS)
Bonagura: Arizona State vs.
