The whirlwind process that is college football’s Selection Sunday goes down all day as FBS teams fill slots one by one for the 2024-25 Bowl Season and College Football Playoff. The action starts at noon ET with the announcement of the 12 College Football Playoff teams. The process continues with the release of the final CFP Rankings and rest of the New Year’s Six games before culminating late in the afternoon once every one of the bowl games is announced.
Of course, there will be plenty off leaks and rumors throughout the day, which is exactly why we at CBS Sports are here to help you sort through all the noise. Keep it locked here the entire day as this page will update with every new bowl game announcement as the process unfolds.
For now, check out these links as we prepare for the for the top 12 teams and the rest of the bowl games to be announced throughout the day. Below you will find a complete set of bowl projections, how we believe the final College Football Playoff Rankings will play out and who our experts would pick for the 12-team field if they had votes on the CFP committee.
Jerry Palm’s bowl projections | CFP Rankings prediction | Experts pick CFP teams 1-12
College Football Playoff projection
As projected by CBS Sports bowls expert Jerry Palm
Championship game: Jan. 20 — Atlanta
Cotton Bowl semifinal: Jan. 10
Orange Bowl semifinal: Jan. 9
Quarterfinals
- Rose Bowl, Jan. 1: (1) Oregon vs. 8/9 Winner
- Sugar Bowl, Jan. 1: (2) Georgia vs. 7/10 Winner
- Fiesta Bowl, Jan. 1: (4) Arizona State vs. 5/12 Winner
- Peach Bowl, Dec. 31: (3) Boise State vs. 6/11 Winner
First round
- (12) Clemson at (5) Texas — Winner faces (4) Boise State
- (9) Tennessee at (8) Ohio State — Winner faces (1) Oregon
- (11) Alabama at (6) Penn State — Winner faces (3) SMU
- (10) Indiana at (7) Notre Dame — Winner faces (2) Georgia