The 2020 college postseason schedule features 43 bowl games between FBS teams.
Is that too many bowl games? Given the outbreak of COVID-19 could threaten the season, we're going to say absolutely not.
The bowl season concludes with the College Football Playoff championship game on Jan. 11 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. This year's semifinals are on Jan. 1 at the Rose Bowl Game and Sugar Bowl.
Sporting News' Playoff picks are a reflection of the top-heavy state of college football: Clemson, Alabama, Oklahoma and Ohio State have combined for 17 of 24 total appearances. Which other schools could break that monopoly up?
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SN has projections for all 44 bowl games here, and they will be updated throughout the season as dates for bowls outside the New Year’s Day 6 are revealed:
College football bowl predictions 2020
| BOWL | TEAMS |
| FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl | Miami (Ohio) vs. Arkansas State |
| Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | Washington vs. Wake Forest |
| Vrbo Citrus Bowl | Wisconsin vs Florida |
| Outback Bowl | Michigan vs. Auburn |
| Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl | Baylor vs. Mississippi State |
| AutoZone Liberty Bowl | Iowa State vs. Kentucky |
| Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl | Virginia vs. South Carolina |
| Bahamas Bowl | Central Michigan vs. Southern Miss |
| Duke's Mayo Bowl | Michigan State vs. N.C. State |
| Mobile Alabama Bowl | Kent State vs. Louisiana |
| Cheez-It Bowl | TCU vs. Florida State |
| Cactus Bowl | Kansas State vs. Indiana |
| Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl | Temple vs. FAU |
| Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Buffalo vs. Air Force |
| Fenway Bowl | Cincinnati vs. Pitt |
| LA Bowl | San Diego State vs. Stanford |
| LendingTree Bowl | Ohio vs. Georgia Southern |
| Lockeheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl | Western Kentucky vs. SMU |
| Military Bowl | Navy vs. Marshall* |
| Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl | Utah vs. Ole Miss |
| Myrtle Beach Bowl | UCF vs. Troy |
| NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl | Toledo vs. Utah State |
| New Era Pinstripe Bowl | Iowa vs. Virginia Tech |
| New Mexico Bowl | Houston vs. Fresno State |
| Quick Lane Bowl | Western Michigan vs. Nebraska |
| R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | Appalachian State vs. Louisiana Tech |
| Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl | Army vs. Cal |
| SDCCU Holiday Bowl | Arizona State vs. Miami, Fla. |
| SERVPRO First Responder Bowl | Wyoming vs. West Virginia |
| SoFi Hawaii Bowl | Hawaii vs. UAB |
| TaxSlayer Gator Bowl | Louisville vs. Tennessee |
| Ticket Smarter Birmingham Bowl | Memphis vs. Georgia Tech* |
| TransPerfect Music City Bowl | Minnesota vs. Texas A&M |
| Tropical Smoothie Café Frisco Bowl | BYU* vs. FIU |
| Valero Alamo Bowl | Oklahoma State vs. USC |
College Football New Year's Day Six predictions
| DATE | BOWL | TEAMS |
| Dec. 30 | Goodyear Cotton Bowl | Texas vs. Boise State |
| Jan. 1 | Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl | Georgia vs. North Carolina |
| Jan. 2 | PlayStation Fiesta Bowl | LSU vs. Oregon |
| Jan. 2 | Capital One Orange Bowl | Notre Dame vs. Penn State |
| Jan. 1 | Rose Bowl Game (semifinal) | Ohio State vs. Oklahoma |
| Jan. 1 | Allstate Sugar Bowl (semifinal) | Clemson vs. Alabama |
College Football Playoff championship prediction
| Jan. 11 | CFP championship game | Clemson vs. Ohio State |