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New Year's Six

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New Year's Six
A break in play during the 2017 edition of the
Cotton Bowl Classic, one of the New Year's Six
In operation2014–present
Preceded byBCS (19982013)
Bowl Alliance (19951997)
Bowl Coalition (19921994)
Number of New Year's Six gamesSix plus the National Championship game
Television partner(s)ESPN (2014–present)
Most New Year's Six appearancesOhio State (10)
Most New Year's Six winsAlabama (9)
Most New Year's Six championshipsAlabama (3)
Conference with most appearancesSEC (24)
Conference with most game winsSEC (20)
Conference with most championshipsSEC (6)
Last championship gameJanuary 8, 2024
Current championMichigan

The New Year's Six, sometimes abbreviated as NY6, are the following NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) bowl games: the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Peach Bowl, and Fiesta Bowl. These games are played annually on or around New Year's Day and represent six of the ten oldest bowl games played at the FBS level.

These six top-tier bowl games rotate the hosting of the two College Football Playoff (CFP) semifinal games, which determine the teams that play in the final College Football Playoff National Championship game.[1] The rotation is set on a three-year cycle with the following pairings: Rose–Sugar, Orange–Cotton, and Peach-Fiesta. The National Championship game may be considered part of the New Year's Six, depending on context.

As of the 2024 season, the New Year's Six hosts the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the College Football Playoff.[2] Twelve teams are selected and seeded, following the conclusion of regular-season play, for the single-elimination tournament. Eight teams meet in first-round games, played at campus sites. The four winners then advance to play the four highest-ranked conference champions, who received a bye; these quarterfinal games are played as four of the New Year's Six games. The four quarterfinal winners then advance to the semifinals, played as two of the New Year's Six games. The two semifinal winners then advance to a championship game.

For the 2014 through 2023 seasons, two of the New Year's Six games (selected annually on a rotating basis) served as semifinal games in a four-team playoff, while teams appearing in the other four New Year's Six games were not eligible to appear in the national championship game.

History leading to the creation and expansion of the CFP

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The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was a selection system that created five bowl game match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football, including an opportunity for the top two teams to compete in the BCS National Championship Game. The system was in place for the 1998 through 2013 seasons and in 2014 was replaced by the College Football Playoff. The four-team playoffs consist of two semifinal games, with the winners advancing to the College Football Playoff National Championship. If New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the traditional New Year's Day games are played on January 2 in deference to the National Football League's week 17 games.

In June 2012, the BCS conference presidents approved the College Football Playoff to replace the Bowl Championship Series.[3] Three bowls—Rose, Sugar, and Orange—because of their contracts with Power Five conferences, were selected to be part of the rotating semifinal playoff games, with three more bowls to be named.[1] Because of issues about fairness and the Big East Conference's status as a BCS automatic qualifier, conference commissioners began to consider accommodating the Group of Five conferences with a seventh participating bowl. On November 12, 2012, in Denver, the conference commissioners granted the top Group of Five conference champion a guaranteed slot in one of the six premier bowls.[3] In July 2013, the Cotton Bowl Classic, the Fiesta Bowl, and the Peach Bowl were selected as the other three rotating semifinal playoff bowls, ahead of the Holiday Bowl. Also, the conference commissioners selected AT&T Stadium as the first host of the College Football Playoff National Championship game, held on January 12, 2015.[1]

When the playoff expanded to 12 teams beginning in 2024, the six bowls were designated as the quarterfinals and semifinals on a rotating basis.[4] Four first-round games, added to the expanded playoff and to be held before the six bowls, are contested at campus sites.

Former bowl game conference tie-ins

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Three of the bowls have traditional tie-ins with the specified conference champions in the years they are not hosting playoff games (2014–2023):

  • Rose Bowl: Big Ten vs. Pac-12[5]
  • Sugar Bowl: SEC vs. Big 12[3]
  • Orange Bowl: ACC vs. Big Ten, SEC, or Notre Dame[6]

When the conference champion is unavailable, the bowls invite the next-best team from that conference. The Cotton,[1] Fiesta,[5] and Peach Bowls have no conference tie-ins;[5] as such, the best conference champion from the Group of Five will play in one of those bowls if it does not qualify for the CFP semifinal until 2024 when all games are apart of the playoff and thus removes all conference tie ins.[3]

History and schedule

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Games are listed in chronological order, with final CFP rankings, and win–loss records prior to the respective bowl being played.

2014 season

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Day Date Bowl City Winning team Losing team
Wednesday December 31, 2014 Peach Bowl Atlanta, GA No. 6 TCU (11–1) 42 No. 9 Ole Miss (9–3) 3
Wednesday December 31, 2014 Fiesta Bowl Glendale, AZ No. 20 Boise State (11–2) 38 No. 10 Arizona (10–3) 30
Wednesday December 31, 2014 Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, FL No. 12 Georgia Tech (10–3) 49 No. 7 Mississippi State (10–2) 34
Thursday January 1, 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic Arlington, TX No. 8 Michigan State (10–2) 42 No. 5 Baylor (11–1) 41
Thursday January 1, 2015 (CFP Semifinal) Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA No. 2 Oregon (12–1) 59 No. 3 Florida State (13–0) 20
Thursday January 1, 2015 (CFP Semifinal) Sugar Bowl New Orleans, LA No. 4 Ohio State (12–1) 42 No. 1 Alabama (12–1) 35
Monday January 12, 2015 National Championship Game Arlington, TX No. 4 Ohio State (13–1) 42 No. 2 Oregon (13–1) 20

2015 season

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Day Date Bowl City Winning team Losing team
Thursday December 31, 2015 Peach Bowl Atlanta, GA No. 18 Houston (12–1) 38 No. 9 Florida State (10–2) 24
Thursday December 31, 2015 (CFP Semifinal) Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, FL No. 1 Clemson (13–0) 37 No. 4 Oklahoma (11–1) 17
Thursday December 31, 2015 (CFP Semifinal) Cotton Bowl Classic Arlington, TX No. 2 Alabama (12–1) 38 No. 3 Michigan State (12–1) 0
Friday January 1, 2016 Fiesta Bowl Glendale, AZ No. 7 Ohio State (11–1) 44 No. 8 Notre Dame (10–2) 28
Friday January 1, 2016 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA No. 6 Stanford (11–2) 45 No. 5 Iowa (12–1) 16
Friday January 1, 2016 Sugar Bowl New Orleans, LA No. 12 Ole Miss (9–3) 48 No. 16 Oklahoma State (10–2) 20
Monday January 11, 2016 National Championship Game Glendale, AZ No. 2 Alabama (13–1) 45 No. 1 Clemson (14–0) 40

2016 season

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Day Date Bowl City Winning team Losing team
Friday December 30, 2016 Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, FL No. 11 Florida State (9–3) 33 No. 6 Michigan (10–2) 32
Saturday December 31, 2016 (CFP Semifinal) Peach Bowl Atlanta, GA No. 1 Alabama (13–0) 24 No. 4 Washington (12–1) 7
Saturday December 31, 2016 (CFP Semifinal) Fiesta Bowl Glendale, AZ No. 2 Clemson (12–1) 31 No. 3 Ohio State (11–1) 0
Monday January 2, 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic Arlington, TX No. 8 Wisconsin (10–3) 24 No. 15 Western Michigan (13–0) 16
Monday January 2, 2017 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA No. 9 USC (9–3) 52 No. 5 Penn State (11–2) 49
Monday January 2, 2017 Sugar Bowl New Orleans, LA No. 7 Oklahoma (10–2) 35 No. 14 Auburn (8–4) 19
Monday January 9, 2017 National Championship Game Tampa, FL No. 2 Clemson (13–1) 35 No. 1 Alabama (14–0) 31

2017 season

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Day Date Bowl City Winning team Losing team
Friday December 29, 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic Arlington, TX No. 5 Ohio State (11–2) 24 No. 8 USC (11–2) 7
Saturday December 30, 2017 Fiesta Bowl Glendale, AZ No. 9 Penn State (10–2) 35 No. 11 Washington (10–2) 28
Saturday December 30, 2017 Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, FL No. 6 Wisconsin (12–1) 34 No. 10 Miami (FL) (10–2) 24
Monday January 1, 2018 Peach Bowl Atlanta, GA No. 12 UCF (12–0) 34 No. 7 Auburn (10–3) 27
Monday January 1, 2018 (CFP Semifinal) Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA No. 3 Georgia (12–1) 54 No. 2 Oklahoma (12–1) 482OT
Monday January 1, 2018 (CFP Semifinal) Sugar Bowl New Orleans, LA No. 4 Alabama (11–1) 24 No. 1 Clemson (12–1) 6
Monday January 8, 2018 National Championship Game Atlanta, GA No. 4 Alabama (12–1) 26 No. 3 Georgia (13–1) 23OT

2018 season

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Day Date Bowl City Winning team Losing team
Saturday December 29, 2018 Peach Bowl Atlanta, GA No. 10 Florida (9–3) 41 No. 7 Michigan (10–2) 15
Saturday December 29, 2018 (CFP Semifinal) Cotton Bowl Classic Arlington, TX No. 2 Clemson (13–0) 30 No. 3 Notre Dame (12–0) 3
Saturday December 29, 2018 (CFP Semifinal) Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, FL No. 1 Alabama (13–0) 45 No. 4 Oklahoma (12–1) 34
Tuesday January 1, 2019 Fiesta Bowl (January 2019) Glendale, AZ No. 11 LSU (9–3) 40 No. 8 UCF (12–0) 32
Tuesday January 1, 2019 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA No. 6 Ohio State (12–1) 28 No. 9 Washington (10–3) 23
Tuesday January 1, 2019 Sugar Bowl New Orleans, LA No. 15 Texas (9–4) 28 No. 5 Georgia (11–2) 21
Monday January 7, 2019 National Championship Game Santa Clara, CA No. 2 Clemson (14–0) 44 No. 1 Alabama (14–0) 16

2019 season

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Day Date Bowl City Winning team Losing team
Saturday December 28, 2019 Cotton Bowl Classic Arlington, TX No. 10 Penn State (10–2) 53 No. 17 Memphis (12–1) 39
Saturday December 28, 2019 (CFP Semifinal) Peach Bowl Atlanta, GA No. 1 LSU (13–0) 63 No. 4 Oklahoma (12–1) 28
Saturday December 28, 2019 (CFP Semifinal) Fiesta Bowl Glendale, AZ No. 3 Clemson (13–0) 29 No. 2 Ohio State (13–0) 23
Monday December 30, 2019 Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, FL No. 9 Florida (10–2) 36 No. 24 Virginia (9–4) 28
Wednesday January 1, 2020 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA No. 6 Oregon (11–2) 28 No. 8 Wisconsin (10–3) 27
Wednesday January 1, 2020 Sugar Bowl New Orleans, LA No. 5 Georgia (11–2) 26 No. 7 Baylor (11–2) 14
Monday January 13, 2020 National Championship Game New Orleans, LA No. 1 LSU (14–0) 42 No. 3 Clemson (14–0) 25

Source:[7][8]

2020 season

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Day Date Bowl City Winning team Losing team
Wednesday December 30, 2020 Cotton Bowl Classic Arlington, TX No. 6 Oklahoma (8–2) 55 No. 7 Florida (8–3) 20
Friday January 1, 2021 Peach Bowl Atlanta, GA No. 9 Georgia (7–2) 24 No. 8 Cincinnati (9–0) 21
Friday January 1, 2021 (CFP Semifinal) Rose Bowl Arlington, TX No. 1 Alabama (11–0) 31 No. 4 Notre Dame (10–1) 14
Friday January 1, 2021 (CFP Semifinal) Sugar Bowl New Orleans, LA No. 3 Ohio State (6–0) 49 No. 2 Clemson (10–1) 28
Saturday January 2, 2021 Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, FL No. 5 Texas A&M (8–1) 41 No. 13 North Carolina (8–3) 27
Saturday January 2, 2021 Fiesta Bowl Glendale, AZ No. 10 Iowa State (8–3) 34 No. 25 Oregon (4–2) 17
Monday January 11, 2021 National Championship Game Miami Gardens, FL No. 1 Alabama (12–0) 52 No. 3 Ohio State (7–0) 24

Source:[9]

2021 season

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Day Date Bowl City Winning team Losing team
Thursday December 30, 2021 Peach Bowl Atlanta, GA No. 10 Michigan State (10–2) 31 No. 12 Pittsburgh (11–2) 21
Friday December 31, 2021 (CFP Semifinal) Cotton Bowl Classic Arlington, TX No. 1 Alabama (12–1) 27 No. 4 Cincinnati (13–0) 6
Friday December 31, 2021 (CFP Semifinal) Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, FL No. 3 Georgia (12–1) 34 No. 2 Michigan (12–1) 11
Saturday January 1, 2022 Fiesta Bowl Glendale, AZ No. 9 Oklahoma State (11–2) 37 No. 5 Notre Dame (11–1) 35
Saturday January 1, 2022 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA No. 6 Ohio State (10–2) 48 No. 11 Utah (10–3) 45
Saturday January 1, 2022 Sugar Bowl New Orleans, LA No. 7 Baylor (11–2) 21 No. 8 Ole Miss (10–2) 7
Monday January 10, 2022 National Championship Game Indianapolis, IN No. 3 Georgia (13–1) 33 No. 1 Alabama (13–1) 18

2022 season

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Day Date Bowl City Winning team Losing team
Friday December 30, 2022 Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, FL No. 6 Tennessee (10–2) 31 No. 7 Clemson (11–2) 14
Saturday December 31, 2022 Sugar Bowl New Orleans, LA No. 5 Alabama (10–2) 45 No. 9 Kansas State (10–3) 20
Saturday December 31, 2022 (CFP Semifinal) Fiesta Bowl Glendale, AZ No. 3 TCU (12–1) 51 No. 2 Michigan (13–0) 45
Saturday December 31, 2022 (CFP Semifinal) Peach Bowl Atlanta, GA No. 1 Georgia (13–0) 42 No. 4 Ohio State (11–1) 41
Monday January 2, 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic Arlington, TX No. 16 Tulane (11–2) 46 No. 10 USC (11–2) 45
Monday January 2, 2023 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA No. 11 Penn State (10–2) 35 No. 8 Utah (10–3) 21
Monday January 9, 2023 National Championship Game Inglewood, CA No. 1 Georgia (14–0) 65 No. 3 TCU (13–1) 7

2023 season

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Day Date Bowl City Winning team Losing team
Friday December 29, 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic Arlington, TX No. 9 Missouri (10–2) 14 No. 7 Ohio State (11–1) 3
Saturday December 30, 2023 Peach Bowl Atlanta, GA No. 11 Ole Miss (10–2) 38 No. 10 Penn State (10–2) 25
Saturday December 30, 2023 Orange Bowl Miami Gardens, FL No. 6 Georgia (12–1) 63 No. 5 Florida State (13–0) 3
Monday January 1, 2024 Fiesta Bowl Glendale, AZ No. 8 Oregon (11–2) 45 No. 23 Liberty (13–0) 6
Monday January 1, 2024 (CFP Semifinal) Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA No. 1 Michigan (13–0) 27 No. 4 Alabama (12–1) 20
Monday January 1, 2024 (CFP Semifinal) Sugar Bowl New Orleans, LA No. 2 Washington (13–0) 37 No. 3 Texas (12–1) 31
Monday January 8, 2024 National Championship Game Houston, TX No. 1 Michigan (14–0) 34 No. 2 Washington (14–0) 13

Future games

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The below games dates have been announced by CFP organizers. Starting with the 2024 season (2024–25 bowl season), with the expansion of the playoff from four to 12 teams, games not hosting the national semifinals will host the national quarterfinals.

Season (bowl games) Cotton Orange Fiesta Peach Rose Sugar Championship (site)
2024 (2024–25) January 10* January 9* December 31† January 1† January 1† January 1† January 20 (Atlanta, GA)
2025 (2025–26) December 31† January 1† January 8* January 9* January 1† January 1† January 19 (Miami, FL)
* Denotes CFP semifinal games
† Denotes CFP quarterfinal games

Source:[10]

New Year's Six bowl appearances

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New Year's Six performance

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New Year's Six bowl appearances by team

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Texas

App Games School W L Pct Game(s) won Game(s) lost
10 12 Ohio State 7 5 .583 2015 Sugar Bowl+
2015 College Football Playoff National Championship
2016 Fiesta Bowl (January)
2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)
2019 Rose Bowl
2021 Sugar Bowl+
2022 Rose Bowl
2016 Fiesta Bowl (December)+
2019 Fiesta Bowl (December)+
2021 College Football Playoff National Championship
2022 Peach Bowl+
2023 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)
9 15 Alabama 10 5 .667 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)+
2016 College Football Playoff National Championship
2016 Peach Bowl+
2018 Sugar Bowl+
2018 College Football Playoff National Championship
2018 Orange Bowl+
2021 Rose Bowl+
2021 College Football Playoff National Championship
2021 Cotton Bowl+
2022 Sugar Bowl (December)
2015 Sugar Bowl+
2017 College Football Playoff National Championship
2019 College Football Playoff National Championship
2022 College Football Playoff National Championship
2024 Rose Bowl+
7 11 Clemson 6 5 .545 2015 Orange Bowl+
2016 Fiesta Bowl (December)+
2017 College Football Playoff National Championship
2018 Cotton Bowl+
2019 College Football Playoff National Championship
2019 Fiesta Bowl (December)+
2016 College Football Playoff National Championship
2018 Sugar Bowl+
2020 College Football Playoff National Championship
2021 Sugar Bowl+
2022 Orange Bowl
7 10 Georgia 8 2 .800 2018 Rose Bowl+
2020 Sugar Bowl
2021 Peach Bowl (January)
2021 Orange Bowl (December)+
2022 College Football Playoff National Championship
2022 Peach Bowl+
2023 College Football Playoff National Championship
2023 Orange Bowl
2018 College Football Playoff National Championship
2019 Sugar Bowl
6 6 Oklahoma 2 4 .333 2017 Sugar Bowl
2020 Cotton Bowl
2015 Orange Bowl+
2018 Rose Bowl+
2018 Orange Bowl+
2019 Peach Bowl+
5 6 Michigan 2 4 .333 2024 Rose Bowl+
2024 College Football Playoff National Championship
2016 Orange Bowl
2018 Peach Bowl (December)
2021 Orange Bowl (December)+
2022 Fiesta Bowl (December)+
5 5 Penn State 3 2 .600 2017 Fiesta Bowl
2019 Cotton Bowl
2023 Rose Bowl
2017 Rose Bowl
2023 Peach Bowl
4 5 Oregon 3 2 .600 2015 Rose Bowl+
2020 Rose Bowl
2024 Fiesta Bowl (January)
2015 College Football Playoff National Championship
2021 Fiesta Bowl
4 5 Washington 1 4 .200 2024 Sugar Bowl+ 2016 Peach Bowl+
2017 Fiesta Bowl
2019 Rose Bowl
2024 College Football Playoff National Championship
4 4 Ole Miss 2 2 .500 2016 Sugar Bowl
2023 Peach Bowl
2014 Peach Bowl
2022 Sugar Bowl (January)
4 4 Florida State 1 3 .250 2016 Orange Bowl 2015 Rose Bowl+
2015 Peach Bowl
2023 Orange Bowl
4 4 Notre Dame 0 4 .000   2016 Fiesta Bowl (January)
2018 Cotton Bowl+
2021 Rose Bowl+
2022 Fiesta Bowl (January)
3 3 Florida 2 1 .667 2018 Peach Bowl (December)
2019 Orange Bowl
2020 Cotton Bowl
3 3 Wisconsin 2 1 .667 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)
2017 Orange Bowl
2020 Rose Bowl
3 3 Michigan State 2 1 .667 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)
2021 Peach Bowl (December)
2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)+
3 3 Baylor 1 2 .333 2022 Sugar Bowl (January) 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)
2020 Sugar Bowl
3 3 USC 1 2 .333 2017 Rose Bowl 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)
2023 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)
2 3 LSU 3 0 1.000 2019 Fiesta Bowl (January)
2019 Peach Bowl+
2020 College Football Playoff National Championship
 
2 3 TCU 2 1 .667 2014 Peach Bowl
2022 Fiesta Bowl (December)+
2023 College Football Playoff National Championship
2 2 UCF 1 1 .500 2018 Peach Bowl (January) 2019 Fiesta Bowl (January)
2 2 Oklahoma State 1 1 .500 2022 Fiesta Bowl (January) 2016 Sugar Bowl
2 2 Auburn 0 2 .000   2017 Sugar Bowl
2018 Peach Bowl (January)
2 2 Cincinnati 0 2 .000   2021 Peach Bowl (January)
2021 Cotton Bowl+
2 2 Utah 0 2 .000   2022 Rose Bowl
2023 Rose Bowl
1 1 Boise State 1 0 1.000 2014 Fiesta Bowl (December)  
1 1 Georgia Tech 1 0 1.000 2014 Orange Bowl (December)  
1 1 Houston 1 0 1.000 2015 Peach Bowl  
1 1 Stanford 1 0 1.000 2016 Rose Bowl  
2 2 Texas 1 1 .500 2019 Sugar Bowl 2024 Sugar Bowl+
1 1 Texas A&M 1 0 1.000 2021 Orange Bowl (January)  
1 1 Iowa State 1 0 1.000 2021 Fiesta Bowl  
1 1 Tennessee 1 0 1.000 2022 Orange Bowl  
1 1 Tulane 1 0 1.000 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)  
1 1 Missouri 1 0 1.000 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)  
1 1 Arizona 0 1 .000   2014 Fiesta Bowl (December)
1 1 Mississippi State 0 1 .000   2014 Orange Bowl (December)
1 1 Iowa 0 1 .000   2016 Rose Bowl
1 1 Western Michigan 0 1 .000   2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)
1 1 Miami 0 1 .000   2017 Orange Bowl
1 1 Memphis 0 1 .000   2019 Cotton Bowl
1 1 Virginia 0 1 .000   2019 Orange Bowl
1 1 North Carolina 0 1 .000   2021 Orange Bowl (January)
1 1 Pittsburgh 0 1 .000   2021 Peach Bowl (December)
1 1 Kansas State 0 1 .000   2022 Sugar Bowl (December)
1 1 Liberty 0 1 .000   2024 Fiesta Bowl (January)

+ Denotes CFP Semifinal

New Year's Six bowl appearances by conference

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Conference Appearances Games W L Pct # Schools School(s)
SEC 31 41 28 13 .683 10 Alabama 15 (10–5)
Georgia 10 (8–2)
Ole Miss 4 (2–2)
LSU 3 (3–0)
Florida 3 (2–1)
Auburn 2 (0–2)
Texas A&M 1 (1–0)
Tennessee 1 (1–0)
Missouri 1 (1–0)
Mississippi State 1 (0–1)
Big Ten 27 30 16 14 .533 6 Ohio State 12 (7–5)
Michigan 6 (2–4)
Penn State 5 (3–2)
Michigan State 3 (2–1)
Wisconsin 3 (2–1)
Iowa 1 (0–1)
ACC 17 21 8 13 .381 8 Clemson 11 (6–5)
Florida State 4 (1–3)
Georgia Tech 1 (1–0)
Miami (FL) 1 (0–1)
Virginia 1 (0–1)
Notre Dame* 1 (0–1)
North Carolina 1 (0–1)
Pittsburgh 1 (0–1)
Big 12 17 18 8 10 .444 7 Oklahoma 6 (2–4)
Baylor 3 (1–2)
TCU 3 (2–1)
Oklahoma State 2 (1–1)
Texas 2 (1–1)
Iowa State 1 (1–0)
Kansas State 1 (0-1)
Pac-12 15 17 6 11 .353 6 Oregon 5 (3–2)
Washington 5 (1–4)
USC 3 (1–2)
Utah 2 (0–2)
Stanford 1 (1–0)
Arizona 1 (0–1)
American 7 7 3 4 .429 5 UCF 2 (1–1)
Cincinnati 2 (0–2)
Houston 1 (1–0)
Tulane 1 (1-0)
Memphis 1 (0–1)
Independent 3 3 0 3 .000 1 Notre Dame* 3 (0–3)
Mountain West 1 1 1 0 1.000 1 Boise State 1 (1–0)
MAC 1 1 0 1 .000 1 Western Michigan 1 (0–1)
Conference USA 1 1 0 1 .000 1 Liberty 1 (0–1)

Sun Belt Conference has never appeared in the New Year's Six.
* In 2020, Notre Dame played as part of the ACC due to COVID-19

College Football Playoff appearances and performances

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College Football Playoff performance

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College Football Playoff National Championship appearances

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College Football Playoff National Championship appearances by team

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Appearances Team Wins Losses Win % Season(s) won Season(s) lost
6 Alabama 3 3 50 2015, 2017, 2020 2016, 2018, 2021
4 Clemson 2 2 50 2016, 2018 2015, 2019
3 Georgia 2 1 67 2021, 2022 2017
2 Ohio State 1 1 50 2014 2020
1 LSU 1 0 100 2019  
1 Michigan 1 0 100 2023  
1 Oregon 0 1 0   2014
1 TCU 0 1 0   2022
1 Washington 0 1 0   2023

College Football Playoff National Championship appearances by conference

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Conference Appearances Wins Losses Win % # Teams Team(s) Title seasons
SEC 10 6 4 60[a] 3 Alabama 6 (3–3)
Georgia 3 (2–1)
LSU 1 (1–0)
2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
ACC 4 2 2 50 1 Clemson 4 (2–2) 2016, 2018
Big Ten 3 2 1 67 2 Ohio State 2 (1–1)
Michigan 1 (1–0)
2014, 2023
Pac-12 2 0 2 0 2 Oregon 1 (0–1)
Washington 1 (0–1)
 
Big 12 1 0 1 0 1 TCU 1 (0–1)  
  1. ^ The 2017 and 2021 championship games featured SEC teams Alabama and Georgia. The SEC has a record of 4–2 (.667) in championship games against other conferences.

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "College Football Playoff to expand to 12 teams starting with the 2024 season | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  3. ^ a b c d Stewart Mandel (12 November 2012). "Stewart Mandel: Big East, rest of 'Group of Five' score victory with six-bowl decision". SI.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  4. ^ Thamel, Pete (2022-12-01). "Source: Rose Bowl allows for 12-team CFP in '24". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  5. ^ a b c McMann, Aaron (November 30, 2018). "Michigan's bowl destination hinges on Ohio State and the playoff". Flint Journal. MLive Media Group. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  6. ^ Daily Press (15 November 2012). "Teel Time: ACC, Orange Bowl announce ties with SEC, Big Ten, Notre Dame, ESPN". dailypress.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  7. ^ "2019-2020 College Football Playoff, New Year's Six, Bowl Schedule, Conference Matchups". CollegeFootballNews.com. January 14, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "86th Capital One Orange Bowl now Scheduled for Primetime". orangebowl.org (Press release). May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "College Football Bowl Schedule 2020". fbschedules.com. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  10. ^ Sallee, Barrett (May 2, 2023). "College Football Playoff schedule, dates set for 2024, 2025 seasons with field expanding to 12 teams". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 9, 2024.