College Football Bowl Ties, Affiliations For Each Conference 2022-2023

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January 27, 2022 at 12:40 AM·13 min read

College football bowl tie-ins and bowl affiliations for every conference going into the 2022 season.

College Football Bowl Tie-Ins, Affiliations 2023-2023

– The College Football Playoff hasn’t expanded yet, so just as before, the top four teams according to the final College Football Playoff rankings will make the mini-tournament. This year, the two CFP semifinal bowls are the Fiesta and Peach on Saturday, December 31st.

– The two CFP semifinal winners will play in the College Football Playoff National Championship in Los Angeles on Monday, January 9th, 2023.

– The highest-ranked conference champion from the American Athletic, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, and Sun Belt will automatically get one spot in Cotton Bowl if it’s not in the College Football Playoff.

– The Rose Bowl will be the Big Ten and Pac-12, the Orange Bowl will be ACC vs a team from the Big Ten or SEC – Notre Dame could go to the Orange, but not as an ACC team – and the Sugar Bowl will be Big 12 vs SEC.

Again, the Fiesta and Peach are College Football Playoff games, leaving one spot open in the Cotton for a team to likely play a Group of Five team.

ACC Bowl Tie-Ins, Affiliations

Notre Dame is eligible for any ACC bowl tie-in as long as it’s within one game of the team eligible for the slot. However, it’s not eligible to go to the Orange Bowl as an ACC team.

The ACC Champion will automatically go to the Orange Bowl if it’s not selected for the College Football Playoff. If the top ACC team is in the CFP, the highest-ranked available team is in the Orange.

Like last year, the ACC bowl slots will mostly be based on the matchups that make the most sense and will potentially generate the most interest.

1. College Football Playoff Semifinal: If Selected

Capital One Orange Bowl
Highest-ranked available ACC team, if it’s not the ACC Champion.

First Tier

– Cheez-It Bowl vs Big 12
– Duke’s Mayo Bowl vs Big Ten
– Fenway Bowl vs American Athletic
– Military Bowl Presented by Peraton vs American Athletic
– New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs Big Ten
– Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl vs Army
– San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl vs Pac-12
– TaxSlayer Gator Bowl vs SEC
– Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl vs Pac-12

Second Tier

– Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl vs AAC, Pac-12 or SEC
– TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl vs SEC or AAC
– SERVPRO First Responder Bowl vs SEC or AAC or Pac-12

NEXT: American Athletic Conference Bowl Tie-Ins, Affiliations

American Athletic Conference Bowl Tie-Ins, Affiliations

The top-ranked American Athletic Conference champion will be in the mix for the Cotton Bowl if it’s the highest-ranked Group of Five champ – and if it’s not in the College Football Playoff.

The American Athletic Conference bowl tie-ins and affiliations will mostly be based on geographic location while avoiding repeat appearances.

Also, like last season, the American Athletic Conference bowl tie-ins are a bit loose. The ESPN owned and operated bowls might make a push to move teams around to create the best possible matchups.

The conference gets a spot in the Military Bowl in 2021, 2023, and 2025, and it’s in the Lockheed Martin Armed Force Bowl in 2020, 2022, and 2024.

The American Athletic will get teams in these bowl slots …

– Fenway Bowl vs ACC
– Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl vs Conference USA
– SoFi Hawaii Bowl vs Mountain West

The American Athletic Conference will get a chance at putting four teams in these bowls …

– Myrtle Beach Bowl vs MAC or Sun Belt
– PUBG MOBILE New Mexico Bowl vs Conference USA or Sun Belt
– RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl vs Group of Five or Army
– SERVPRO First Responder Bowl vs ACC, Big 12, or Pac-12
– Tailgreeter Cure Bowl vs Group of Five or Army
– TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl vs SEC
– Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl vs Group of Five or Army
– Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl vs ACC, Pac-12, or SEC

NEXT: Big Ten Bowl Tie-Ins, Affiliations

Big Ten Bowl Tie-Ins, Affiliations

The Big Ten Champion will automatically go to the Rose Bowl if it’s not selected for the College Football Playoff. If the top Big Ten team is in the CFP, the highest-ranked available team is in the Rose.

The Big Ten alternates with the SEC between the Las Vegas Bowl (2021, 2023, 2025) and Duke’s Mayo Bowl (2020, 2022, 2024). This year, the Big Ten is expected to go to the Duke’s Mayo after Wisconsin played in the Las Vegas last season.

On other note, the San Francisco Bowl against the Pac-12 that was canceled over the last two years due to COVID issues isn’t a sure-thing to come back in 2022.

1. Rose Bowl vs Pac-12
Highest-ranked available Big Ten team, if it’s not the Big Ten Champion.

2. Vrbo Citrus Bowl vs SEC

3. Outback Bowl vs SEC

4. Duke’s Mayo Bowl vs Pac-12

5. TransPerfect Music City Bowl vs SEC

6. New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs ACC

7. Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs Big 12

8. San Francisco Bowl vs Pac-12

9. Quick Lane Bowl vs MAC

NEXT: Big 12 Bowl Tie-Ins, Affiliations

Big 12 Bowl Tie-Ins, Affiliations

The Big 12 Champion will automatically go to the Sugar Bowl if it’s not selected for the College Football Playoff. If the top Big 12 team is in the CFP, the highest-ranked available team is in the Sugar.

1. Sugar Bowl vs SEC
Highest-ranked available Big 12 team, if it’s not the Big 12 Champion.

2. Valero Alamo Bowl vs Pac-12
3. Cheez-It Bowl vs ACC
4. Mercari Texas Bowl vs SEC
5. AutoZone Liberty Bowl vs SEC
6. Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs Big Ten

Other Bowl Tie-Ins
– Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl vs American Athletic, C-USA, Pac-12
– SERVPRO First Responder Bowl vs ACC, American Athletic, or Pac-12

NEXT: Conference USA Bowl Tie-Ins, Affiliations

Conference USA Bowl Tie-Ins, Affiliations

The top-ranked Conference USA champion will be in the mix for the Cotton Bowl if it’s the highest-ranked Group of Five champ – and if it’s not in the College Football Playoff.

The Conference USA bowl tie-ins and affiliations will mostly be based on geographic location while avoiding repeat appearances. There’s a slot in the Hawaii Bowl this season – along with 2024 – but the spot in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl is off until 2025.

Conference USA doesn’t have a true pecking order. The bowls matchups are based on best possible matchups.

– Bahamas Bowl vs MAC
– EasyPost Hawaii Bowl vs American Athletic Conference or Mountain West
– Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl vs American Athletic Conference
– New Mexico Bowl vs Mountain West
– R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl vs Sun Belt

To be determined among the Group of Five conferences …

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