Bowl Games Schedule 2015-16: TV, Live Stream Info and Championship Predictions

The second Selection Sunday in college football history has arrived. After a weekend of conference championship games helped shape the landscape of the sport, the College Football Playoff committee selected the four teams that will compete for a national title.

The names shouldn't surprise anyone.

ACC champion Clemson will enter as the tournament's top seed after running through the regular season 13-0. The Tigers defeated North Carolina 45-37 in Saturday's ACC Championship Game, helping them match up with Big 12 champion Oklahoma. The Sooners were idle this week and were leapfrogged by Big Ten champion Michigan State. 

The Spartans defeated Iowa, 16-13, in what amounted to a tournament play-in game. They'll move on to play second-seeded Alabama. The Tide earned a 29-15 win over Florida in Saturday's SEC Championship Game, earning the second consecutive title for the first time in the Nick Saban era.

That helps complete the bowl-selection process that was largely otherwise decided. Here is a look at every bowl game, along with a preview of what to expect from the two-game playoff. 

Bowl Schedule

Date	Time (ET)	Bowl Game	Matchup	Location	TV	Stream
Dec. 19	Noon	Cure Bowl	San Jose State vs. Georgia State	Orlando	CBSSN
Dec. 19	2 p.m.	Gildan New Mexico Bowl	Arizona vs. New Mexico	Albuquerque	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 19	3:30 p.m.	Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl	BYU vs. Utah	Las Vegas	ABC	WatchABC
Dec. 19	5:30 p.m.	Raycom Media Camellia Bowl	Ohio vs. Appalachian State	Montgomery	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 19	9 p.m.	R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl	Arkansas State vs. Louisiana Tech	New Orleans	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 21	2:30 p.m.	Miami Beach Bowl	USF vs. Western Kentucky	Miami	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 22	3:30 p.m.	Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	Akron vs. Utah State	Boise	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 22	7 p.m.	Marmot Boca Raton Bowl	Temple vs. Toledo	Boca Raton	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 23	4:30 p.m.	San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl	Boise State vs. Northern Illinois	San Diego	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 23	8 p.m.	GoDaddyBowl	Bowling Green vs. Georgia Southern	Mobile	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 24	Noon	Popeyes Bahamas Bowl	Middle Tennessee vs. Western Michigan	Nassau	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 24	8 p.m.	Hawai'i Bowl	Cincinnati vs. San Diego State	Honolulu	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 26	11 a.m.	St. Petersburg Bowl	UConn vs. Marshall	St. Petersburg	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 26	2 p.m.	Hyundai Sun Bowl	Miami vs. Washington State	El Paso	CBS
Dec. 26	2:20 p.m.	Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl	Washington vs. Southern Miss	Dallas	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 26	3:30 p.m.	New Era Pinstripe Bowl	Duke vs. Indiana	Bronx	ABC	WatchABC
Dec. 26	5:45 p.m.	Camping World Independence Bowl	Virginia Tech vs. Tulsa	Shreveport	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 26	9:15 p.m.	Foster Farms Bowl	Nebraska vs. UCLA	Santa Clara	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 28	2:30 p.m.	Military Bowl	Pitt vs. Navy	Annapolis	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 28	5 p.m.	Quick Lane Bowl	Central Michigan vs. Navy	Detroit	ESPN 2	WatchESPN
Dec. 29	2 p.m.	Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl	Washington vs. Air Force	Fort Worth	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 29	5:30 p.m.	Russell Athletic Bowl	North Carolina vs. Baylor	Orlando	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 29	7:30 p.m.	NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl	Nevada vs. Colorado State	Tucson	TBD
Dec. 29	9 p.m.	AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl	Texas Tech vs. LSU	Houston	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 30	Noon	Birmingham Bowl	Memphis vs. Auburn	Birmingham	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 30	3:30 p.m.	Belk Bowl	NC State vs. Mississippi State	Charlotte	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 30	7 p.m.	Music City Bowl	Louisville vs. Texas A&M	Nashville	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 30	10:30 p.m.	Holiday Bowl	Wisconsin vs. USC	San Diego	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 31	Noon	Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl	Houston vs. Florida State	Atlanta	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 31	TBD	Cotton Bowl	Michigan State vs. Alabama	Arlington	ESPN	WatchESPN
Dec. 31	TBD	Orange Bowl	Oklahoma vs. Clemson	Miami	ESPN	WatchESPN
Jan. 1	Noon	Outback Bowl	Northwestern vs. Tennessee	Tampa Bay	ESPN 2	WatchESPN
Jan. 1	1 p.m.	Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl	Michigan vs. Florida	Orlando	ABC	WatchABC
Jan. 1	1 p.m.	Fiesta Bowl	Notre Dame vs. Ohio State	Glendale	ESPN	WatchESPN
Jan. 1	5 p.m.	Rose Bowl	Stanford vs. Iowa	Pasadena	ESPN	WatchESPN
Jan. 1	8:30 p.m.	Allstate Sugar Bowl	Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss	New Orleans	ESPN	WatchESPN
Jan. 2	Noon	TaxSlayer Bowl	Penn State vs. Georgia	Jacksonville	ESPN	WatchESPN
Jan. 2	3:20 p.m.	AutoZone Liberty Bowl	Kansas State vs. Arkansas	Memphis	ESPN	WatchESPN
Jan. 2	6:45 p.m.	Valero Alamo Bowl	TCU vs. Oregon	San Antonio	ESPN	WatchESPN
Jan. 2	10:15 p.m.	Cactus Bowl	West Virginia vs. Arizona State	Phoenix	ESPN	WatchESPN
Jan. 11	8:30 p.m.	College Football Playoff National Championship		Glendale	ESPN	WatchESPN

Championship Preview

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Clemson was far from perfect this season. The Tigers turned the ball over more than their opponent in six games, and they ended the regular season with closer-than-expected games against Syracuse and South Carolina due to their mental gaffes.

"When we win the turnover margin, we're going to kill somebody," Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney said after defeating the Gamecocks, per Ed McGranahan of the State.

Saturday's ACC title game proved that wasn't necessarily the case. Clemson gained 608 total yards of offense and won the turnover battle but still needed a controversial offsides call on an onside kick to ensure victory. North Carolina recovered its initial attempt after bringing the game within eight points with just over a minute remaining, but an official said a Tar Heels player jumped the line, which forced a rekick. Replays showed no players were offside.

“I had a chance to look at it and they missed it. They were wrong,” Tar Heels coach Larry Fedora said, per Cindy Boren of the Washington Post. “That’s all I’m going to say about it. They were wrong.”

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All season, the effort in atoning for Clemson's near-shortcomings has been led by Heisman candidate Deshaun Watson, who threw for 3,512 yards and 30 touchdowns against 11 interceptions. He also added 887 yards on the ground and has lived up to every bit of the hype since his arrival. 

"He was like, 'You know what, guys, this is a team thing. All of us are doing this together,'" offensive lineman Eric Mac Lain told ESPN.com's Andrea Adelson. "So I think his true character has really emerged from this process. He could have gotten big-headed and it's all about him. He stayed true to the team, and it's pretty unique for a young guy."

Running back Wayne Gallman has been a nationally underappreciated part of the plan, rushing for more than 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns. He's gone over the 100-yard mark in eight of the Tigers' 13 games thus far.

The Sooners have their own Heisman candidate in Baker Mayfield. Oklahoma's starting quarterback threw for 3,389 yards and 35 touchdowns against five interceptions during the regular season and went without a pick in four of his last five games. 

Clemson-Oklahoma should prove to be a high-scoring affair. The Tigers have allowed opponents to top 20 points on six different occasions, including consecutive games of 30-plus. Oklahoma has allowed opponents to hit the 20-point mark on seven occasions. 

Regardless, the winner of Alabama-Michigan State will likely step into the championship game as the favorite. SEC teams always get the benefit of the doubt because of their gauntlet regular season, and there may be no hotter team in the country than Michigan State. 

The Crimson Tide have returned to their old-school mentality in 2015, with Derrick Henry leading a grind-it-out offense and perhaps the nation's best defense. He has rushed for 1,986 yards and 23 touchdowns this season, emerging as the Heisman front-runner.

"He doesn't have like a 400-yard game or whatever, but this is the SEC—we have really good defenses, too," Alabama center Ryan Kelly said, per Joseph Goodman of AL.com. "I think the more notable thing and honorable thing is that [Henry] goes in there 45 times in a game and runs the ball against guys who are just as big as he is and bigger, and still continuous goes back play after play. That's my Heisman pitch for him."

Henry will face a Michigan State team that ranks 15th in opposing rushing yards and ranks among the best overall defenses in the nation. The Spartans aren't quite as defensively dominant as Alabama, but no other CFB playoff team even comes close. They've held opponents to 16 or fewer points in their last four games and have been nearly flawless since their 38-37 loss to Nebraska. 

Michigan State will go up against an Alabama secondary that's allowed just 13 touchdown passes all season and hasn't seen an opposing team touch 20 points in nearly two months. Wins over Ohio State and Iowa likely give the Spartans confidence they can win a grind-it-out affair, but it's clear that the two first-round games will vary wildly from a stylistic standpoint. 

Smart money is on the favorite, Alabama, but Ohio State proved last year that nothing is determined until the players set foot on the field. 

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