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.
| New Year's Six | |
|---|---|
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| In operation | 2014–present |
| Preceded by | BCS (1998–2013) Bowl Alliance (1995–1997) Bowl Coalition (1992–1994) |
| Number of New Year's Six games | Six plus the National Championship game |
| Television partner(s) | ESPN (2014–present) |
| Most New Year's Six appearances | Ohio State (10) |
| Most New Year's Six wins | Alabama (9) |
| Most New Year's Six championships | Alabama (3) |
| Conference with most appearances | SEC (24) |
| Conference with most game wins | SEC (20) |
| Conference with most championships | SEC (6) |
| Last championship game | January 8, 2024 |
| Current champion | Michigan |
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
editThe 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
editThree of the bowls had traditional tie-ins with the specified conference champions in the years they were 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
editGames are listed in chronological order, with final CFP rankings, and win–loss records prior to the respective bowl being played.
2014 season
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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 |
2020 season
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
editThe 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 bowl appearances by team
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New Year's Six bowl appearances by conference
edit| Conference | Appearances | Games | W | L | Pct | # Schools | School(s) |
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| 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 National Championship appearances
editCollege Football Playoff National Championship appearances by team
edit| Appearances | Team | Wins | Losses | Win % | Season(s) won | Season(s) lost |
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| 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
edit| 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) |
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| Big 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | TCU 1 (0–1) |
See also
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References
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