Prepare for a school soccer bowl season such as you’ve by no means seen.
It’s the primary 12 months of the expanded 12-team School Soccer Playoff to find out the nationwide champion, with first-round video games kicking off Friday, December 20.
Within the new format, the highest 4 convention champions (Oregon, Georgia, Arizona State and Boise State) obtain a first-round bye and computerized entry into the quarterfinals.
The remaining eight groups play within the four-game first spherical, with matchups held on the residence stadiums of the higher-ranked members.
The “New Yr’s Six” bowls function the quarterfinals and semifinals, with the nationwide championship determined Monday, January 20, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
After all, there’s nonetheless loads of faculty soccer postseason motion by way of early January that doesn’t contain the nationwide championship chase.
The parade of bowl video games begins Saturday, December 14, with the Cricket Celebration Bowl in Atlanta.
A fantastic custom continues in Landover, Maryland, because the Navy Midshipmen tackle the Military Black Knights Saturday on CBS at 3/2c.
In a while Saturday, the Heisman Trophy is introduced to the season’s most excellent participant in a ceremony on ESPN at 8/7c. Finalists are Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel, Colorado WR/CB Travis Hunter, Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty (pictured above) and Miami QB Cam Ward.
Right here’s your full lineup of School Soccer Playoff video games and different bowl matchups:
School Soccer Playoff 2024 TV Schedule
All occasions Jap/Central.
CFP First Spherical
Friday, December 20
No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame, ABC/ESPN, 8/7c
Saturday, December 21
No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State, midday/11a c, TNT/Max
No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas, 4/3c, TNT/Max
No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State, 8/7c, ABC/ESPN
CFP Quarterfinals
Tuesday, December 31
Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Arizona): TBA vs. No. 3 Boise State, (ESPN)
Wednesday, Jan. 1
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Atlanta): TBA vs. No. 4 Arizona State, 1/midday c, ESPN
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California): TBA vs. No. 1 Oregon, 5/4c, ESPN
Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans): TBA vs. No. 2 Georgia, 8:45/7:45c, ESPN
CFP Semifinals
Thursday, January 9
Capital One Orange Bowl (Miami, Florida): TBA vs. TBA, 7:30/6:30c, ESPN
Friday, January 10
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Traditional (Arlington, Texas): TBA vs. TBA, 7:30/6:30c, ESPN
CFP Nationwide Championship Recreation
Monday, January 20
Nationwide Championship (Atlanta): TBA vs. TBA, 7:30/6:30c, ESPN
School Soccer Bowl Recreation TV Schedule
Saturday, December 14
Cricket Celebration Bowl (Atlanta): Jackson State vs. South Carolina State, midday/11a c, ABC
IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama): South Alabama vs. Western Michigan, 9/8c, ESPN
Tuesday, December 17
Scooter’s Espresso Frisco Bowl (Frisco, Texas): Memphis vs. West Virginia, 9/8c, ESPN
Wednesday, December 18
Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, Florida): Western Kentucky vs. James Madison, 5:30/4:30c, ESPN
Artwork of Sport LA Bowl (Inglewood, California): Cal vs. UNLV, 9/8c, ESPN
Thursday, December 19
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans): Georgia Southern vs. Sam Houston, 7/6c, ESPN2
Friday, December 20
StaffDNA Remedy Bowl (Orlando, Florida): Ohio vs. Jacksonville State, midday/11a c, ESPN
Union House Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa, Florida): 3:30/2:30c, ESPN
Monday, December 23
Myrtle Seashore Bowl (Conway, South Carolina): Coastal Carolina vs. UTSA, 11a/10a c, ESPN
Well-known Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, Idaho): Northern Illinois vs. Fresno State, 2:30/1:30c, ESPN
Tuesday, December 24
Hawai’i Bowl (Honolulu): South Florida vs. San José State, 8/7c, ESPN
Thursday, December 26
GameAbove Sports activities Bowl (Detroit): Pittsburgh vs. Toledo, 2/1xc, ESPN
Fee Bowl (Phoenix): Rutgers vs. Kansas State, 5:30/4:30c, ESPN
68 Ventures Bowl (Cellular, Alabama): Arkansas State vs. Bowling Inexperienced, 9/8c, ESPN
Friday, December 27
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Price, Texas): Oklahoma vs. Navy, midday/11a c, ESPN
Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, Alabama): Georgia Tech vs. Vanderbilt, 3:30/2:30c, ESPN
AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tennessee): Texas Tech vs. Arkansas, 7/6c, ESPN
DirecTV Vacation Bowl (San Diego): Syracuse vs. Washington State, 8/7c, Fox
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas): Texas A&M vs. USC, 10:30/9:30c, ESPN
Saturday, December 28
Wasabi Fenway Bowl (Boston): UConn vs. North Carolina, 11a/10a c, ESPN
Dangerous Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl (Bronx, New York): Boston School vs. Nebraska, Midday/11a c, ABC
Isleta New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, New Mexico): Louisiana vs. TCU, 2:15/1:15c, ESPN
Pop-Tarts Bowl (Orlando, Florida): Iowa State vs. Miami, 3:30/2:30c, ABC
Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl (Tucson, Arizona): Miami (Ohio) vs. Colorado State, 4:30/3:30c, The CW
Go Bowling Navy Bowl (Annapolis, Maryland): East Carolina vs. NC State, 5:45/4:45c, ESPN
Valero Alamo Bowl (San Antonio): BYU vs. Colorado, 7:30/6:30c, ABC
Radiance Applied sciences Independence Bowl (Shreveport, Louisiana): Marshall vs. Military, 9:15/8:15c, ESPN
Monday, December 30
TransPerfect Music Metropolis Bowl (Nashville, Tennessee): Iowa vs. Missouri, 2:30/1:30c, ESPN
Tuesday, December 31
ReliaQuest Bowl (Tampa, Florida): Alabama vs. Michigan, midday/11a c, ESPN
Tony the Tiger Solar Bowl (El Paso, Texas): Louisville vs. Washington, 2/1c, CBS
Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (Orlando, Florida): South Carolina vs. Illinois, 3/2c, ABC
Kinder’s Texas Bowl (Houston): Baylor vs. LSU, 3:30/2:30c, ESPN
Thursday, January 2
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Florida): Duke vs. Ole Miss, 7:30/6:30c, ESPN
Friday, January 3
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (Dallas): North Texas vs. Texas State, 4/3c, ESPN
Duke’s Mayo Bowl (Charlotte, North Carolina): Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech, 7:30/6:30c, ESPN
Saturday, January 4
Bahamas Bowl (Nassau, Bahamas): Buffalo vs. Liberty, 11a/10a c, ESPN2