ESPN Predicts the Full 2025 College Football Bowl Slate & CFP Bracket

46) Holiday Bowl

Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego)
Time TBD, Fox
Bonagura: Georgia Tech vs. USC
Schlabach: SMU vs. Washington

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+680)

USC Trojans To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+410)

SMU Mustangs To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+420)

Washington Huskies To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+980)

2) College Football Playoff First Round Game 2

Bonagura: No. 11 Miami at No. 6 Notre Dame
Schlabach: No. 11 Arizona State at No. 6 Alabama

Miami (FL) Hurricanes To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+190)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-164)

Arizona State Sun Devils To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+410)

Alabama Crimson Tide To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-176)

3) College Football Playoff First Round Game 3

Bonagura: No. 10 Arizona State at No. 7 Alabama
Schlabach: No. 10 LSU at No. 7 Notre Dame

Arizona State Sun Devils To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+410)

Alabama Crimson Tide To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-176)

LSU Tigers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+114)

Notre Dame Fighting Irish To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-164)

4) College Football Playoff First Round Game 4

Bonagura: No. 9 LSU at No. 8 Oregon
Schlabach: No. 9 Miami at No. 8 Oregon

LSU Tigers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+114)

Oregon Ducks To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-160)

Miami (FL) Hurricanes To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+190)

5) College Football Playoff Quarterfinal (Cotton Bowl)

Bonagura: No. 8 Oregon vs. No. 1 Texas
Schlabach: No. 8 Oregon vs. No. 1 Texas

Oregon Ducks To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-160)

Texas Longhorns To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-320)

6) College Football Playoff Quarterfinal (Orange Bowl)

Bonagura: No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 4 Clemson
Schlabach: No. 10 LSU vs. No. 2 Clemson

Georgia Bulldogs To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-235)

Clemson Tigers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-205)

LSU Tigers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+114)

7) College Football Quarterfinal (Rose Bowl)

Bonagura: No. 7 Alabama vs. No. 2 Penn State
Schlabach: No. 6 Alabama vs. No. 3 Penn State

Alabama Crimson Tide To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-176)

Penn State Nittany Lions To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-325)

8) College Football Playoff Quarterfinal (Sugar Bowl)

Bonagura: No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 3 Ohio State
Schlabach: No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Georgia

Notre Dame Fighting Irish To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-164)

Ohio State Buckeyes To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-310)

Georgia Bulldogs To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-235)

9) College Football Playoff Semifinal (Fiesta Bowl)

Bonagura: No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 1 Texas
Schlabach: No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 1 Texas

Georgia Bulldogs To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-235)

Texas Longhorns To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-320)

10) College Football Playoff Semifinal (Peach Bowl)

Bonagura: No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Penn State
Schlabach: No. 3 Penn State vs. No. 2 Clemson

Ohio State Buckeyes To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-310)

Penn State Nittany Lions To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-325)

Clemson Tigers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-205)

11) CFP National Championship

Bonagura: No. 2 Penn State vs. No. 1 Texas
Schlabach: No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 1 Texas

Penn State Nittany Lions To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-325)

Texas Longhorns To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-320)

Clemson Tigers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (-205)

12) Cricket Celebration Bowl

Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
Noon, ABC
Bonagura: Southern vs. South Carolina State
Schlabach: Jackson State vs. South Carolina State

13) LA Bowl

SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, California)
9 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: Colorado vs. UNLV
Schlabach: Oregon State vs. San José State

Colorado Buffaloes To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1800)

UNLV Rebels To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1800)

Oregon State Beavers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1800)

San Jose State Spartans To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+2500)

14) IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl

Cramton Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama)
9 PM., ESPN
Bonagura: Appalachian State vs. Western Kentucky
Schlabach: Eastern Michigan vs. Jacksonville State

Appalachian State Mountaineers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+3000)

Eastern Michigan Eagles To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

Jacksonville State Gamecocks To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

15) StaffDNA Cure Bowl

Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
5 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: UConn vs. Florida Atlantic
Schlabach: Northern Illinois vs. Coastal Carolina

UConn Huskies To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+2800)

Florida Atlantic Owls To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

Northern Illinois Huskies To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

16) 68 Ventures Bowl

Hancock Whitney Stadium (Mobile, Alabama)
8:30 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: James Madison vs. Florida International
Schlabach: Georgia Southern vs. Miami (Ohio)

James Madison Dukes To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+920)

Florida International Panthers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

Georgia Southern Eagles To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+3000)

Miami (OH) RedHawks To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

17) Myrtle Beach Bowl

Brooks Stadium (Conway, South Carolina)
Noon, ESPN
Bonagura: Jacksonville State vs. South Alabama
Schlabach: East Carolina vs. James Madison

Jacksonville State Gamecocks To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

South Alabama Jaguars To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+3500)

East Carolina Pirates To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+4000)

James Madison Dukes To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+920)

18) Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl

Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
3:30 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: Auburn vs. Boston College
Schlabach: Vanderbilt vs. North Carolina

Auburn Tigers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+350)

Boston College Eagles To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+3500)

Vanderbilt Commodores To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+3500)

North Carolina Tar Heels To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1800)

19) Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Albertsons Stadium (Boise, Idaho)
2 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: Toledo vs. San José State
Schlabach: Buffalo vs. Air Force

Toledo Rockets To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1800)

San Jose State Spartans To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+2500)

Buffalo Bulls To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

Air Force Falcons To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+3000)

20) Boca Raton Bowl

Flagler Credit Union Stadium (Boca Raton, Florida)
2 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: East Carolina vs. Ohio
Schlabach: South Florida vs. Toledo

East Carolina Pirates To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+4000)

Ohio Bobcats To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+4000)

South Florida Bulls To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1800)

Toledo Rockets To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1800)

21) New Orleans Bowl

Caesars Superdome (New Orleans)
5:30 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: Louisiana vs. Liberty
Schlabach: Louisiana vs. Western Kentucky

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+2500)

Liberty Flames To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1300)

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+3000)

22) Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl

Frisco, Texas
9 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: Georgia Southern vs. Northern Illinois
Schlabach: North Texas vs. Sam Houston State

Georgia Southern Eagles To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+3000)

Northern Illinois Huskies To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

North Texas Mean Green To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+3000)

Sam Houston Bearkats To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

23) Sheraton Hawaii Bowl

Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (Honolulu)
8 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: Fresno State vs. Oregon State
Schlabach: UNLV vs. Navy

Fresno State Bulldogs To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

Oregon State Beavers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1800)

UNLV Rebels To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1800)

Navy Midshipmen To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1200)

24) GameAbove Sports Bowl

Ford Field (Detroit)
1 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: Maryland vs. Miami (Ohio)
Schlabach: Michigan State vs. Ohio

Maryland Terrapins To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

Miami (OH) RedHawks To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

Michigan State Spartans To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1800)

Ohio Bobcats To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+4000)

25) Rate Bowl

Chase Field (Phoenix)
4:30 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: Baylor vs. Iowa
Schlabach: TCU vs. Minnesota

Baylor Bears To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+570)

Iowa Hawkeyes To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+790)

TCU Horned Frogs To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+680)

Minnesota Golden Gophers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1800)

26) SERVPRO First Responder Bowl

Gerald J. Ford Stadium (Dallas)
8 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: Cincinnati vs. Texas State
Schlabach: UTSA vs. Arkansas State

Cincinnati Bearcats To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1800)

Texas State Bobcats To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+2500)

UTSA Roadrunners To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1600)

Arkansas State Red Wolves To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

27) Go Bowling Military Bowl

Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (Annapolis, Maryland)
11 AM, ESPN
Bonagura: Duke vs. Army
Schlabach: Virginia Tech vs. Memphis

Duke Blue Devils To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1200)

Army Black Knights To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+2200)

Virginia Tech Hokies To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+2500)

Memphis Tigers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1120)

28) Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl

Yankee Stadium (Bronx, New York)
Noon, ABC
Bonagura: North Carolina vs. Illinois
Schlabach: Pittsburgh vs. Iowa

North Carolina Tar Heels To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1800)

Illinois Fighting Illini To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+760)

Pittsburgh Panthers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1800)

Iowa Hawkeyes To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+790)

29) Wasabi Fenway Bowl

Fenway Park (Boston)
2:15 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: NC State vs. Navy
Schlabach: NC State vs. Tulane

NC State Wolfpack To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1800)

Navy Midshipmen To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1200)

Tulane Green Wave To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+880)

30) Pop-Tarts Bowl

Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
3:30 PM, ABC
Bonagura: SMU vs. Texas Tech
Schlabach: Louisville vs. Texas Tech

SMU Mustangs To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+420)

Texas Tech Red Raiders To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+390)

Louisville Cardinals To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+360)

31) Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl

Arizona Stadium (Tucson, Arizona)
4:30 PM, CW Network
Bonagura: Bowling Green vs. Colorado State
Schlabach: Bowling Green vs. Fresno State

Bowling Green Falcons To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

Colorado State Rams To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

Fresno State Bulldogs To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

32) Isleta New Mexico Bowl

University Stadium (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
5:45 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: Hawai’i vs. Cal
Schlabach: Colorado State vs. Texas State

Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

California Golden Bears To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

Colorado State Rams To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

Texas State Bobcats To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+2500)

33) TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida)
7:30 PM ABC
Bonagura: Virginia Tech vs. Missouri
Schlabach: Georgia Tech vs. Missouri

Virginia Tech Hokies To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+2500)

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+680)

Missouri Tigers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+880)

34) Kinder’s Texas Bowl

NRG Stadium (Houston)
9:15 PM., ESPN
Bonagura: BYU vs. Texas A&M
Schlabach: Iowa State vs. Tennessee

BYU Cougars To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1500)

Texas A&M Aggies To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+250)

Iowa State Cyclones To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+590)

Tennessee Volunteers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+370)

35) Birmingham Bowl

Protective Stadium (Birmingham, Alabama)
2 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: Arkansas vs. Tulane
Schlabach: Auburn vs. Boston College

Arkansas Razorbacks To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+2500)

Tulane Green Wave To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+880)

Auburn Tigers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+350)

Boston College Eagles To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+3500)

36) Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl

Independence Stadium (Shreveport, Louisiana)
2 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: Iowa State vs. Louisiana Tech
Schlabach: BYU vs. Liberty

Iowa State Cyclones To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+590)

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+5000)

BYU Cougars To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1500)

Liberty Flames To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1300)

37) Music City Bowl

Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee)
5:30 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: Minnesota vs. Oklahoma
Schlabach: Michigan vs. Ole Miss

Minnesota Golden Gophers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1800)

Oklahoma Sooners To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+370)

Michigan Wolverines To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+210)

Ole Miss Rebels To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+235)

38) Valero Alamo Bowl

Alamodome (San Antonio)
9 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: Kansas State vs. Washington
Schlabach: Kansas State vs. USC

Kansas State Wildcats To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1040)

Washington Huskies To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+980)

USC Trojans To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+410)

39) ReliaQuest Bowl

Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
Noon, ESPN
Bonagura: Indiana vs. Ole Miss
Schlabach: Indiana vs. South Carolina

Indiana Hoosiers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+570)

Ole Miss Rebels To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+235)

South Carolina Gamecocks To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+570)

40) Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl

Sun Bowl Stadium (El Paso, Texas)
2 PM, CBS
Bonagura: Virginia vs. UCLA
Schlabach: Florida State vs. Colorado

Virginia Cavaliers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+4000)

UCLA Bruins To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+3500)

Florida State Seminoles To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1600)

Colorado Buffaloes To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1800)

41) Cheez-It Citrus Bowl

Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
3 PM, ABC
Bonagura: Michigan vs. Tennessee
Schlabach: Illinois vs. Texas A&M

Michigan Wolverines To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+210)

Tennessee Volunteers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+370)

Illinois Fighting Illini To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+760)

Texas A&M Aggies To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+250)

42) SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl

Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
3:30 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: Nebraska vs. Utah
Schlabach: Nebraska vs. Utah

Nebraska Cornhuskers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+710)

Utah Utes To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+440)

43) Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

Amon G. Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, Texas)
1 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: TCU vs. Memphis
Schlabach: Kansas vs. Army

TCU Horned Frogs To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+680)

Memphis Tigers To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1120)

Kansas Jayhawks To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+920)

Army Black Knights To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+2200)

44) AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (Memphis, Tennessee)
4:30 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: Kansas vs. Florida
Schlabach: Baylor vs. Oklahoma

Kansas Jayhawks To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+920)

Florida Gators To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+290)

Baylor Bears To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+570)

Oklahoma Sooners To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+370)

45) Duke’s Mayo Bowl

Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina)
8 PM, ESPN
Bonagura: Louisville vs. South Carolina
Schlabach: Duke vs. Florida

Louisville Cardinals To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+360)

South Carolina Gamecocks To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+570)

Duke Blue Devils To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+1200)

Florida Gators To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+290)

46) Holiday Bowl

Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego)
Time TBD, Fox
Bonagura: Georgia Tech vs. USC
Schlabach: SMU vs. Washington

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+680)

USC Trojans To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+410)

SMU Mustangs To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+420)

Washington Huskies To Make the College Football Playoff: Yes (+980)