When are bowl games announced? How it works with the 12-team playoff

HOUSTON With the college football regular season now complete, fans are asking when the bowl game announcements will be made.

However, with the newly expanded 12-team playoff, fans will have to wait until the playoff committee reveals the field first.

The committee will reveal the teams that made the college football playoffs at 11 a.m.

Central time on Sunday, Dec.

8 on ESPN.

According to the NCAA, the playoff will include the five highest-ranked conference champions, which will receive automatic bids.

The seven highest-ranked teams remaining will round out the field.

The four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded 1-4 in the bracket and receive a first-round bye.

Seeds 5-12 will play each other in the first round with higher-seeded teams playing host at their stadiums.

New Year's Six bowl games will be featured in the quarterfinal round.

The semifinals will be played in bowls on a rotating basis.

The national championship host site is determined through bids by prospective host sites.

This season it will be played in Atlanta, Georgia.

The first round will be played Dec.

20-21.

Here are the quarterfinal bowl games: Here are the semifinal bowl games: The National Championship will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia on Jan.

20.

Saturday, Dec.

14 Celebration Bowl 11 a.m.

| ABC Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia Salute to Veterans Bowl 8 p.m.

| ESPN Cramton Bowl Montgomery, Alabama Tuesday, Dec.

17 Frisco Bowl 8 p.m.

| ESPN Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas Wednesday, Dec.

18 Boca Raton Bowl 4:30 p.m.

| ESPN FAU Stadium Boca Raton, Florida LA Bowl 8 p.m.

| ESPN SoFi Stadium Inglewood, California Thursday, Dec.

19 New Orleans Bowl 6 p.m.

| ESPN2 Caesars Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Friday, Dec.

20 Cure Bowl 11 a.m.

| ESPN Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida Gasparilla Bowl 2:30 p.m.

| ESPN Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida Monday, Dec.

23 Myrtle Beach Bowl 10 a.m.

| ESPN Brooks Stadium Conway, South Carolina Famous Idaho Potato Bowl 1:30 p.m.

| ESPN Albertsons Stadium Boise, Idaho Tuesday, Dec.

24 Hawai'i Bowl 7 p.m.

| ESPN Clarence T.C.

Ching Athletics Complex Honolulu, Hawai'i Thursday, Dec.

26 GameAbove Sports Bowl 1 p.m.

| ESPN Ford Field Detroit, Michigan Rate Bowl 4:30 p.m.

| ESPN Chase Field Phoenix, Arizona 68 Ventures Bowl 8 p.m.

| ESPN Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, Alabama Friday, Dec.

27 Armed Forces Bowl TBD | ESPN Amon G.

Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas Birmingham Bowl TBD | ESPN Protective Stadium Birmingham, Alabama Liberty Bowl 6 p.m.

| ESPN Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, Tennessee Holiday Bowl 7 p.m.

| FOX Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, California Las Vegas Bowl 9:30 p.m.

| ESPN Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas, Nevada Saturday, Dec.

28 Fenway Bowl 10 a.m.

| ESPN Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts Pinstripe Bowl 11 a.m.

| ABC Yankee Stadium Bronx, New York New Mexico Bowl 1:15 p.m.

| ESPN University Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico Pop-Tarts Bowl 2:30 p.m.

| ABC Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida Arizona Bowl 3:30 p.m.

| CW Network Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona Military Bowl 4:45 p.m.

| ESPN Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Maryland Alamo Bowl 6:30 p.m.

| ABC Alamodome San Antonio, Texas Independence Bowl 8:15 p.m.

| ESPN Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana Monday, Dec.

30 Music City Bowl 1:30 p.m.

| ESPN Nissan Stadium Nashville, Tennessee Tuesday, Dec.

31 ReliaQuest Bowl 11 a.m.

| ESPN Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida Sun Bowl 1 p.m.

| CBS Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas Citrus Bowl 2 p.m.

| ABC Camping World Stadium Orlando, Florida Texas Bowl 2:30 p.m.

| ESPN NRG Stadium Houston, Texas Thursday, Jan.

2 Gator Bowl 6:30 p.m.

| ESPN EverBank Stadium Jacksonville, Florida Friday, Jan.

3 First Responder Bowl 3 p.m.

| ESPN Gerald J.

Ford Stadium Dallas, Texas Duke's Mayo Bowl 6:30 p.m.

| ESPN Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, North Carolina Saturday, Jan.

4 Bahamas Bowl 10 a.m.

| ESPN/ESPN2 Thomas A.

Robinson National Stadium Nassau, Bahamas.

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