In case you were wondering, these are the bowl tie-ins through 2025. Even though the membership is changing, the bowl contracts will remain in place. There are seven tie-ins for what had been a 10-team league, so that will be interesting to watch.
Sugar Bowl (New Orleans) vs. SEC
Alamo Bowl (San Antonio) vs. PAC-12
Cheez-It Bowl formerly Camping World Bowl (Orlando) vs. ACC
Texas Bowl (Houston) vs. SEC
Liberty Bowl (Memphis) vs. SEC
Guaranteed Rate Bowl (Phoenix) vs. Big Ten
Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth) OR First Responder Bowl (Dallas at SMU) vs. Group of Five
So this would obviously apply to UCF in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Here's the language about the Sugar Bowl, Playoff, etc.
The Allstate Sugar Bowl will continue to host the Big 12 champion against the SEC champion as part of the CFP New Year’s bowl alignment. In years in which the Sugar Bowl is designated to host a CFP semifinal game, the Big 12 champion would play in another New Year’s game if it is not selected for a semifinal appearance.
If the Big 12 champion is slotted to play in a CFP semifinal in years in which the Sugar Bowl is not hosting a semifinal, the Big 12 Championship game runner-up would advance to the Sugar Bowl.
Sugar Bowl (New Orleans) vs. SEC
Alamo Bowl (San Antonio) vs. PAC-12
Cheez-It Bowl formerly Camping World Bowl (Orlando) vs. ACC
Texas Bowl (Houston) vs. SEC
Liberty Bowl (Memphis) vs. SEC
Guaranteed Rate Bowl (Phoenix) vs. Big Ten
Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth) OR First Responder Bowl (Dallas at SMU) vs. Group of Five
So this would obviously apply to UCF in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Here's the language about the Sugar Bowl, Playoff, etc.
The Allstate Sugar Bowl will continue to host the Big 12 champion against the SEC champion as part of the CFP New Year’s bowl alignment. In years in which the Sugar Bowl is designated to host a CFP semifinal game, the Big 12 champion would play in another New Year’s game if it is not selected for a semifinal appearance.
If the Big 12 champion is slotted to play in a CFP semifinal in years in which the Sugar Bowl is not hosting a semifinal, the Big 12 Championship game runner-up would advance to the Sugar Bowl.
