NCAA Football: Bowl game matchups announced

The pairings for this year's college football bowl games have been announced, including those for the College Football Playoff. Here are the bowls, dates and pairings along with each team's conference and record.

R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl - Dec. 16 - New Orleans, Louisiana

Troy Trojans, Sun Belt (10-2) vs. North Texas Mean Green, Conference USA (9-4)

AutoNation Cure Bowl - Dec. 16 - Orlando, Florida

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Conference USA (6-6) vs. Georgia State Panthers, Sun Belt (6-5)

Las Vegas Bowl - Dec. 16 - Las Vegas, Nevada

#25 Boise State Broncos, Mountain West (10-3) vs. Oregon Ducks, Pac-12 (7-5)

GILDAN New Mexico Bowl - Dec. 16 - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Marshall Thundering Herd, Conference USA (7-5) vs. Colorado State Rams, Mountain West (7-5)

Raycom Media Camellia Bowl - Dec. 16 - Montgomery, Alabama

Arkansas State Red Wolves, Sun Belt (7-4) vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, Conference USA (6-6)

Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl - Dec. 19 - Boca Raton, Florida

Florida Atlantic Owls, Conference USA (10-3) vs. Akron Zips, Mid-American (7-6)

DXL Frisco Bowl - Dec. 20 - Frisco, Texas

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, Conference USA (6-6) vs. SMU Mustangs, American Athletic (7-5)

Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl - Dec. 21 - St. Petersburg, Florida

Temple Owls, American Athletic (6-6) vs. Florida International Panthers, Conference USA (8-4)

Bahamas Bowl - Dec. 22 - Nassau, Bahamas

UAB Blazers, Conference USA (8-4) vs. Ohio Bobcats, Mid-American (8-4)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl - Dec. 22 - Boise, Idaho

Central Michigan Chippewas, Mid-American (8-4) vs. Wyoming Cowboys, Mountain West (7-5)

Birmingham Bowl - Dec. 23 - Birmingham, Alabama

Texas Tech Red Raiders, Big 12 (6-6) vs. South Florida Bulls, American Athletic (9-2)

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl - Dec. 23 - Fort Worth, Texas

Army Black Knights, Independent (8-3) vs. San Diego State Aztecs, Mountain West (10-2)

Dollar General Bowl - Dec. 23 - Mobile, Alabama

Toledo Rockets, Mid-American (11-2) vs. Appalachian State Mountaineers, Sun Belt (8-4)

Hawaii Bowl - Dec. 24 - Honolulu, Hawaii

Fresno State Bulldogs, Mountain West (9-4) vs. Houston Cougars, American Athletic (7-4)

Cactus Bowl - Dec. 26 - Phoenix, Arizona

Kansas State Wildcats, Big 12 (7-5) vs. UCLA Bruins, Pac-12 (6-6)

Quick Lane Bowl - Dec. 26 - Detroit, Michigan

Northern Illinois Huskies, Mid-American (8-4) vs. Duke Blue Devils, Atlantic Coast (6-6)

Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl - Dec. 26 - Dallas, Texas

West Virginia Mountaineers, Big 12 (7-5) vs. Utah Utes, Pac-12 (6-6)

Walk-On's Independence Bowl - Dec. 27 - Shreveport, Louisiana

Florida State Seminoles, Atlantic Coast (6-6) vs. Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles, Conference USA (8-4)

New Era Pinstripe Bowl - Dec. 27 - Bronx, New York

Iowa Hawkeyes, Big Ten (7-5) vs. Boston College Eagles, Atlantic Coast (7-5)

Academy Sports & Outdoors Texas Bowl - Dec. 27 - Houston, Texas

Texas Longhorns, Big 12 (6-6) vs. Missouri Tigers, Southeastern (7-5)

Foster Farms Bowl - Dec. 27 - Santa Clara, California

Purdue Boilermakers, Big Ten (6-6) vs. Arizona Wildcats, Pac-12 (7-5)

Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman - Dec. 28 - Annapolis, Maryland

Virginia Cavaliers, Atlantic Coast (6-6) vs. Navy Midshipmen, American Athletic (6-5)

Camping World Bowl - Dec. 28 - Orlando, Florida

#19 Oklahoma State Cowboys, Big 12 (9-3) vs. #22 Virginia Tech Hokies, Atlantic Coast (9-3)

Valero Alamo Bowl - Dec. 28 - San Antonio, Texas

#13 Stanford Cardinal, Pac-12 (9-4) vs. #15 TCU Horned Frogs, Big 12 (10-3)

San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl - Dec. 28 - San Diego, California

#16 Michigan State Spartans, Big Ten (9-3) vs. #18 Washington State Cougars, Pac-12 (9-3)

Belk Bowl - Dec. 29 - Charlotte, North Carolina

Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Atlantic Coast (7-5) vs. Texas A&M Aggies, Southeastern (7-5)

Hyundai Sun Bowl- Dec. 29 - El Paso, Texas

Arizona State Sun Devils, Pac-12 (7-5) vs. #24 North Carolina State Wolfpack, Atlantic Coast (8-4)

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl - Dec. 29 - Nashville, Tennessee

#21 Northwestern Wildcats, Big Ten (9-3) vs. Kentucky Wildcats, Southeastern (7-5)

TaxSlayer Bowl - Dec. 30 - Jacksonville, Florida

Louisville Cardinals, Atlantic Coast (8-4) vs. #23 Mississippi State Bulldogs, Southeastern (8-4)

AutoZone Liberty Bowl - Dec. 30 - Memphis, Tennessee

Iowa State Cyclones, Big 12 (7-5) vs. #20 Memphis Tigers, American Athletic (10-2)

NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl - Dec. 29 - Tucson, Arizona

New Mexico State Aggies, Sun Belt (6-6) vs. Utah State Aggies, Mountain West (6-6)

Outback Bowl - Jan. 1 - Tampa, Florida

Michigan Wolverines, Big Ten (8-4) vs. South Carolina Gamecocks, Southeastern (8-4)

Citrus Bowl presented by Overton's - Jan. 1 - Orlando, Florida

#17 LSU Tigers, Southeastern (9-3) vs. #14 Norte Dame Fighting Irish, Independent (9-3)

The following bowls are dubbed as the "New Years Six" bowls, which contain the top 11 teams in the College Football Playoff rankings and the highest ranked "Group of Five" team. Since December 31st is on a Sunday, they cannot play on that day due to NFL scheduling. The Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl are the College Football Playoff semifinals.