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Ready, set, bowl! Here is the college football bowl schedule

Ready, set, bowl! The schedule and matchups have been announced for the 2017 college football bowl season, with 41 games on tap between Dec. 16 and Jan. 8.

That includes the College Football Playoffs, with the national title game to be held in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. No team ranked No. 1 in the final CFP regular-season rankings has ever won the national title. Defending national champion Clemson, heading into this year’s playoffs at No. 1, will try to change that.

Sit back and get your college football fix, as the bowl season begins with five games on Dec. 16. Here is the complete schedule.

Saturday, December 16

New Orleans Bowl

(New Orleans)

North Texas vs. Troy, 1 p.m., ESPN

Cure Bowl

(Orlando, Fla.)

Georgia State vs. Western Kentucky, 2:30 p.m, CBS Sports Network

Las Vegas Bowl

(Las Vegas)

Boise State vs. Oregon, 3:30 p.m., ABC

New Mexico Bowl

(Albuquerque)

Colorado State vs. Marshall, 4:30 p.m., ESPN

Camellia Bowl

(Montgomery, Ala.)

Arkansas State vs. Middle Tennessee State, 8 p.m., ESPN

Tuesday, Dec. 19

Boca Raton Bowl

(Boca Raton, Fla.)

FAU vs. Akron, 7 p.m., ESPN

Wednesday, Dec. 20

Frisco Bowl

(Frisco, Texas)

SMU vs. Louisiana Tech, 8 p.m., ESPN

Thursday, Dec. 21

Gasparilla Bowl

(St. Petersburg, Fla.)

Temple vs. FIU, 8 p.m., ESPN

Friday, Dec. 22

Bahamas Bowl

(Nassau, Bahamas)

UAB vs. Ohio, 12:30 p.m., ESPN

Potato Bowl

(Boise, Idaho)

Wyoming vs. Central Michigan, 4 p.m., ESPN

Saturday, Dec. 23

Birmingham Bowl

(Birmingham, Ala.)

Texas Tech vs. South Florida, 12 p.m.

Armed Forces Bowl

(Fort Worth, Texas)

Army vs. San Diego State, 3:30 p.m., ESPN

Dollar General Bowl

(Mobile, Ala.)

Toledo vs. Appalachian State, 7 p.m., ESPN

Sunday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

(Honolulu)

Fresno State vs. Houston, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

Tuesday, Dec. 26

Heart of Dallas Bowl

(Dallas)

Utah vs. West Virginia, 1:30 p.m., ESPN

Quick Lane Bowl

(Detroit)

Duke vs. Northern Illinois, 5:15 p.m., ESPN

Cactus Bowl

(Phoenix)

UCLA vs. Kansas State, 9 p.m., ESPN

Wednesday, Dec. 27

Independence Bowl

(Shreveport, La.)

Florida State vs. Southern Miss, 1:30 p.m., ESPN

Pinstripe Bowl

(New York)

Boston College vs. Iowa, 5:15 p.m., ESPN

Foster Farms Bowl

(Santa Clara, Calif.)

Purdue vs. Arizona, 8:30 p.m., Fox

Texas Bowl

(Houston)

Missouri vs. Texas, 9 p.m., ESPN

Thursday, Dec. 28

Military Bowl

(Annapolis, Md.)

Navy vs. Virginia, 1:30 p.m., ESPN

Camping World Bowl

(Orlando, Fla.)

Virginia Tech vs. Oklahoma State, 5:15 p.m., ESPN

Holiday Bowl

(San Diego)

Michigan State vs. Washington State, 8 p.m., FS1

Alamo Bowl

(San Antonio, Texas)

Stanford vs. TCU, 9 p.m., ESPN

Friday, Dec. 29

Belk Bowl

(Charlotte, N.C.)

Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M, 1 p.m., ESPN

Sun Bowl

(El Paso, Texas)

North Carolina State vs. Arizona State, 3 p.m., CBS.

Music City Bowl

(Nashville, Tenn.)

Northwestern vs. Kentucky, 4:30 p.m., ESPN

Arizona Bowl

(Tucson, Ariz.)

New Mexico State vs. Utah State, 5:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network

Cotton Bowl Classic

(Arlington, Texas)

No. 8 USC vs. No. 5 Ohio State, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

Saturday, Dec. 30

Taxslayer Bowl

(Jacksonville, Fla.)

Louisville vs. Mississippi State, 12 p.m., ESPN

Liberty Bowl

(Memphis, Tenn.)

Memphis vs. Iowa State, 12:30 p.m., ABC

Fiesta Bowl

(Glendale, Ariz.)

No. 11 Washington vs. No. 9 Penn State, 4 p.m., ESPN

Orange Bowl

(Miami)

No. 6 Wisconsin vs. No. 10 Miami, 8 p.m., ESPN.

Monday, Jan. 1

Outback Bowl

(Tampa, Fla.)

Michigan vs. South Carolina, 12 p.m., ESPN

Peach Bowl

(Atlanta)

No. 12 UCF vs. No. 7 Auburn, 12:30 p.m., ESPN

Citrus Bowl

(Orlando, Fla.)

Notre Dame vs. LSU, 1 p.m., ABC

College Football Playoff semifinal

Rose Bowl

(Pasadena, Calif.)

No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 2 Oklahoma, 5 p.m., ESPN

College Football Playoff semifinal

Sugar Bowl

(New Orleans)

No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 1 Clemson, 8:45 p.m., ESPN.

Monday, Jan. 8

College Football Playoff

Championship game, 8 p.m., ESPN, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta