New Year's Six
The New Year's Six, sometimes abbreviated as NY6, is an unofficial but commonly used term that refers to the top six major NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) bowl games: the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Peach Bowl, and Fiesta Bowl. These games are played annually on or around New Year's Day, and represent six of the ten oldest bowl games currently played at the FBS level.
| New Year's Six | |
|---|---|
| In operation | 2014–present |
| Preceded by | BCS (1998–2013) Bowl Alliance (1995–1997) Bowl Coalition (1992–1994) |
| Number of New Year's Six games | 6 plus the National Championship game |
| Television partner(s) | ESPN (2014–present) |
| Most New Year's Six appearances | Ohio State (6) |
| Most New Year's Six wins | Alabama, Clemson (6) |
| Most New Year's Six championships | Alabama, Clemson (2) |
| Conference with most appearances | SEC, Big Ten (17) |
| Conference with most game wins | SEC (14) |
| Conference with most championships | SEC (3) |
| Current champion | Alabama |
These six top-tier bowl games rotate the hosting of the two College Football Playoff (CFP) semifinal games, which determine the teams that play in the final College Football Playoff National Championship game.[1] The rotation is set on a three-year cycle with the following pairings: Rose/Sugar, Orange/Cotton, and Fiesta/Peach. The National Championship game may be considered as part of the New Year's Six, depending on context.
Using the final CFP rankings, the selection committee seeds and pairs the top four teams and determines the participants for the other four non-playoff New Year's Six bowls that are not hosting the semifinals that year. These four non-playoff bowls are also referred to as the Selection Committee bowl games. These six games focus on the top 12 teams in the rankings; to date during the College Football Playoff era (2014 through 2019 seasons), of the 72 teams to play in a New Year's Six game, only eight have been ranked lower than 12th.
Overall, 12 teams are selected each football season for these major, top tier bowls. These are required to include the champions of the "Power Five" conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC). In addition, the highest-ranked champion from the "Group of Five" conferences (The American, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, and Sun Belt) is guaranteed a berth if the group's top team is not in the playoff.[2]
History leading to the creation of the CFP
The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was a selection system that created five bowl game match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of college football, including an opportunity for the top two teams to compete in the BCS National Championship Game. The system was in place for the 1998 through 2013 seasons and in 2014 was replaced by the College Football Playoff. The four-team playoffs consist of two semifinal games, with the winners advancing to the College Football Playoff National Championship. If New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, those games traditionally on New Year's Day will be played the next day on January 2 in deference to the National Football League's Week 17, which marks the end of the NFL regular season.
In June 2012, the BCS conference presidents approved the College Football Playoff to replace the Bowl Championship Series.[2] Three bowls, Rose, Sugar and Orange bowls, due to their contracts with power conferences were part of the rotating semi-playoff games with three more bowls to be named.[1] With issues about fairness and the Big East's BCS Automatic Qualifier conference status, talk of accommodating the Group of Seven leagues with a seventh participating bowl started up. On November 12, 2012 in Denver, the conference commissioners granted the top Group of Seven conference champion a guaranteed slot in one of the six premier bowls.[2] In July 2013, Cotton Bowl Classic, Fiesta Bowl and the Chick-fil-A Bowl were selected as the other three rotating semi-playoff bowls ahead of the Holiday Bowl. Also, the BCS conference commissioners meetings selected Cowboys Stadium as the first host of the College Football Playoff Championship Game on January 12, 2015.[1]
Bowl game conference tie-ins
Three of the bowls have tie-ins with the specified conference champions in the years they are not hosting playoff semifinals:
- Rose Bowl: Big Ten vs. Pac-12[3]
- Sugar Bowl: SEC vs. Big 12[2]
- Orange Bowl: ACC vs. Big Ten or SEC or Notre Dame[4]
When the conference champion is unavailable, the bowls invite the next-best team from that conference. The Cotton,[1] Fiesta[3] and Peach Bowls have no conference tie-ins;[3] as such, the best conference champion from the Group of Five ends up in one of those bowls if it doesn't end up in a playoff semifinal.[2]
History and schedule
Games are listed in chronological order, with final CFP rankings, and win-loss records prior to the respective bowl being played.
2014 season
| Day | Date | Bowl | City | Winning team | Losing team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | December 31, 2014 | Peach Bowl | Atlanta, GA | No. 6 TCU (11–1) | 42 | No. 9 Ole Miss (9–3) | 3 |
| Wednesday | December 31, 2014 | Fiesta Bowl | Glendale, AZ | No. 20 Boise State (11–2) | 38 | No. 10 Arizona (10–3) | 30 |
| Wednesday | December 31, 2014 | Orange Bowl | Miami Gardens, FL | No. 12 Georgia Tech (10–3) | 49 | No. 7 Mississippi State (10–2) | 34 |
| Thursday | January 1, 2015 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Arlington, TX | No. 8 Michigan State (10–2) | 42 | No. 5 Baylor (11–1) | 41 |
| Thursday | January 1, 2015 | (CFP Semifinal) Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA | No. 2 Oregon (12–1) | 59 | No. 3 Florida State (13–0) | 20 |
| Thursday | January 1, 2015 | (CFP Semifinal) Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, LA | No. 4 Ohio State (12–1) | 42 | No. 1 Alabama (12–1) | 35 |
| Monday | January 12, 2015 | National Championship Game | Arlington, TX | No. 4 Ohio State (13–1) | 42 | No. 2 Oregon (13–1) | 20 |
2015 season
| Day | Date | Bowl | City | Winning team | Losing team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | December 31, 2015 | Peach Bowl | Atlanta, GA | No. 18 Houston (12–1) | 38 | No. 9 Florida State (10–2) | 24 |
| Thursday | December 31, 2015 | (CFP Semifinal) Orange Bowl | Miami Gardens, FL | No. 1 Clemson (13–0) | 37 | No. 4 Oklahoma (11–1) | 17 |
| Thursday | December 31, 2015 | (CFP Semifinal) Cotton Bowl Classic | Arlington, TX | No. 2 Alabama (12–1) | 38 | No. 3 Michigan State (12–1) | 0 |
| Friday | January 1, 2016 | Fiesta Bowl | Glendale, AZ | No. 7 Ohio State (11–1) | 44 | No. 8 Notre Dame (10–2) | 28 |
| Friday | January 1, 2016 | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA | No. 6 Stanford (11–2) | 45 | No. 5 Iowa (12–1) | 16 |
| Friday | January 1, 2016 | Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, LA | No. 12 Ole Miss (9–3) | 48 | No. 16 Oklahoma State (10–2) | 20 |
| Monday | January 11, 2016 | National Championship Game | Glendale, AZ | No. 2 Alabama (13–1) | 45 | No. 1 Clemson (14–0) | 40 |
2016 season
| Day | Date | Bowl | City | Winning team | Losing team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | December 30, 2016 | Orange Bowl | Miami Gardens, FL | No. 11 Florida State (9–3) | 33 | No. 6 Michigan (10–2) | 32 |
| Saturday | December 31, 2016 | (CFP Semifinal) Peach Bowl | Atlanta, GA | No. 1 Alabama (13–0) | 24 | No. 4 Washington (12–1) | 7 |
| Saturday | December 31, 2016 | (CFP Semifinal) Fiesta Bowl | Glendale, AZ | No. 2 Clemson (12–1) | 31 | No. 3 Ohio State (11–1) | 0 |
| Monday | January 2, 2017 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Arlington, TX | No. 8 Wisconsin (10–3) | 24 | No. 15 Western Michigan (13–0) | 16 |
| Monday | January 2, 2017 | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA | No. 9 USC (9–3) | 52 | No. 5 Penn State (11–2) | 49 |
| Monday | January 2, 2017 | Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, LA | No. 7 Oklahoma (10–2) | 35 | No. 14 Auburn (8–4) | 19 |
| Monday | January 9, 2017 | National Championship Game | Tampa, FL | No. 2 Clemson (13–1) | 35 | No. 1 Alabama (14–0) | 31 |
2017 season
| Day | Date | Bowl | City | Winning team | Losing team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | December 29, 2017 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Arlington, TX | No. 5 Ohio State (11–2) | 24 | No. 8 USC (11–2) | 7 |
| Saturday | December 30, 2017 | Fiesta Bowl | Glendale, AZ | No. 9 Penn State (10–2) | 35 | No. 11 Washington (10–2) | 28 |
| Saturday | December 30, 2017 | Orange Bowl | Miami Gardens, FL | No. 6 Wisconsin (12–1) | 34 | No. 10 Miami (FL) (10–2) | 24 |
| Monday | January 1, 2018 | Peach Bowl | Atlanta, GA | No. 12 UCF (12–0) | 34 | No. 7 Auburn (10–3) | 27 |
| Monday | January 1, 2018 | (CFP Semifinal) Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA | No. 3 Georgia (12–1) | 54 | No. 2 Oklahoma (12–1) | 482OT |
| Monday | January 1, 2018 | (CFP Semifinal) Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, LA | No. 4 Alabama (11–1) | 24 | No. 1 Clemson (12–1) | 6 |
| Monday | January 8, 2018 | National Championship Game | Atlanta, GA | No. 4 Alabama (12–1) | 26 | No. 3 Georgia (13–1) | 23OT |
2018 season
| Day | Date | Bowl | City | Winning team | Losing team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | December 29, 2018 | Peach Bowl | Atlanta, GA | No. 10 Florida (9–3) | 41 | No. 7 Michigan (10–2) | 15 |
| Saturday | December 29, 2018 | (CFP Semifinal) Cotton Bowl Classic | Arlington, TX | No. 2 Clemson (13–0) | 30 | No. 3 Notre Dame (12–0) | 3 |
| Saturday | December 29, 2018 | (CFP Semifinal) Orange Bowl | Miami Gardens, FL | No. 1 Alabama (13–0) | 45 | No. 4 Oklahoma (12–1) | 34 |
| Tuesday | January 1, 2019 | Fiesta Bowl | Glendale, AZ | No. 11 LSU (9–3) | 40 | No. 8 UCF (12–0) | 32 |
| Tuesday | January 1, 2019 | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA | No. 6 Ohio State (12–1) | 28 | No. 9 Washington (10–3) | 23 |
| Tuesday | January 1, 2019 | Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, LA | No. 15 Texas (9–4) | 28 | No. 5 Georgia (11–2) | 21 |
| Monday | January 7, 2019 | National Championship Game | Santa Clara, CA | No. 2 Clemson (14–0) | 44 | No. 1 Alabama (14–0) | 16 |
2019 season
| Day | Date | Bowl | City | Winning team | Losing team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | December 28, 2019 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Arlington, TX | No. 10 Penn State (10–2) | 53 | No. 17 Memphis (12–1) | 39 |
| Saturday | December 28, 2019 | (CFP Semifinal) Peach Bowl | Atlanta, GA | No. 1 LSU (13–0) | 63 | No. 4 Oklahoma (12–1) | 28 |
| Saturday | December 28, 2019 | (CFP Semifinal) Fiesta Bowl | Glendale, AZ | No. 3 Clemson (13–0) | 29 | No. 2 Ohio State (13–0) | 23 |
| Monday | December 30, 2019 | Orange Bowl | Miami Gardens, FL | No. 9 Florida (10–2) | 36 | No. 24 Virginia (9–4) | 28 |
| Wednesday | January 1, 2020 | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, CA | No. 6 Oregon (11–2) | 28 | No. 8 Wisconsin (10–3) | 27 |
| Wednesday | January 1, 2020 | Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, LA | No. 5 Georgia (11–2) | 26 | No. 7 Baylor (11–2) | 14 |
| Monday | January 13, 2020 | National Championship Game | New Orleans, LA | No. 1 LSU (14–0) | 42 | No. 3 Clemson (14–0) | 25 |
2020 season
| Day | Date | Bowl | City | Winning team | Losing team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | December 30, 2020 | Cotton Bowl Classic | Arlington, TX | No. 6 Oklahoma (8-2) | 55 | No. 7 Florida (8-3) | 20 |
| Friday | January 1, 2021 | Peach Bowl | Atlanta, GA | No. 9 Georgia (7-2) | 24 | No. 8 Cincinnati (9-0) | 21 |
| Friday | January 1, 2021 | (CFP Semifinal) Rose Bowl | Arlington, TX | No. 1 Alabama (11-0) | 31 | No. 4 Notre Dame (10-1) | 14 |
| Friday | January 1, 2021 | (CFP Semifinal) Sugar Bowl | New Orleans, LA | No. 3 Ohio State (6-0) | 49 | No. 2 Clemson (10-1) | 28 |
| Saturday | January 2, 2021 | Orange Bowl | Miami Gardens, FL | No. 5 Texas A&M (8-1) | 41 | No. 13 North Carolina (8-3) | 27 |
| Saturday | January 2, 2021 | Fiesta Bowl | Glendale, AZ | No. 10 Iowa State (8-3) | 34 | No. 25 Oregon (4-2) | 17 |
| Monday | January 11, 2021 | National Championship Game | Miami Gardens, FL | No. 1 Alabama (12-0) | 52 | No. 3 Ohio State (7-0) | 24 |
Source:[7]
Future games
| Season (bowl games) | Cotton | Orange | Fiesta | Peach | Rose | Sugar | Championship (site) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (2021–22) | December 31 | December 31 | January 1 | December 30 | January 1 | January 1 | January 10 (Indianapolis, IN) |
| 2022 (2022–23) | January 2 | December 30 | December 31 | December 31 | January 2 | January 2 | January 9 (Los Angeles, CA) |
| 2023 (2023–24) | January 1 | December 30 | December 30 | December 29 | January 1 | January 1 | January 8 (Houston, TX) |
| 2024 (2024–25) | December 28 | December 28 | December 30 | December 28 | January 1 | January 1 | January 6 (TBD) |
| 2025 (2025–26) | December 27 | December 30 | December 27 | December 27 | January 1 | January 1 | January 5 (TBD) |
Denotes CFP semifinal games
Source:[8]
New Year's Six bowl appearances
New Year's Six bowl appearances by team
| App | Games | School | W | L | Pct | Game(s) won | Game(s) lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 9 | [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2015 Sugar Bowl+ 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship 2016 Fiesta Bowl (January 2016) 2017 Cotton Bowl (December 2017) 2019 Rose Bowl 2021 Sugar Bowl+ | 2016 Fiesta Bowl+ (December 2016) 2019 Fiesta Bowl+ (December 2019) 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship |
| 6 | 11 | [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2015 Cotton Bowl+ (December 2015) 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship 2016 Peach Bowl+ 2018 Sugar Bowl+ 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship 2018 Orange Bowl+ 2021 Rose Bowl+ 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship | 2015 Sugar Bowl+ 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship |
| 6 | 10 | [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]] | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2015 Orange Bowl+ 2016 Fiesta Bowl+ (December 2016) 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship 2018 Cotton Bowl+ 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship 2019 Fiesta Bowl+ (December 2019) | 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship 2018 Sugar Bowl+ 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship 2021 Sugar Bowl+ |
| 6 | 6 | [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2017 Sugar Bowl 2020 Cotton Bowl Classic | 2015 Orange Bowl+ 2018 Rose Bowl+ 2018 Orange Bowl+ 2019 Peach Bowl+ |
| 4 | 5 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2018 Rose Bowl+ 2020 Sugar Bowl 2021 Peach Bowl (January) | 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship 2019 Sugar Bowl |
| 3 | 4 | [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]] | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2015 Rose Bowl+ 2020 Rose Bowl | 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship 2021 Fiesta Bowl |
| 3 | 3 | [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2018 Peach Bowl (December 2018) 2019 Orange Bowl | 2020 Cotton Bowl Classic (December 2020) |
| 3 | 3 | [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2017 Fiesta Bowl (December 2017) 2019 Cotton Bowl | 2017 Rose Bowl |
| 3 | 3 | [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]] | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2017 Cotton Bowl (January 2017) 2017 Orange Bowl | 2020 Rose Bowl |
| 3 | 3 | [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2016 Orange Bowl | 2015 Rose Bowl+ 2015 Peach Bowl |
| 3 | 3 | [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2016 Peach Bowl+ 2017 Fiesta Bowl 2019 Rose Bowl | |
| 3 | 3 | [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2016 Fiesta Bowl (January 2016) 2018 Cotton Bowl+ 2021 Rose Bowl+ | |
| 2 | 3 | [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2019 Fiesta Bowl 2019 Peach Bowl+ 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship | |
| 2 | 2 | [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]] | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2015 Cotton Bowl (January 2015) | 2015 Cotton Bowl+ (December 2015) |
| 2 | 2 | [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2016 Sugar Bowl | 2014 Peach Bowl |
| 2 | 2 | [[USC Trojans football|USC]] | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2017 Rose Bowl | 2017 Cotton Bowl (December 2017) |
| 2 | 2 | [[UCF Knights football|UCF]] | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2018 Peach Bowl (January 2018) | 2019 Fiesta Bowl |
| 2 | 2 | [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]] | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2017 Sugar Bowl 2018 Peach Bowl (January 2018) | |
| 2 | 2 | [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2016 Orange Bowl 2018 Peach Bowl (December 2018) | |
| 2 | 2 | [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]] | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2015 Cotton Bowl (January 2015) 2020 Sugar Bowl | |
| 1 | 1 | [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]] | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2014 Peach Bowl | |
| 1 | 1 | [[Boise State Broncos football|Boise State]] | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2014 Fiesta Bowl | |
| 1 | 1 | [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]] | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2014 Orange Bowl | |
| 1 | 1 | [[Houston Cougars football|Houston]] | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2015 Peach Bowl | |
| 1 | 1 | [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]] | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2016 Rose Bowl | |
| 1 | 1 | [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]] | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2019 Sugar Bowl | |
| 1 | 1 | [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M]] | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2021 Orange Bowl (January) | |
| 1 | 1 | [[Iowa State Cyclones football|Iowa State]] | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2021 Fiesta Bowl | |
| 1 | 1 | [[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]] | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2014 Fiesta Bowl | |
| 1 | 1 | [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]] | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2014 Orange Bowl | |
| 1 | 1 | [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]] | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2016 Rose Bowl | |
| 1 | 1 | [[Oklahoma State Cowboys football|Oklahoma State]] | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2016 Sugar Bowl | |
| 1 | 1 | [[Western Michigan Broncos football|Western Michigan]] | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2017 Cotton Bowl (January 2017) | |
| 1 | 1 | [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami]] | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2017 Orange Bowl | |
| 1 | 1 | [[Memphis Tigers Football|Memphis]] | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2019 Cotton Bowl | |
| 1 | 1 | [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]] | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2019 Orange Bowl | |
| 1 | 1 | [[Cincinnati Bearcats football|Cincinnati]] | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2021 Peach Bowl (January) | |
| 1 | 1 | [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]] | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2021 Orange Bowl (January) |
+ Denotes CFP Semifinal
New Year's Six bowl appearances by conference
| Conference | Appearances | Games | W | L | Pct | # Schools | School(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 20 | 28 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 8 | Alabama 11 (8–3) Georgia 5 (3–2) LSU 3 (3–0) Florida 3 (2–1) Ole Miss 2 (1–1) Auburn 2 (0–2) Texas A&M 1 (1-0) Mississippi State 1 (0–1) |
| Big Ten | 17 | 20 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 6 | Ohio State 9 (6–3) Penn State 3 (2–1) Wisconsin 3 (2–1) Michigan State 2 (1–1) Michigan 2 (0–2) Iowa 1 (0–1) |
| ACC | 13 | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7 | Clemson 10 (6–4) Florida State 3 (1–2) Georgia Tech 1 (1–0) Miami (FL) 1 (0–1) Virginia 1 (0-1) Notre Dame* 1 (0-1) North Carolina 1 (0-1) |
| Big 12 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 6 | Oklahoma 6 (2–4) Baylor 2 (0–2) TCU 1 (1–0) Texas 1 (1–0) Oklahoma State 1 (0–1) Iowa State 1 (1–0) |
| Pac-12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Oregon 4 (2–2) Washington 3 (0–3) USC 2 (1–1) Stanford 1 (1–0) Arizona 1 (0–1) |
| The American | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4 | UCF 2 (1–1) Houston 1 (1–0) Memphis 1 (0–1) Cincinnati 1 (0-1) |
| Independent | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | Notre Dame* 2 (0–2) |
| Mountain West | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | Boise State 1 (1–0) |
| MAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | Western Michigan 1 (0–1) |
Conference USA and Sun Belt Conference have never appeared in the New Year's Six.
* In 2020, Notre Dame played as part of the ACC Conference due to COVID-19
New Year's Six Performance
| Teams (# of participations) | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| SEC (26) | (3) | (2) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (3) | (4) | ||
| 1 | Alabama (6) | SF | C | F | C | F | • | C | |
| 2 | Georgia (4) | • | • | • | F | N6 | N6 | N6 | |
| 3 | Florida (3) | • | • | • | • | N6 | N6 | N6 | |
| 4 | LSU (2) | • | • | • | • | N6 | C | • | |
| 4 | Ole Miss (2) | N6 | N6 | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 4 | Auburn (2) | • | • | N6 | N6 | • | • | • | |
| 7 | Mississippi State (1) | N6 | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 7 | Texas A&M (1) | • | • | • | • | • | • | N6 | |
| B1G (18) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (3) | (2) | (3) | (1) | ||
| 1 | Ohio State (7) | C | N6 | SF | N6 | N6 | SF | F | |
| 2 | Penn State (3) | • | • | N6 | N6 | • | N6 | • | |
| 2 | Wisconsin (3) | • | • | N6 | N6 | • | N6 | • | |
| 4 | Michigan State (2) | N6 | SF | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 4 | Michigan (2) | • | • | N6 | • | N6 | • | • | |
| 6 | Iowa (1) | • | N6 | • | • | • | • | • | |
| ACC (14) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (3) | ||
| 1 | Clemson (6) | • | F | C | SF | C | F | SF | |
| 2 | Florida State (3) | SF | N6 | N6 | • | • | • | • | |
| 3 | Georgia Tech (1) | N6 | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 3 | Miami (FL) (1) | • | • | • | N6 | • | • | • | |
| 3 | Virginia (1) | • | • | • | • | • | N6 | • | |
| 3 | North Carolina (1) | • | • | • | • | • | • | N6 | |
| 3 | Notre Dame* (1) | • | • | • | • | • | • | SF | |
| Big 12 (12) | (2) | (2) | (1) | (1) | (2) | (2) | (2) | ||
| 1 | Oklahoma (6) | • | SF | N6 | SF | SF | SF | N6 | |
| 2 | Baylor (2) | N6 | • | • | • | • | N6 | • | |
| 3 | TCU (1) | N6 | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 3 | Oklahoma State (1) | • | N6 | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 3 | Texas (1) | • | • | • | • | N6 | • | • | |
| 3 | Iowa State (1) | • | • | • | • | • | • | N6 | |
| Pac-12 (10) | (2) | (1) | (2) | (2) | (1) | (1) | (1) | ||
| 1 | Oregon (3) | F | • | • | • | • | N6 | N6 | |
| 1 | Washington (3) | • | • | SF | N6 | N6 | • | • | |
| 3 | USC (2) | • | • | N6 | N6 | • | • | • | |
| 4 | Arizona (1) | N6 | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 5 | Stanford (1) | • | N6 | • | • | • | • | • | |
| American Athletic (5) | (0) | (1) | (0) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | ||
| 1 | UCF (2) | • | • | • | N6 | N6 | • | • | |
| 2 | Houston (1) | • | N6 | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 2 | Memphis (1) | • | • | • | • | • | N6 | • | |
| 2 | Cincinnati (1) | • | • | • | • | • | • | N6 | |
| FBS Independents (2) | (0) | (1) | (0) | (0) | (1) | (0) | (0) | ||
| 1 | Notre Dame* (2) | • | N6 | • | • | SF | • | • | |
| Mountain West (1) | (1) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | ||
| 1 | Boise State (1) | N6 | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| Mid-American (1) | (0) | (0) | (1) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | ||
| 1 | Western Michigan (1) | • | • | N6 | • | • | • | • | |
* Due to COVID-19, Notre Dame participated in the ACC in 2020
Key
| C | Champion |
| F | Runner-up |
| SF | Semifinals |
| N6 | New Year's Six |
| • | Did not participate |
College Football Playoff Appearances and Performances
College Football Playoff appearances by team
| App | Team | Champs | W | L | Pct | Game(s) won | Game(s) lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] | 3 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2015 Cotton Bowl (Dec. 2015) 2016 CFP National Championship 2016 Peach Bowl 2018 Sugar Bowl 2018 CFP National Championship 2018 Orange Bowl (Dec. 2018) 2021 Rose Bowl 2021 CFP National Championship |
2015 Sugar Bowl 2017 CFP National Championship |
| 6 | [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]] | 2 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2015 Orange Bowl (Dec. 2015) 2016 Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 2016) 2017 CFP National Championship 2018 Cotton Bowl (Dec. 2018) 2019 CFP National Championship 2019 Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 2019) |
2016 CFP National Championship 2018 Sugar Bowl 2020 CFP National Championship |
| 4 | [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] | 1 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2015 Sugar Bowl 2015 CFP National Championship 2021 Sugar Bowl |
2016 Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 2016) 2019 Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 2019) 2021 CFP National Championship |
| 4 | [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 2015 Orange Bowl 2018 Rose Bowl 2018 Orange Bowl (Dec. 2018) | |
| 2 | [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2018 Cotton Bowl (Dec. 2018) 2021 Rose Bowl | |
| 1 | [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2019 Peach Bowl | |
| 1 | [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]] | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2015 Rose Bowl | 2015 CFP National Championship |
| 1 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2018 Rose Bowl | 2018 CFP National Championship |
| 1 | [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2015 Rose Bowl | |
| 1 | [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]] | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2015 Cotton Bowl (Dec. 2015) | |
| 1 | [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2016 Peach Bowl |
College Football Playoff appearances by conference
| Conference | Appearances | Games | W | L | Pct | # Schools | School(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3 | Alabama (7–3) LSU (2-0) Georgia (1–1) |
| ACC | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | Clemson (6–4) Florida State (0–1) Notre Dame~ (0-1) |
| Big Ten | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | Ohio State (3–2) Michigan State (0–1) |
| Big 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | Oklahoma (0–4) |
| Pac-12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | Oregon (1–1) Washington (0–1) |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | Notre Dame~ (0–1) |
The "Group of Five" conferences have never appeared in the College Football Playoff
~ denotes teams with playoff appearances in two conferences
College Football Playoff Performance
| Teams (# of participations) | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | |
| SEC (8) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (2) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (0) | |
| 1 | Alabama (6) | SF | C | F | C | F | • | C | • |
| 2 | Georgia (1) | • | • | • | F | • | • | • | • |
| 2 | LSU (1) | • | • | • | • | • | C | • | • |
| ACC (8) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (2) | (0) | |
| 1 | Clemson (6) | • | F | C | SF | C | F | SF | • |
| 2 | Florida State (1) | SF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 3 | Notre Dame (1) | Independent | SF | Ind | |||||
| B1G (5) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (0) | (0) | (1) | (1) | (0) | |
| 1 | Ohio State (4) | C | • | SF | • | • | SF | F | • |
| 2 | Michigan State (1) | • | SF | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Big 12 (4) | (0) | (1) | (0) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (0) | (0) | |
| 1 | Oklahoma (4) | • | SF | • | SF | SF | SF | • | • |
| Pac-12 (2) | (1) | (0) | (1) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
| 1 | Oregon (1) | F | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 | Washington (1) | • | • | SF | • | • | • | • | • |
| FBS Independents (1) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (0) | (1) | (0) | (0) | (0) | |
| 1 | Notre Dame (1) | • | • | • | • | SF | • | ACC | • |
Key
| C | Champion |
| F | Runner-up |
| SF | Semifinals |
| • | Did not participate |
College Football Playoff National Championship appearances
College Football Playoff National Championship appearances by team
| Appearances | Team | Wins | Losses | Win % | Season(s) won | Season(s) lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2015, 2017, 2020 | 2016, 2018 |
| 4 | [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]] | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2016, 2018 | 2015, 2019 |
| 2 | [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2014 | 2020 |
| 1 | [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2019 | |
| 1 | [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]] | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2014 | |
| 1 | [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2017 |
College Football Playoff National Championship appearances by conference
| Conference | Appearances | Wins | Losses | Win Pct | # Teams | Team(s) | Title seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 | Alabama 5 (3–2) LSU 1 (1–0) Georgia 1 (0–1) |
2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 |
| ACC | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | Clemson 4 (2–2) | 2016, 2018 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | Ohio State 2 (1–1) | 2014 |
| Pac-12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | Oregon 1 (0–1) |
The Big 12 Conference and the "Group of Five" conferences have never appeared in the CFP National Championship.
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