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New Year's Six
A break in play during the 2017 edition of the Cotton Bowl Classic, one of the 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	Six plus the National Championship game
Television partner(s)	ESPN (2014–present)
Most New Year's Six appearances	Ohio State (10)
Most New Year's Six wins	Alabama (9)
Most New Year's Six championships	Alabama (3)
Conference with most appearances	SEC (24)
Conference with most game wins	SEC (20)
Conference with most championships	SEC (6)
Last championship game	January 20, 2025
Current champion	Indiana Hoosiers

The New Year's Six, sometimes abbreviated as NY6, are the following 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 traditionally played annually on or around New Year's Day and represent six of the ten oldest bowl games played at the FBS level.

Since the 2024 season, the New Year's Six hosts the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the College Football Playoff (CFP).^[1] Twelve teams are selected and seeded, following the conclusion of regular-season play, for a single-elimination tournament. Eight teams meet in first-round games, played at campus sites. The four winners then advance to play four teams who received a bye; these quarterfinal games are played as four of the New Year's Six games. The four quarterfinal winners then advance to the semifinals, played as two of the New Year's Six games. The two semifinal winners then advance to the CFP National Championship.

For the 2014 through 2023 seasons, two of the New Year's Six games served as semifinal games in a four-team playoff, while teams appearing in the other four New Year's Six games were not eligible to appear in the national championship game. These six top-tier bowl games rotated the hosting of the two CFP semifinal games.^[2] The rotation was set on a three-year cycle with the following pairings: Rose–Sugar, Orange–Cotton, and Peach–Fiesta.

The National Championship game may be considered part of the New Year's Six, depending on context.

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, the traditional New Year's Day games are played on January 2 in deference to the National Football League's week 17 games.

In June 2012, the BCS conference presidents approved the College Football Playoff to replace the Bowl Championship Series.^[3] Three bowls—Rose, Sugar, and Orange—because of their contracts with Power Five conferences, were selected to be part of the rotating semifinal playoff games, with three more bowls to be named.^[2] Because of issues about fairness and the Big East Conference's status as a BCS automatic qualifier, conference commissioners began to consider accommodating the Group of Five conferences with a seventh participating bowl. On November 12, 2012, in Denver, the conference commissioners granted the top Group of Five conference champion a guaranteed slot in one of the six premier bowls.^[3] In July 2013, the Cotton Bowl Classic, the Fiesta Bowl, and the Peach Bowl were selected as the other three rotating semifinal playoff bowls, ahead of the Holiday Bowl. Also, the conference commissioners selected AT&T Stadium as the first host of the College Football Playoff National Championship game, held on January 12, 2015.^[2]

When the playoff expanded to 12 teams beginning in 2024, the six bowls were designated as the quarterfinals and semifinals on a rotating basis.^[4] Four first-round games, added to the expanded playoff and to be held before the six bowls, are contested at campus sites.

Three of the bowls had traditional tie-ins with the specified conference champions in the years they were not hosting playoff games (2014–2023):

• Rose Bowl: Big Ten vs. Pac-12^[5]
• Sugar Bowl: SEC vs. Big 12^[3]
• Orange Bowl: ACC vs. Big Ten, SEC, or Notre Dame^[6]

When the conference champion is unavailable, the bowls invite the next-best team from that conference. The Cotton,^[2] Fiesta,^[5] and Peach Bowls have no conference tie-ins;^[5] as such, the best conference champion from the Group of Five will play in one of those bowls if it does not qualify for the CFP semifinal until 2024 when all games are part of the playoff and thus removes all conference tie ins.^[3]

Games are listed in chronological order, with final CFP rankings, and win–loss records prior to the respective bowl being played.

Day	Date	Bowl	Location (city/state)	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

Day	Date	Bowl	Location (city/state)	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

Day	Date	Bowl	Location (city/state)	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

Day	Date	Bowl	Location (city/state)	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

Day	Date	Bowl	Location (city/state)	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

Day	Date	Bowl	Location (city/state)	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

Source:^[7][8]

Day	Date	Bowl	Location (city/state)	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:^[9]

Day	Date	Bowl	Location (city/state)	Winning team		Losing team
Thursday	December 30, 2021	Peach Bowl	Atlanta, GA	No. 10 Michigan State (10–2)	31	No. 12 Pittsburgh (11–2)	21
Friday	December 31, 2021	(CFP Semifinal) Cotton Bowl Classic	Arlington, TX	No. 1 Alabama (12–1)	27	No. 4 Cincinnati (13–0)	6
Friday	December 31, 2021	(CFP Semifinal) Orange Bowl	Miami Gardens, FL	No. 3 Georgia (12–1)	34	No. 2 Michigan (12–1)	11
Saturday	January 1, 2022	Fiesta Bowl	Glendale, AZ	No. 9 Oklahoma State (11–2)	37	No. 5 Notre Dame (11–1)	35
Saturday	January 1, 2022	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	No. 6 Ohio State (10–2)	48	No. 11 Utah (10–3)	45
Saturday	January 1, 2022	Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, LA	No. 7 Baylor (11–2)	21	No. 8 Ole Miss (10–2)	7
Monday	January 10, 2022	National Championship Game	Indianapolis, IN	No. 3 Georgia (13–1)	33	No. 1 Alabama (13–1)	18

Day	Date	Bowl	Location (city/state)	Winning team		Losing team
Friday	December 30, 2022	Orange Bowl	Miami Gardens, FL	No. 6 Tennessee (10–2)	31	No. 7 Clemson (11–2)	14
Saturday	December 31, 2022	Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, LA	No. 5 Alabama (10–2)	45	No. 9 Kansas State (10–3)	20
Saturday	December 31, 2022	(CFP Semifinal) Fiesta Bowl	Glendale, AZ	No. 3 TCU (12–1)	51	No. 2 Michigan (13–0)	45
Saturday	December 31, 2022	(CFP Semifinal) Peach Bowl	Atlanta, GA	No. 1 Georgia (13–0)	42	No. 4 Ohio State (11–1)	41
Monday	January 2, 2023	Cotton Bowl Classic	Arlington, TX	No. 16 Tulane (11–2)	46	No. 10 USC (11–2)	45
Monday	January 2, 2023	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	No. 11 Penn State (10–2)	35	No. 8 Utah (10–3)	21
Monday	January 9, 2023	National Championship Game	Inglewood, CA	No. 1 Georgia (14–0)	65	No. 3 TCU (13–1)	7

Day	Date	Location (city/state)	City	Winning team		Losing team
Friday	December 29, 2023	Cotton Bowl Classic	Arlington, TX	No. 9 Missouri (10–2)	14	No. 7 Ohio State (11–1)	3
Saturday	December 30, 2023	Peach Bowl	Atlanta, GA	No. 11 Ole Miss (10–2)	38	No. 10 Penn State (10–2)	25
Saturday	December 30, 2023	Orange Bowl	Miami Gardens, FL	No. 6 Georgia (12–1)	63	No. 5 Florida State (13–0)	3
Monday	January 1, 2024	Fiesta Bowl	Glendale, AZ	No. 8 Oregon (11–2)	45	No. 23 Liberty (13–0)	6
Monday	January 1, 2024	(CFP Semifinal) Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	No. 1 Michigan (13–0)	27	No. 4 Alabama (12–1)	20OT
Monday	January 1, 2024	(CFP Semifinal) Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, LA	No. 2 Washington (13–0)	37	No. 3 Texas (12–1)	31
Monday	January 8, 2024	National Championship Game	Houston, TX	No. 1 Michigan (14–0)	34	No. 2 Washington (14–0)	13

Day	Date	Bowl	Location (city/state)	Winning team		Losing team
Tuesday	December 31, 2024	(CFP Quarterfinal) Fiesta Bowl	Glendale, AZ	No. 4 Penn State (12–2)	31	No. 9 Boise State (12–1)	14
Wednesday	January 1, 2025	(CFP Quarterfinal) Peach Bowl	Atlanta, GA	No. 3 Texas (12–2)	39	No. 12 Arizona State (11–2)	312OT
Wednesday	January 1, 2025	(CFP Quarterfinal) Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	No. 6 Ohio State (11–2)	41	No. 1 Oregon (13–0)	21
Thursday	January 2, 2025	(CFP Quarterfinal) Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, LA	No. 5 Notre Dame (12–1)	23	No. 2 Georgia (11–2)	10
Thursday	January 9, 2025	(CFP Semifinal) Orange Bowl	Miami Gardens, FL	No. 5 Notre Dame (13–1)	27	No. 4 Penn State (12–2)	24
Friday	January 10, 2025	(CFP Semifinal) Cotton Bowl	Arlington, TX	No. 6 Ohio State (12–2)	28	No. 3 Texas (13–2)	14
Monday	January 20, 2025	CFP National Championship Game	Atlanta, GA	No. 6 Ohio State (13–2)	34	No. 5 Notre Dame (14–1)	23

Day	Date	Bowl	Location (city/state)	Winning team		Losing team
Wednesday	December 31, 2025	(CFP Quarterfinal) Cotton Bowl Classic	Arlington, TX	No. 10 Miami (FL) (11–2)	24	No. 2 Ohio State (12–1)	14
Thursday	January 1, 2026	(CFP Quarterfinal) Orange Bowl	Miami Gardens, FL	No. 5 Oregon (12–1)	23	No. 4 Texas Tech (12–1)	0
		(CFP Quarterfinal) Rose Bowl	Pasadena, CA	No. 1 Indiana (13–0)	38	No. 9 Alabama (11–3)	3
		(CFP Quarterfinal) Sugar Bowl	New Orleans, LA	No. 6 Ole Miss (12–1)	39	No. 3 Georgia (12–1)	34
Thursday	January 8, 2026	(CFP Semifinal) Fiesta Bowl	Glendale, AZ	No. 10 Miami (FL) (12–2)	31	No. 6 Ole Miss (13–1)	27
Friday	January 9, 2026	(CFP Semifinal) Peach Bowl	Atlanta, GA	No. 1 Indiana (14–0)	56	No. 5 Oregon (13–1)	22
Monday	January 19, 2026	CFP National Championship Game	Miami Gardens, FL	No. 1 Indiana (15–0)	27	No. 10 Miami (FL) (13–2)	21

Day	Date	Bowl	Location (city/state)	Winning team		Losing team
Wednesday	December 30, 2026	(CFP Quarterfinals) Fiesta Bowl	State Farm Stadium (Glendale, AZ)
Friday	January 1, 2027	(CFP Quarterfinals) Peach Bowl	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)
		(CFP Quarterfinals) Cotton Bowl	AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)
		(CFP Quarterfinals) Rose Bowl	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)
Thursday	January 14, 2027	(CFP Semifinals) Orange Bowl	Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, FL)
Friday	January 15, 2027	(CFP Semifinals) Sugar Bowl	Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, LA)
Monday	January 25, 2027	CFP National Championship	Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas, NV)

Day	Date	Bowl	Location (city/state)	Winning team		Losing team
Friday	December 31, 2027	(CFP Quarterfinals) Allstate Sugar Bowl	Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, LA)
Saturday	January 1, 2028	(CFP Quarterfinals) Fiesta Bowl	State Farm Stadium (Glendale, AZ)
		(CFP Quarterfinals) Peach Bowl	Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, GA)
		(CFP Quarterfinals) Rose Bowl	Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)
Thursday	January 13, 2028	(CFP Semifinals) Orange Bowl	Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, FL)
Friday	January 14, 2028	(CFP Semifinals) Cotton Bowl	AT&T Stadium (Arlington, TX)
Monday	January 24, 2028	CFP National Championship	Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, LA)

Texas

App	Games	School	W	L	Pct	Game(s) won	Game(s) lost
12	16	Ohio State	10	6	.625	2015 Sugar Bowl+ 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship 2016 Fiesta Bowl (January) 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (December) 2019 Rose Bowl 2021 Sugar Bowl+ 2022 Rose Bowl 2025 Rose Bowl^ 2025 Cotton Bowl Classic+ 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship	2016 Fiesta Bowl (December)+ 2019 Fiesta Bowl (December)+ 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship 2022 Peach Bowl+ 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic (December) 2025 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)^
10	16	Alabama	10	6	.625	2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)+ 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 2021 Cotton Bowl+ 2022 Sugar Bowl (December)	2015 Sugar Bowl+ 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship 2024 Rose Bowl+ 2026 Rose Bowl^
9	12	Georgia	8	4	.667	2018 Rose Bowl+ 2020 Sugar Bowl 2021 Peach Bowl (January) 2021 Orange Bowl (December)+ 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship 2022 Peach Bowl+ 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship 2023 Orange Bowl	2018 College Football Playoff National Championship 2019 Sugar Bowl 2025 Sugar Bowl^ 2026 Sugar Bowl^
7	11	Clemson	6	5	.545	2015 Orange Bowl+ 2016 Fiesta Bowl (December)+ 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship 2018 Cotton Bowl+ 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship 2019 Fiesta Bowl (December)+	2016 College Football Playoff National Championship 2018 Sugar Bowl+ 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship 2021 Sugar Bowl+ 2022 Orange Bowl
6	8	Oregon	4	4	.500	2015 Rose Bowl+ 2020 Rose Bowl 2024 Fiesta Bowl (January) 2026 Orange Bowl^	2015 College Football Playoff National Championship 2021 Fiesta Bowl 2025 Rose Bowl^ 2026 Peach Bowl+
6	7	Penn State	4	3	.571	2017 Fiesta Bowl 2019 Cotton Bowl 2023 Rose Bowl 2024 Fiesta Bowl^	2017 Rose Bowl 2023 Peach Bowl 2025 Orange Bowl+
6	6	Oklahoma	2	4	.333	2017 Sugar Bowl 2020 Cotton Bowl	2015 Orange Bowl+ 2018 Rose Bowl+ 2018 Orange Bowl+ 2019 Peach Bowl+
5	7	Notre Dame	2	5	.286	2025 Sugar Bowl^ 2025 Orange Bowl+	2016 Fiesta Bowl (January) 2018 Cotton Bowl+ 2021 Rose Bowl+ 2022 Fiesta Bowl (January) 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship
5	6	Michigan	2	4	.333	2024 Rose Bowl+ 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship	2016 Orange Bowl 2018 Peach Bowl (December) 2021 Orange Bowl (December)+ 2022 Fiesta Bowl (December)+
5	6	Ole Miss	3	3	.500	2016 Sugar Bowl 2023 Peach Bowl 2026 Sugar Bowl^	2014 Peach Bowl 2022 Sugar Bowl (January) 2026 Fiesta Bowl (January)+
4	5	Washington	1	4	.200	2024 Sugar Bowl+	2016 Peach Bowl+ 2017 Fiesta Bowl 2019 Rose Bowl 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship
4	4	Florida State	1	3	.250	2016 Orange Bowl	2015 Rose Bowl+ 2015 Peach Bowl 2023 Orange Bowl
3	3	Florida	2	1	.667	2018 Peach Bowl (December) 2019 Orange Bowl	2020 Cotton Bowl
3	3	Wisconsin	2	1	.667	2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (January) 2017 Orange Bowl	2020 Rose Bowl
3	3	Michigan State	2	1	.667	2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (January) 2021 Peach Bowl (December)	2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)+
3	3	Baylor	1	2	.333	2022 Sugar Bowl (January)	2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (January) 2020 Sugar Bowl
3	3	USC	1	2	.333	2017 Rose Bowl	2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (December) 2023 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)
2	4	Texas	2	2	.500	2019 Sugar Bowl 2025 Peach Bowl^	2024 Sugar Bowl+ 2025 Cotton Bowl Classic+
2	4	Miami	2	2	.500	2025 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)^ 2026 Fiesta Bowl (January)+	2017 Orange Bowl 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship
2	3	LSU	3	0	1.000	2019 Fiesta Bowl (January) 2019 Peach Bowl+ 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship
2	3	TCU	2	1	.667	2014 Peach Bowl 2022 Fiesta Bowl (December)+	2023 College Football Playoff National Championship
2	2	UCF	1	1	.500	2018 Peach Bowl (January)	2019 Fiesta Bowl (January)
2	2	Oklahoma State	1	1	.500	2022 Fiesta Bowl (January)	2016 Sugar Bowl
2	2	Auburn	0	2	.000		2017 Sugar Bowl 2018 Peach Bowl (January)
2	2	Cincinnati	0	2	.000		2021 Peach Bowl (January) 2021 Cotton Bowl+
2	2	Utah	0	2	.000		2022 Rose Bowl 2023 Rose Bowl
1	3	Indiana	3	0	1.000	2026 Rose Bowl^ 2026 Peach Bowl+ 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship
1	1	Boise State	1	0	1.000	2014 Fiesta Bowl (December)
1	1	Georgia Tech	1	0	1.000	2014 Orange Bowl (December)
1	1	Houston	1	0	1.000	2015 Peach Bowl
1	1	Stanford	1	0	1.000	2016 Rose Bowl
1	1	Texas A&M	1	0	1.000	2021 Orange Bowl (January)
1	1	Iowa State	1	0	1.000	2021 Fiesta Bowl
1	1	Tennessee	1	0	1.000	2022 Orange Bowl
1	1	Tulane	1	0	1.000	2023 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)
1	1	Missouri	1	0	1.000	2023 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)
1	1	Arizona	0	1	.000		2014 Fiesta Bowl (December)
1	1	Mississippi State	0	1	.000		2014 Orange Bowl (December)
1	1	Iowa	0	1	.000		2016 Rose Bowl
1	1	Western Michigan	0	1	.000		2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)
1	1	Memphis	0	1	.000		2019 Cotton Bowl
1	1	Virginia	0	1	.000		2019 Orange Bowl
1	1	North Carolina	0	1	.000		2021 Orange Bowl (January)
1	1	Pittsburgh	0	1	.000		2021 Peach Bowl (December)
1	1	Kansas State	0	1	.000		2022 Sugar Bowl (December)
1	1	Liberty	0	1	.000		2024 Fiesta Bowl (January)
1	1	Arizona State	0	1	.000		2025 Peach Bowl^
1	1	Texas Tech	0	1	.000		2026 Orange Bowl^

^ Denotes CFP Quarterfinal, + Denotes CFP Semifinal

Conference	Appearances	Games	W	L	Pct	# Schools	School(s)
SEC	36	48	30	18	.625	11	Alabama 16 (10–6) Georgia 12 (8–4) Ole Miss 6 (3–3) LSU 3 (3–0) Florida 3 (2–1) Texas 2 (1–1) Auburn 2 (0–2) Texas A&M 1 (1–0) Tennessee 1 (1–0) Missouri 1 (1–0) Mississippi State 1 (0–1)
Big Ten	32	42	24	18	.571	8	Ohio State 16 (10–6) Penn State 7 (4–3) Michigan 6 (2–4) Indiana 3 (3–0) Michigan State 3 (2–1) Wisconsin 3 (2–1) Oregon 3 (1–2) Iowa 1 (0–1)
ACC	18	24	10	14	.417	8	Clemson 11 (6–5) Miami (FL) 4 (2–2) Florida State 4 (1–3) Georgia Tech 1 (1–0) Virginia 1 (0–1) Notre Dame* 1 (0–1) North Carolina 1 (0–1) Pittsburgh 1 (0–1)
Big 12	18	20	8	12	.400	9	Oklahoma 6 (2–4) Baylor 3 (1–2) TCU 3 (2–1) Oklahoma State 2 (1–1) Texas 2 (1–1) Iowa State 1 (1–0) Kansas State 1 (0–1) Arizona State 1 (0–1) Texas Tech 1 (0–1)
Pac-12	15	17	6	11	.353	6	Oregon 5 (3–2) Washington 5 (1–4) USC 3 (1–2) Utah 2 (0–2) Stanford 1 (1–0) Arizona 1 (0–1)
American	7	7	3	4	.429	5	UCF 2 (1–1) Cincinnati 2 (0–2) Houston 1 (1–0) Tulane 1 (1–0) Memphis 1 (0–1)
Independent	4	4	2	4	.333	1	Notre Dame* 4 (2–4)
Mountain West	2	2	1	1	.500	1	Boise State 1 (1–1)
MAC	1	1	0	1	.000	1	Western Michigan 1 (0–1)
Conference USA	1	1	0	1	.000	1	Liberty 1 (0–1)

Sun Belt Conference has never appeared in the New Year's Six.
* In 2020, Notre Dame played as part of the ACC due to COVID-19.

•  CH  National champion
•  RU  Lost in CFP Championship Game
•  SF  Lost in CFP Semifinals
•  QF  Lost in CFP Quarterfinals (2024–present)
•  12  Lost in CFP First Round (2024–present)
• Next to each team's result is their seed.

School	Conference (as of 2025)	#	QF	SF	CG	CH	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Alabama	SEC	9	9	8	6	3	¹SF	²CH	¹RU	⁴CH	¹RU		¹CH	¹RU		⁴SF		⁹QF
Clemson	ACC	7	6	6	4	2		¹RU	²CH	¹SF	²CH	³RU	²SF				¹²12
Ohio State	Big Ten	7	7	6	3	2	⁴CH		³SF			²SF	³RU		⁴SF		⁸CH	²QF
Georgia	SEC	5	5	3	3	2				³RU				³CH	¹CH		²QF	³QF
Michigan	Big Ten	3	3	3	1	1								²SF	²SF	¹CH
Indiana	Big Ten	2	1	1	1	1											¹⁰12	¹CH
LSU	SEC	1	1	1	1	1						¹CH
Notre Dame	Independent	3	3	3	1	-					³SF		⁴SF				⁷RU
Oregon	Big Ten	3	3	2	1	-	²RU										¹QF	⁵SF
Washington	Big Ten	2	2	2	1	-			⁴SF							²RU
TCU	Big 12	1	1	1	1	-									³RU
Miami (FL)	ACC	1	1	1	1	-												¹⁰RU
Oklahoma	SEC	5	4	4	-	-		⁴SF		²SF	⁴SF	⁴SF						⁸12
Texas	SEC	2	2	2	-	-										³SF	⁵SF
Florida State	ACC	1	1	1	-	-	³SF
Michigan State	Big Ten	1	1	1	-	-		³SF
Cincinnati	Big 12	1	1	1	-	-								⁴SF
Penn State	Big Ten	1	1	1	-	-											⁶SF
Ole Miss	SEC	1	1	1	-	-												⁶SF
Boise State	Mountain West	1	1	-	-	-											³QF
Arizona State	Big 12	1	1	-	-	-											⁴QF
Texas Tech	Big 12	1	1	-	-	-												⁴QF
Tennessee	SEC	1	-	-	-	-											⁹12
SMU	ACC	1	-	-	-	-											¹¹12
Texas A&M	SEC	1	-	-	-	-												⁷12
Tulane	American	1	-	-	-	-												¹¹12
James Madison	Sun Belt	1	-	-	-	-												¹²12

Appearances	Team[a]	Wins	Losses	Win %	Season(s) won	Season(s) lost
6	Alabama Crimson Tide	3	3	50	2015, 2017, 2020	2016, 2018, 2021
4	Clemson Tigers	2	2	50	2016, 2018	2015, 2019
3	Ohio State Buckeyes	2	1	67	2014, 2024	2020
3	Georgia Bulldogs	2	1	67	2021, 2022	2017
1	LSU Tigers	1	0	100	2019
1	Michigan Wolverines	1	0	100	2023
1	Indiana Hoosiers	1	0	100	2025
1	Oregon Ducks	0	1	0		2014
1	TCU Horned Frogs	0	1	0		2022
1	Washington Huskies	0	1	0		2023
1	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0	1	0		2024
1	Miami Hurricanes	0	1	0		2025

• College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS