The postseason starts with five games on Saturday, Dec. 17, and runs through the College Football Playoff championship on Jan. 9. Here’s a look at the full bowl schedule with TV listings (all times ET). 

College football playoff schedule 2016-17

Saturday, Dec. 31

Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (semifinal): 4 Washington vs. 1 Alabama, 3 p.m. (ESPN) PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (semifinal): 3 Ohio State vs. 2 Clemson, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 9

College Football Playoff National Championship: Matchup TBD, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

College football bowl schedule 2016-17

Saturday, Dec. 17

Gildan New Mexico Bowl: New Mexico vs. UTSA, 2 p.m. (ESPN) Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl: San Diego State vs. Houston, 3:30 (ABC)  AutoNation Cure Bowl: UCF vs. Arkansas State, 5:30 (CBSSN)  Raycom Media Camellia Bowl: Toledo vs. Appalachian State, 5:30 (ESPN) R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Southern Miss vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 19

Miami Beach Bowl: Tulsa vs. Central Michigan, 2:30 (ESPN)

Tuesday, Dec. 20

Marmot Boca Raton Bowl: Memphis vs. Western Kentucky, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 21 

San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl: Wyoming vs. BYU, 9 p.m. (ESPN) 

Thursday, Dec. 22 

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Idaho vs. Colorado State, 7 p.m. (ESPN) 

Friday, Dec. 23 

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl: Eastern Michigan vs. Old Dominion, 1 p.m. (ESPN) Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Navy vs. Louisiana Tech, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Dollar General Bowl: Ohio vs. Troy 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 24 

Hawaii Bowl: Middle Tennessee State vs. Hawaii, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 26

St. Petersburg Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Miami (Ohio), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Quick Lane Bowl: Boston College vs. Maryland, 2:30 (ESPN)  Camping World Independence Bowl: N.C. State vs. Vanderbilt, 5 p.m. (ESPN2)

Tuesday, Dec. 27

Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl: Army vs. North Texas, 12 p.m. (ESPN)  Military Bowl: Temple vs. Wake Forest, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) National Funding Holiday Bowl: Minnesota vs. Washington State, 7 p.m. (ESPN) Motel 6 Cactus Bowl: Baylor vs. Boise State, 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) 

Wednesday, Dec. 28

New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Northwestern, 2 p.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl: Miami (Fla.) vs. West Virginia,  5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Foster Farms Bowl: Indiana vs. Utah, 8:30 p.m. (FOX) AdvoCare V1000 Texas Bowl: Kansas State vs. Texas A&M, 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 29

Birmingham Bowl: South Florida vs. South Carolina, 2 p.m. (ESPN) Belk Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Arkansas, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Valero Alamo Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Colorado, 9 p.m. (ESPN) 

Friday, Dec. 30

AutoZone Liberty Bowl: TCU vs. Georgia, 12 p.m. (ESPN) Hyundai Sun Bowl: North Carolina vs. Stanford, 1 p.m. (CBS)  Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: Nebraska vs. Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl: Air Force vs. South Alabama, 5:30 p.m. (ASN) Capital One Orange Bowl: Michigan vs. Florida State, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 31

Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl: Louisville vs. LSU, 11 a.m. (ABC)  TaxSlayer Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky, 11 a.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 2

Outback Bowl: Florida vs. Iowa, 1 p.m. (ABC) Goodyear Cotton Bowl: Western Michigan vs. Wisconsin, 1 p.m. (ESPN) Rose Bowl Game: USC vs. Penn State, 5 p.m. (ESPN) Allstate Sugar Bowl: Auburn vs. Oklahoma, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)