When Are Bowl Games Announced?
Bowl games are always a source of excitement for college football fans during the holiday season. With this in mind, many fans look forward to finding out when bowl game matchups will be announced.
Decision Day
The primary date for when a bowl game is set is referred to as “selection day” or “decision day.” This is when the teams that get to play in each specific bowl game are decided. For the 2018-19 season, the decision day took place on December 2nd.
Results
After an exciting college football season, the results of the decision day are soon leaked online or in the media. On December 2nd of the 2018-19 season, there was an announcement of an additional bowl game, making it 40 total. Soon after, all 40 teams that were participating were revealed.
Explaining the System
Just how does the process of picking teams for bowl games work? Teams qualify for bowl games based on their performance from the regular season. Each bowl game has a certain set of teams that qualify to play. The bowl participants are determined by various college football rankings, as well as how many wins a team has achieved.
Playing the Games
In the weeks following decision day, fans get to watch the bowl games. Typically, the games take place in the days leading up to New Year’s Day, so there is plenty of time for other college football games that take place after the bowl game is announced.
Conclusion
For any college football fan, it is always exciting to find out which teams will be playing in the bowl games. Generally, decision day will occur mid-way through December in order to give teams and fans enough time to get ready for the games leading up to New Year’s Day. With the announcement of the bowl game matchups, a college football fan anxiously awaits for the outcome of this exciting tournament!
