New Year’s Six bowls
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The New Year’s Six bowls are the premier annual college football postseason games that feature top-ranked teams and rotate hosting the College Football Playoff semifinals.
Aliases (6)
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
bowl games collection
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college football postseason series → |
| alsoKnownAs |
NY6
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New Year’s Six → |
| broadcastOn |
ESPN
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| competitionLevel |
NCAA Division I FBS
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| conferenceTieIn |
ACC
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Big 12 Conference → Big Ten Conference → Group of Five conferences automatic berth → Pac-12 Conference → SEC → |
| country |
United States
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| distinguishedFrom |
non–New Year’s Six bowl games
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| features |
at-large selections
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conference champions → top-ranked FBS teams → |
| follows |
conference championship games
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regular season of NCAA Division I FBS football → |
| format |
single-elimination semifinal games within broader CFP
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| governingBody |
College Football Playoff
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| hasMediaRightsDealWith |
ESPN family of networks
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| hasPart |
College Football Playoff semifinal games
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| inception |
2014 College Football Playoff era
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| includes |
Cotton Bowl Classic
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Fiesta Bowl → Orange Bowl → Peach Bowl → Rose Bowl Game → Sugar Bowl → |
| notableFeature |
two bowls serve as CFP semifinals each season
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| organizer |
College Football Playoff Administration, LLC
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| partOf |
College Football Playoff system
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| prize |
large payouts to participating schools and conferences
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| relatedTo |
College Football Playoff National Championship
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| replaces |
BCS bowl structure
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| role |
hosts College Football Playoff semifinals on a rotating basis
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| rotationCycleLength |
three years
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| selectionProcess |
College Football Playoff selection committee
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| significance |
considered the most prestigious annual college football bowl games
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| sport |
American football
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| startTime |
2014
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| timeZone |
United States time zones (Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific)
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| typicalDate |
early January
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late December → |
Referenced by (16)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Allstate Sugar Bowl
("New Year’s Six")
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Cotton Bowl Classic ("New Year's Six") → Fiesta Bowl ("New Year's Six") → Orange Bowl ("New Year’s Six bowl games") → Peach Bowl ("New Year’s Six") → Sugar Bowl ("New Year’s Six") → |
partOf |
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New Year’s Six bowls
("New Year’s Six")
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alsoKnownAs |
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SEC West
("New Year’s Six bowl games")
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associatedWith |
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Cotton Bowl Classic
("New Year's Six bowls")
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category |
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Peach Bowl
("New Year’s Six bowl games")
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isOneOf |
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Football Bowl Subdivision
("New Year’s Six bowl games")
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organizes |
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Cotton Bowl Classic
("New Year's Six bowl")
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playoffRole |
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CFP National Championship Game
("New Year’s Six bowl games")
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relatedCompetition |
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College Football Playoff
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semifinalGamesPlayedIn |
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College Football Playoff
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usesRotationForSemifinals |
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SEC Championship Game
("New Year’s Six bowl (typically)")
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winnerQualifiesFor |