Undefeated ACC champion Florida State and two-time national champion Georgia will face off in the Orange Bowl in the biggest showdown of the non-playoff New Year's Six bowl matchups, announced Sunday.
The Orange Bowl will pit No. 5 Florida State against No. 6 Georgia on Dec. 30 in Miami Gardens, Fla. The 13-0 Seminoles, who feel they were snubbed from a top-four spot by the College Football Playoff selection committee, will settle for the traditional destination of the ACC champion.
Georgia dropped from No. 1 to No. 6 after a wild weekend saw the Bulldogs lose the SEC championship game 27-24 to Alabama. At 12-1, the Bulldogs fell behind not only the Crimson Tide but also No. 3 Texas and the Seminoles.
On Jan. 1, No. 1 Michigan will face No. 4 Alabama in the Rose Bowl in one CFP semifinal, and No. 2 Washington will play No. 3 Texas in the Sugar Bowl for the other.
In other New Year's Six bowl game action:
--Ohio State will meet Missouri in the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29. The Buckeyes' only loss came in their regular-season finale against current No. 1 Michigan. That knocked Ohio State out of the running for the Big Ten championship game. Missouri went 10-2 in its first double-digit-win season since 2014.
--Penn State will face Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl on Dec. 30. The third Big Ten-SEC matchup of the New Year's Six, this game pits two 10-2 teams that fell short of making their respective conference title games.
--Oregon will face Liberty in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1. The Ducks' two losses both came by three points to Washington, the latter time in the Pac-12 title game. They'll face undefeated Liberty, which is playing in its first New Year's Six bowl game in program history. The 13-0 Flames earned the Group of Five conferences' automatic New Year's Six bid after Tulane lost to SMU in the American Athletic Conference title game.
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