Which Conferences Are Winning the 2025–26 College Football Bowl Games?

The 2025–26 college football bowl season is in full swing as teams across the FBS compete in more than 40 postseason games, including the expanded College Football Playoff. With matchups taking place from mid-December through early January, fans are tracking not just individual outcomes but how each conference stacks up in bowl performance.

As the bowl season progresses, early results show varying levels of success among conferences. The Big Ten has already opened with a win to its credit, as Washington defeated Boise State in the LA Bowl, giving the conference a perfect 1-0 record so far. Meanwhile, the Sun Belt has recorded multiple victories, including Old Dominion’s 24-10 triumph over South Florida in the Cure Bowl, helping the league sit at 1-2 in bowl play.

Other leagues such as the American, ACC, Big 12, MAC, PAC-12, SEC, Independents, and Conference USA have teams still competing, with their overall bowl records continuing to evolve as more games are played later in December and into January.

Individual bowl game results are already influencing conference standings. In the Gasparilla Bowl, NC State delivered the ACC a solid win with a 31-7 victory over Memphis, highlighting strong play from the Wolfpack. Western Michigan’s dominant 41-6 performance over Kennesaw State in the Myrtle Beach Bowl further bolstered the MAC’s profile during this postseason.

As the schedule progresses, conferences with multiple bowl entrants will have more opportunities to improve their postseason records. Fans and analysts alike will be watching closely as traditional power leagues such as the SEC and Big 12 look to gain momentum, while Group of Five conferences aim to build postseason credibility.

It’s bowl season for college football. We’re keeping track on every game in the 12-team College Football Playoff and dozens more bowl games to see which league has the greatest bowl record.

Throughout the bowl season, this article will be updated. The conference representatives are bolded.
NOTE: Because the CFP permits teams to participate in multiple bowl games, some conferences have more bowl games listed than bowl teams.

Conference (BOWL TEAMS)	record	winning percentage
AMERICAN	0-2	.000
ACC	1-0	1.000
BIG 12
BIG TEN	1-0	1.000
CONFERENCE USA	2-2	0.500
INDEPENDENTS
MAC	1-0	1.000
MOUNTAIN WEST	0-1	.000
PAC-12
SEC
SUN BELT	2-2	.500

AMERICAN — (9 teams)

Record: 0-1

• Old Dominion 24, South Florida 10 (Cure Bowl)
• NC State 31, Memphis 7 (Gasparilla Bowl)
• No. 20 Tulane vs. No. 6 Ole Miss | 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 20 (CFP First Round)
• UTSA vs. FIU| 8 p.m. on Dec. 26 (First Responders Bowl)
• East Carolina vs. Pitt | 11 a.m. on Dec. 27 (Military Bowl)
• Army vs. UConn| 2:15 p.m. on Dec. 27 (Fenway Bowl)
• UNT vs. San Diego State |5:45 p.m. on Dec. 27 (New Mexico Bowl)
• Rice vs. Texas State | 1 p.m. on Jan. 2 (Armed Forces Bowl)
• Navy vs. Cincinnati | 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 2 (Libery Bowl)

ACC — (11 teams)

Record: 0-0

• NC State 31, Memphis 7 (Gasparilla Bowl)
• No. 10 Miami vs. No. 7 Texas A&M | 12 p.m. on Dec. 20 (CFP First Round)
• Louisville vs. Toledo | 2 p.m. on Dec. 23 (Boca Raton Bowl)
• Cal vs. Hawai’i | 8 p.m. on Dec. 24 (Hawai’i Bowl)
• Pitt vs. East Carolina | 11 a.m. on Dec. 27 (Military Bowl)
• Clemson vs. Penn State | 12 p.m. on Dec. 27 (Pinstripe Bowl)
• No. 22 Georgia Tech vs. No. 12 BYU | 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 27 (Pop Tarts Bowl)
• No. 19 Virginia vs. Missouri | 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 27 (Gator Bowl)
• Duke vs. Arizona State |2 p.m. on Dec. 31 (Sun Bowl)
• Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State| 8 p.m. on Jan. 2 (Duke’s Mayo Bowl)
• SMU vs. Arizona | 8 p.m. on Jan. 2 (Holiday Bowl)

BIG 12 — (8 teams)

Record: 0-0

• No. 12 BYU vs. No. 22 Georgia Tech | 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 27 (Pop Tarts Bowl)
• No. 21 Houston vs. LSU | 9:15 p.m. on Dec. 27 (Texas Bowl)
• TCU vs. No. 16 Southern California | 9 p.m. on Dec. 30 (Alamo Bowl)
• Arizona State vs. Duke |2 p.m. on Dec. 31 (Sun Bowl)
• No. 15 Utah vs. Nebraska | 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 31 (Las Vegas Bowl)
• No. 4 Texas Tech vs. No. 5 Oregon/No. 24 James Madison winner | 12 p.m. on Jan. 1 (CFP quarterfinal)
• Cincinnati vs. Navy | 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 2 (Libery Bowl)
• Arizona vs. SMU | 8 p.m. on Jan. 2 (Holiday Bowl)

BIG TEN — (12 teams)

Record: 1-0

• Washington 38, Boise State 10 (LA Bowl)
• No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 24 James Madison | 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 20 (CFP first round)
• Northwestern vs. Central Michigan | 1 p.m. on Dec. 26 (GameAbove Sports Bowl)
• Minnesota vs. New Mexico | 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 26 (Rate Bowl)
• Penn State vs. Clemson | 12 p.m. on Dec. 27 (Pinstripe Bowl)
• Illinois vs. Tennessee | 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 30 (Music City Bowl)
• No. 16 Southern California vs. TCU | 9 p.m. on Dec. 30 (Alamo Bowl)
• No. 23 Iowa vs. No. 14 Vanderbilt | 12 p.m. on Dec. 31 (ReliaQuest Bowl)
• No. 18 Michigan vs. No. 13 Texas | 3 p.m. on Dec. 31 (Citrus Bowl)
• Nebraska vs. No. 15 Utah | 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 31 (Las Vegas Bowl)
• No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 7 Texas A&M/No. 10 Miami (Fla.) winner | 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 31 (CFP quarterfinal)
• No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 8 Oklahoma/No. 9 Alabama winner | 4 p.m. on Jan. 1 (CFP quarterfinal)

CONFERENCE USA — (7 teams)

Record: 2-2

• Jax State 17, Troy 13 (Salute to Veterans Bowl)
• Delaware 20, Louisiana 13  (68 Ventures Bowl)
• Arkansas State 34, Missouri State 28 (Xbox Bowl)
• Western Michigan 41, Kennesaw State 6 (Myrtle Beach Bowl)
• Western Kentucky vs. Southern Miss. | 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 23 (New Orleans Bowl)
• FIU vs. UTSA | 8 p.m. on Dec. 26 (First Responders Bowl)
• Louisiana Tech vs. Coastal Carolina | 2 p.m. on Dec. 30 (Independence Bowl)

INDEPENDENTS — (1 team)

Record: 0-0

• UConn vs. Army | 2:15 p.m. on Dec. 27 (Fenway Bowl)

MAC — (5 teams)

Record: 1-0

• Western Michigan 41, Kennesaw State 6 (Myrtle Beach Bowl)
• Toledo vs. Louisville | 2 p.m. on Dec. 23 (Boca Raton Bowl)
• Ohio vs. UNLV | 9 p.m. on Dec. 23 (Frisco Bowl)
• Central Michigan vs. Northwestern | 1 p.m. on Dec. 26 (GameAbove Sports Bowl)
• Miami (OH) vs. Fresno State | 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 27 (Arizona Bowl)

MOUNTAIN WEST — (7 teams)

Record: 0-1