al ities ▁of ▁O ax aca ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁O ax aca <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁NCAA ▁football ▁bow l ▁games ▁was ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁college ▁football ▁bow l ▁games ▁which ▁completed ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁F BS ▁football ▁season . ▁The ▁games ▁began ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁and ▁aside ▁from ▁the ▁all - star ▁games ▁ended ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁College ▁Football ▁Play off ▁National ▁Championship ▁which ▁was ▁played ▁on ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁team - comp et itive ▁bow ls ▁in ▁F BS , ▁including ▁the ▁national ▁championship ▁game , ▁was ▁one ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁previous ▁year , ▁with ▁the ▁fol ding ▁of ▁the ▁Po in sett ia ▁Bowl . ▁To ▁fill ▁the ▁ 7 8 ▁available ▁bow l ▁sl ots , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁teams ▁( 1 9 % ▁of ▁all ▁participants ) ▁with ▁non - win ning ▁( 6 – 6 ) ▁seasons ▁participated ▁in ▁bow l ▁games . ▁ ▁This ▁marks ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁seven ▁years ▁that ▁no ▁teams ▁with ▁losing ▁seasons ▁( 6 – 7 ▁or ▁ 5 – 7 ) ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁invited ▁to ▁fill ▁available ▁bow l ▁ber th s . ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁The ▁schedule ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁bow l ▁games ▁is