el ▁Athlet ic ▁Bowl ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Camp ing ▁World ▁Bowl ▁under ▁a ▁new ▁spons or ship , ▁and ▁after ▁going ▁without ▁a ▁spons or ▁for ▁two ▁years , ▁the ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁Bowl ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Gas par illa ▁Bowl ▁( a ▁name ▁that ▁pays ▁hom age ▁to ▁T ampa ▁Bay ' s ▁Gas par illa ▁Pir ate ▁Festival ). ▁ ▁All - star ▁games ▁ ▁FC S ▁bow l ▁game ▁The ▁FC S ▁has ▁one ▁bow l ▁game ; ▁they ▁also ▁have ▁a ▁championship ▁bra cket ▁that ▁began ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁ended ▁on ▁January ▁ 6 . ▁ ▁Selection ▁of ▁the ▁teams ▁ ▁CF P ▁top ▁ 2 5 ▁teams ▁On ▁December ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁College ▁Football ▁Play off ▁selection ▁committee ▁announced ▁their ▁final ▁team ▁rank ings ▁for ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fourth ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁Football ▁Play off ▁era , ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁semif inal ists ▁ ▁were ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁conference ▁( Ge org ia ▁and ▁Alabama ▁of ▁the ▁SE C ). ▁ ▁Conference ▁champions ' ▁bow l ▁games ▁Three ▁bow ls ▁featured ▁two ▁conference ▁champions ▁playing ▁against ▁each ▁other — the ▁D ollar ▁General ▁Bowl , ▁Cot ton ▁Bowl ▁Classic , ▁and ▁Rose ▁Bowl . ▁Rank ings ▁are ▁per ▁the ▁above ▁CF P ▁stand ings . ▁▁ ▁denotes ▁a ▁conference ▁that ▁named ▁co - ch amp ions ▁ ▁Bowl - el ig ible ▁teams ▁American ▁( 7 ):