The start of college football’s 2018-19 bowl season is just one month away, but with Week 14 in the books and the regular season completed, it’s never too early to take a peek at the potential matchups this postseason. Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Oklahoma are Athlon's projected picks after Week 14 to reach the CFB Playoff. The Crimson Tide and Tigers are a notch above the rest of the NCAA, with the Fighting Irish up next at No. 3. The No. 4 spot is a close call between Oklahoma, Georgia and Ohio State. However, we give a slight nod to the Sooners over the Bulldogs for the No. 4 spot. At 13-0 and the champion of the American Athletic Conference, UCF will be back in the New Year's Six for the second year in a row.

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The 2018-19 bowl schedule features 40 overall games (most airing on ESPN, ABC and CBS) including the national championship. Additionally, the semifinals will take place on Dec. 29 this season. The Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl will host the semifinals, while the national championship will be held in Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on Jan. 7.

Eastern Michigan, Miami (Ohio), Wyoming and ULM are just on the outside of our bowl projections.

How will the postseason matchups look by December? Below are Athlon Sports' predictions for every 2018 bowl and playoff game after Week 14:

Editor's Note: This is the set bowl schedule, updated on Dec. 3 to reflect final announcement of games.

College Football Bowl Projections for 2018-19 (After Week 14)

Bowl Date/ TV Tie-In Projection New Mexico Dec. 15 Mountain West vs. C-USA North Texas vs. Utah State Cure Dec. 15 American vs. Sun Belt Tulane vs. Louisiana Las Vegas Dec. 15 Mountain West vs. Pac-12 Fresno State vs. Arizona State Camellia Dec. 15 MAC vs. Sun Belt Georgia Southern vs. Eastern Michigan New Orleans Dec. 15 C-USA vs. Sun Belt Appalachian State vs. MTSU Boca Raton Dec. 18 C-USA vs. American Northern Illinois vs. UAB Frisco Dec. 19 American vs. At-Large San Diego State vs. Ohio Gasparilla Dec. 20 American vs. C-USA/ACC USF vs. Marshall Bahamas Dec. 21 C-USA vs. MAC Toledo vs. FIU Famous Idaho Potato Dec. 21 Mountain West vs. MAC Western Michigan vs. BYU Birmingham Dec. 22 American vs. SEC Memphis vs. Wake Forest Armed Forces Dec. 22 American vs. Big 12 Houston vs. Army Dollar General Dec. 22 MAC vs. Sun Belt Troy vs. Buffalo Hawaii Dec. 22 Mountain West vs. C-USA Louisiana Tech vs. Hawaii First Responder Dec. 26 Big Ten vs. C-USA Boston College vs. Boise State Quick Lane Dec. 26 ACC vs. Big Ten Georgia Tech vs. Minnesota Cheez-It Dec. 26 Big 12 vs. Pac-12 TCU vs. California Independence Dec. 27 ACC vs. SEC Duke vs. Temple Pinstripe Dec. 27 ACC vs. Big Ten Wisconsin vs. Miami Texas Dec. 27 Big 12 vs. SEC Vanderbilt vs. Baylor Music City Dec. 28 SEC vs. Big Ten/ACC Purdue vs. Auburn Camping World Dec. 28 ACC vs. Big 12 Syracuse vs. West Virginia Arizona Dec. 28 Mountain West vs. Sun Belt Nevada vs. Arkansas State Alamo Dec. 28 Big 12 vs. Pac-12 Iowa State vs. Washington State Belk Dec. 29 ACC vs. SEC South Carolina vs. Virginia Redbox Dec. 31 Big Ten vs. Pac-12 Oregon vs. Michigan State Military Dec. 31 American vs. ACC Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech Liberty Dec. 31 Big 12 vs. SEC Oklahoma State vs. Missouri Holiday Dec. 31 Big Ten vs. Pac-12 Utah vs. Northwestern TaxSlayer Gator Dec. 31 SEC vs. ACC/Big Ten Texas A&M vs. NC State Sun Dec. 31 ACC vs. Pac-12 Stanford vs. Pitt Outback Jan. 1 Big Ten vs. SEC Iowa vs. Mississippi State Citrus Jan. 1 Big Ten vs. SEC Kentucky vs. Penn State New Year's Six Bowls Chick-fil-A Peach Dec. 29 At-Large vs. At-Large Michigan vs. Florida Fiesta Jan. 1 At-Large vs. At-Large LSU vs. UCF Rose Jan. 1 Big Ten vs. Pac-12 Ohio State vs. Washington Sugar Jan. 1 Big 12 vs. SEC Texas vs. Georgia College Football Playoff Orange Dec. 29 Playoff Semifinal Alabama vs. Oklahoma Cotton Dec. 29 Playoff Semifinal Clemson vs. Notre Dame National Championship CFB National Championship (Santa Clara, Calif.) Jan. 7 Orange Winner vs. Cotton Bowl Winner Alabama vs. Clemson

* Indicates conference not expected to fill allotted slots. At-large team will be selected to fill that spot.

Teams in bold have accepted a bid to bowl.