Think of the college football postseason is more a marathon than a sprint. There's 42 games running from the first series of matchups on Dec. 16 through the College Football Playoff championship game on Jan. 8.
The ending of a college football is bittersweet. It's as the song goes "the most wonderful of time of the year" but also the ending of another season for the sport until we see it again next August.
The playoff semifinals will be held on Jan. 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, and the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The national title game is being held at NRG Stadium in Houston.
But there's plenty of other intriguing games to watch. Here's the entire lineup:
DETAILS: Dec. 16, Conway, S.C., ESPN, 11 a.m.
MATCHUP: Conference USA/MAC/Sun Belt
DETAILS: Dec. 16, New Orleans, ESPN, 2:15 p.m.
MATCHUP: Conference USA vs. Sun Belt
DETAILS: Dec. 16, Orlando, ABC, 3:30 p.m.
MATCHUP: Group of Five vs. Group of Five
DETAILS: Dec. 16, Albuquerque, ESPN, 5:45 p.m.
MATCHUP: Conference USA vs. Mountain West
DETAILS: Dec. 16, Inglewood, Calif., ABC, 7:30 p.m.
MATCHUP: Pac-12 vs. Mountain West
DETAILS: Dec. 16, Shreveport, La., ESPN, 9:15 p.m.
MATCHUP: Conference USA vs. Mountain West
MATCHUP: Conference USA vs. Mid-American
DETAILS: Dec. 18, ESPN, 2:30 p.m.
DETAILS: Dec. 19, Frisco, Texas, ESPN, 9 p.m.
MATCHUP: Group of Five vs. Group of Five
DETAILS: Dec. 21, Boca Raton, Fla., ESPN, 8 p.m.
MATCHUP: Group of Five vs. Group of Five
DETAILS: Dec. 22, Tampa, Fla., ESPN, 6:30 p.m.
MATCHUP: ACC/American/SEC
DETAILS: Dec. 23, Birmingham, Ala., ABC, noon
MATCHUP: ACC/American/SEC
DETAILS: Dec. 23, Montgomery, Ala., ESPN, noon
MATCHUP: MAC vs. Sun Belt
DETAILS: Dec. 23, Fort Worth, Texas, ABC, 3:30 p.m.
MATCHUP: American vs. Conference USA
DETAILS: Dec. 23, Boise, Idaho, ESPN, 3:30 p.m.
MATCHUP: MAC vs. Mountain West
DETAILS: Dec. 23, Mobile, Ala., ESPN, 7 p.m.
MATCHUP: MAC vs. Sun Belt
DETAILS: Dec. 23, Las Vegas, ABC, 7:30 p.m.
MATCHUP: Big Ten vs. Pac-12
DETAILS: Dec. 23, Honolulu, ESPN, 10:30 p.m.
MATCHUP: American vs. Mountain West
DETAILS: Dec. 26, Detroit, ESPN, 2 p.m.
MATCHUP: Big Ten vs. Mid-American
DETAILS: Dec. 26, Dallas, ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
MATCHUP: Big 12 vs. at-large
DETAILS: Dec. 26, Phoenix, ESPN, 9 p.m.
MATCHUP: Big 12 vs. Big Ten
DETAILS: Dec. 27, Annapolis, Md., ESPN, 2 p.m.
MATCHUP: ACC vs. American
DETAILS: Dec. 27, Charlotte, N.C., ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
MATCHUP: ACC vs. SEC
DETAILS: Dec. 27, San Diego, Fox, 8 p.m.
MATCHUP: ACC vs. Pac-12
DETAILS: Dec. 27, Houston, ESPN, 9 p.m.
MATCHUP: Big 12 vs. SEC
DETAILS: Dec. 28, Boston, ESPN, 11 a.m.
MATCHUP: ACC vs. American
DETAILS: Dec. 28, Bronx, N.Y., ESPN, 2:15 p.m.
MATCHUP: ACC vs. Big Ten
DETAILS: Dec. 28, Orlando, Fla., ESPN, 5:45 p.m.
MATCHUP: ACC vs. Big 12
DETAILS: Dec. 28, San Antonio, ESPN, 9:15 p.m.
MATCHUP: Big 12 vs. Pac-12
DETAILS: Dec. 29, Jacksonville, Fla., ESPN, noon
MATCHUP: ACC vs. SEC
DETAILS: Dec. 29, El Paso, Texas, CBS, 2 p.m.
MATCHUP: ACC vs. Pac-12
DETAILS: Dec. 29, Memphis, Tenn. ESPN, 3:30 p.m.
MATCHUP: Big 12 vs. SEC
DETAILS: Dec. 29, Arlington, Texas, ESPN, 8 p.m.
MATCHUP: At-large vs. At-large
DETAILS: Dec. 30, Atlanta, ESPN, noon
MATCHUP: At-large vs. At-large
DETAILS: Dec. 30, Nashville, Tenn., ABC, 2 p.m.
MATCHUP: Big Ten vs. SEC
DETAILS: Dec. 30, Miami Gardens, Fla., ESPN, 4 p.m.
MATCHUP: ACC vs. Big Ten/SEC
DETAILS: Dec. 30, Tucson, Ariz., 4:30 p.m.
MATCHUP: MAC vs. Mountain West
DETAILS: Jan. 1, Tampa, Fla., ESPN2, noon
MATCHUP: Big Ten vs. SEC
DETAILS: Jan. 1, Orlando, Fla., ABC, 1 p.m.
MATCHUP: Big Ten vs. SEC
DETAILS: Jan. 1, Glendale, Ariz., ESPN, 1 p.m.
MATCHUP: At-large vs. at-large
DETAILS: Jan. 1, Pasadena, Calif., ESPN, 5 p.m.
MATCHUP: College Football Playoff semifinal
DETAILS: Jan. 1, New Orleans, ESPN, 8:45 p.m.
MATCHUP: College Football Playoff semifinal
DETAILS: Jan. 8, Houston, ESPN, 8 p.m.
MATCHUP: College Football Playoff semifinal winners