Some bowl games produce fascinating matchups. Others produce complete duds. Here is my subjective ranking of most intriguing bowl games for the 2018 season.
| 1 | Jan. 1 | Fiesta | UCF (12-0) vs. LSU (9-3) | 1:00 | ESPN |
| 2 | Dec. 22 | Birmingham | Wake Forest (6-6) vs. Memphis (8-5) | 12:00 | ESPN |
| 3 | Jan. 1 | Citrus | Kentucky (9-3) vs. Penn State (9-3) | 1:00 | ABC |
| 4 | Dec. 29 | Orange | Oklahoma (12-1) vs. Alabama (13-0) | 8:00 | ESPN |
| 5 | Dec. 29 | Cotton | Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Clemson (13-0) | 4:00 | ESPN |
| 6 | Jan. 1 | Rose | Washington (10-3) vs. Ohio State (12-1) | 5:00 | ESPN |
| 7 | Dec. 29 | Belk | Virginia (7-5) vs. South Carolina (7-5) | 12:00 | ABC |
| 8 | Dec. 28 | Alamo | Iowa State (8-4) vs. Washington State (10-2) | 9:00 | ESPN |
| 9 | Dec. 22 | Armed Forces | Army (9-2) vs. Houston (8-4) | 3:30 | ESPN |
| 10 | Dec. 15 | New Orleans | Middle Tennessee (8-5) vs. Appalachian State (10-2) | 9:00 | ESPN |
| 11 | Dec. 15 | Las Vegas | Arizona State (7-5) vs. Fresno State (11-2) | 3:30 | ABC |
| 12 | Dec. 31 | Red Box (San Francisco) | Oregon (8-4) vs. Michigan State (7-5) | 3:00 | FOX |
| 13 | Dec. 15 | Camellia (Montgomery) | Georgia Southern (9-3) vs. Eastern Michigan (7-5) | 5:30 | ESPN |
| 14 | Dec. 15 | Cure (Orlando) | UL-Lafayette (7-6) vs. Tulane (6-6) | 2:30 | CBSS |
| 15 | Dec. 22 | Dollar General (Mobile) | Troy (9-3) vs. Buffalo (10-3) | 7:00 | ESPN |
| 16 | Dec. 31 | Liberty | Oklahoma State (6-6) vs. Missouri (8-4) | 3:45 | ESPN |
| 17 | Dec. 18 | Boca Raton | Northern Illinois (8-5) vs. UAB (10-3) | 7:00 | ESPN |
| 18 | Dec. 28 | Camping World | Syracuse (9-3) vs. West Virginia (8-3) | 5:15 | ESPN |
| 19 | Dec. 26 | First Responder (Dallas) | Boston College (7-5) vs. Boise State (10-3) | 1:30 | ESPN |
| 20 | Dec. 26 | Cheez-It (Phoenix) | California (7-5) vs. TCU (6-6) | 9:00 | ESPN |
| 21 | Dec. 31 | Holiday | Utah (9-4) vs. Northwestern (8-5) | 7:00 | FS1 |
| 22 | Dec. 26 | Quick Lane (Detroit) | Minnesota (6-6) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5) | 5:15 | ESPN |
| 23 | Dec. 27 | Texas | Baylor (6-6) vs. Vanderbilt (6-6) | 9:00 | ESPN |
| 24 | Dec. 31 | Gator | NC State (9-3) vs. Texas A & M (8-4) | 7:30 | ESPN |
| 25 | Dec. 28 | Music City | Purdue (6-6) vs. Auburn (7-5) | 1:30 | ESPN |
| 26 | Dec. 22 | Hawaii | Louisiana Tech (7-5) vs. Hawaii (8-5) | 10:30 | ESPN |
| 27 | Dec. 21 | Famous Idaho Potato | Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Brigham Young (6-6) | 4:00 | ESPN |
| 28 | Dec. 27 | Independence | Duke (7-5) vs. Temple (8-4) | 1:30 | ESPN |
| 29 | Dec. 31 | Sun | Stanford (8-4) vs. Pittsburgh (7-6) | 2:00 | CBS |
| 30 | Dec. 31 | Military | Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (10-2) | 12:00 | ESPN |
| 31 | Dec. 21 | Bahamas | FIU (8-4) vs. Toledo (7-5) | 12:30 | ESPN |
| 32 | Jan. 1 | Sugar | Texas (9-4) vs. Georgia (11-2) | 8:45 | ESPN |
| 33 | Dec. 19 | Frisco | Ohio (8-4) vs. San Diego State (7-5) | 8:00 | ESPN |
| 34 | Dec. 29 | Peach | Florida (9-3) vs. Michigan (10-2) | 12:00 | ESPN |
| 35 | Dec. 20 | Gasparilla (Tampa) | Marshall (8-4) vs. South Florida (7-5) | 8:00 | ESPN |
| 36 | Dec. 27 | Pinstripe | Miami-FL (7-5) vs. Wisconsin (7-5) | 5:15 | ESPN |
| 37 | Dec. 29 | Arizona | Arkansas State (8-4) vs. Nevada (7-5) | 1:15 | CBSS |
| 38 | Jan. 1 | Outback | Iowa (8-4) vs. Mississippi State (8-4) | 12:00 | ESPN 2 |
| 39 | Dec. 15 | New Mexico | North Texas (9-3) vs. Utah State (10-2) | 2:00 | ESPN |
Ramblings of the Ultimate Sports Sentimentalist 
Where will the national championship game fall in these rankings?
It is already ranked # 1 on here, duh.
hahaha!
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