Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential
Division I FBS · Postseason bowl · CFP quarterfinals
January 1, 2027
Rose Bowl Stadium Pasadena, CA
Format and selection
Expanded CFP (2026)
One postseason game.
- The participants qualify through the 2026 CFP bracket. The bowl does not independently select teams for this playoff round.
These are documented selection procedures. They do not explain why a particular participant was chosen unless the source expressly records that decision.
History
The Tournament of Roses staged its first postseason football game on January 1, 1902, after the 1901 football season. Football returned in 1916 and became an annual part of the celebration.
The Rose Bowl stadium opened for the January 1923 game. The 1942 edition moved to Durham, North Carolina, during wartime; the January 2021 semifinal moved to Arlington, Texas, during the pandemic.
The game became closely associated with the Big Ten and the Pacific Coast conference lineage. It later hosted BCS title games and CFP rounds, whose selection systems superseded the usual conference matchup.
Related competitions: College Football Playoff · BCS National Championship