This is the biggest weekend of the season thus far -- and by far -- in terms of winnowing the po sible playoff field.There are three huge games in the SEC West (Alabama at Mi si sippi, LSU at Auburn and Texas A&M at Mi si sippi State), with all six teams in the top 15 of both media polls -- and the top 20 of . There is one of the biggest regular-season games in the Big Ten (Nebraska at Michigan State). There's an important game in the Big 12 between two unbeatens (Oklahoma at TCU), with one team that appears legit and one that doesn't Jack Crawford Jersey . And there's a big intersectional game featuring one of the preseason favorites in the Pac-12 and what looks to be the nation's best independent (Stanford at Notre Dame).There also are a number of so-called "pecking order" games in the ACC (Miami at Georgia Tech, Pitt at Virginia, Clemson at N.C. State, Virginia Tech at North Carolina), SEC (Florida at Tenne see), Big Ten (Ohio state at Maryland, Michigan at Rutgers), Pac-12 (Arizona at Oregon, Arizona State at USC) and Big 12 (Texas Tech at Kansas State).Obviously, this is a huge weekend, and one that will start to give everyone a better idea of who is going where for the postseason.Remember that four bowls have been added this season, so when you include the two playoff semifinal games that will be played in bowls, there are 38 bowls. That means 76 teams will be in the postseason -- or 59 percent of the 128 teams in the FBS ranks.This season, the playoff semifinals are in the Rose and Sugar bowls, meaning the 13-person playoff selection committee also will pick the matchups in the Cotton, Fiesta, Orange and Peach bowls. While there are 12 teams involved in the six games, it's not nece sarily the 12 highest-ranked teams by committee; instead, the highest-ranked team from outside of the "Power Five" conferences is guaranteed a slot in one of the games, even if it falls outside the top 12. (Just don't expect a non-Power Five school to be in a four-team playoff.)When looking over these bowl projections, remember that a bowl's tie-in with a league doesn't nece sarily mean it will get the third- or fourth-, etc., place team from the league; instead, it means it gets the third or fourth, etc., selection from that league. You'll also notice that there is no clear-cut designation for some of the league tie-ins; that's because the leagues and bowl organizers want a lot of leeway to put together what they consider the best po sible matchup.Note: Start times listed are ET.COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF MATCHUPSROSE BOWLSUGAR BOWLNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMETHE OTHER BOWLSNEW ORLEANS BOWLROYAL PURPLE BOWLNEW MEXICO BOWLIDAHO POTATO BOWL Check out the top images from the fifth weekend of college football play. CAMELLIA BOWLMIAMI BEACH BOWLPOINSETTIA BOWLBOCA RATON BOWLPOPEYES BAHAMAS BOWLHAWAII BOWLSite Josh Jones Jersey : Honolulu Date: Dec. 24 Time/TV: 8 p.m., ESPN Matchup: Conference USA vs. Mountain West #3/4 Projection: Middle Tenne see State vs. Air Force Note: One thing to remember about this game is that it makes sense to take a Mountain West team that does not play at Hawaii during the regular season. Air Force does not. HEART OF DALLAS BOWL Check out the alternate college football uniforms worn during the 2014 season. QUICK LANE BOWLST. PETERSBURG BOWLMILITARY BOWLSUN BOWLINDEPENDENCE BOWLPINSTRIPE BOWLHOLIDAY BOWLLIBERTY BOWLRUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWLTEXAS BOWLMUSIC CITY BOWLBELK BOWLSAN FRANCISCO BOWLPEACH BOWLFIESTA BOWLORANGE BOWLCOTTON BOWLCITRUS BOWLOUTBACK BOWLARMED FORCES BOWLTAXSLAYER BOWL Take a look at college football coaches who also played college football. ALAMO BOWLCACTUS BOWLBIRMINGHAM BOWLGODADDY.COM BOWLMike Huguenin can be reached at mike.huguenin@nfl.com. You also can follow him on Twitter .