NEW ORLEANS (October 31, 2024) – This year's Allstate Sugar Bowl (Wednesday, January 1) will double as a College Football Playoff Quarterfinal as part of the newly expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. This season will mark the fifth that the Sugar Bowl has doubled as a College Football Playoff game, following up on the hosting of four Playoff Semifinals in the four-team format.
 
While this year's College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl is officially sold out, the Sugar Bowl Committee encourages fans still looking to purchase tickets to visit Ticketmaster as the official verified resale platform for the game.
 
Fans are invited to join the official mailing list for future Allstate Sugar Bowl ticket information by creating an account at: https://am.ticketmaster.com/sugarbowl/. Members of the mailing list will get the first opportunity for tickets and special offers in the future.
 
In addition, each year, a limited number of Allstate Sugar Bowl annual tickets are available. Complete an annual ticket interest form to be contacted by a representative.
   
For the 2024 and 2025 seasons, the field of 12 teams will be comprised of the five conference champions ranked highest by the selection committee (no minimum ranking requirement), plus the seven highest-ranked other teams. The four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded one through four and each will receive a first-round bye. The other eight teams will play in the first round with the higher seeds hosting the lower seeds either on campus or at other sites designated by the higher-seeded institution.

The 2024-25 postseason bracket will be released by the Selection Committee on Sunday, December 8 via a live ESPN broadcast.
 
"The expanded College Football Playoff is great news for the Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, and Louisiana," said Jeff Hundley, the chief executive officer of the Allstate Sugar Bowl. "Simply put, this means the Allstate Sugar Bowl will carry national significance on an annual basis. And that should translate into a lot of positives for all involved."
 
Other activities during the week of the Allstate Sugar Bowl will include the Allstate Sugar Bowl New Year's Eve Parade presented by Louisiana Tourism and the NewOrleans.com Allstate Sugar Bowl Tailgate Town. The New Year's Eve Parade is a Mardi Gras-style parade with floats, bands and other participants that is sure to entertain fans of all ages on the afternoon of December 31 in the French Quarter. Located in Champions Square on the campus of the legendary Superdome, Tailgate Town is the official pregame festival of the Allstate Sugar Bowl. The bands and cheerleaders of the participating schools are scheduled to make appearances at both events.
 
 The Allstate Sugar Bowl has established itself as one of the premier college football bowl games, having hosted 28 national champions, 107 Hall of Fame players, 52 Hall of Fame coaches and 21 Heisman Trophy winners in its 90-year history. In addition to football, the Sugar Bowl Committee annually invests over $1 million into the community through the hosting and sponsorship of sporting events, awards, scholarships and clinics. Through these efforts, the organization supports and honors thousands of student-athletes each year, while injecting nearly $2.4 billion into the local economy in the last decade.