[8][9] In the event the Big 12 lacked an eligible team, independent Notre Dame could receive an invitation.

This was the same year that New Jersey–based Rutgers, the closest FBS school in the New York City area, moved to the Big Ten, and one year after Syracuse University, based in central New York state, moved to the ACC.

The ACC adopted a tiered system so that the same conference position would not necessarily go to the same bowl each season.

The 2020 edition of the bowl was cancelled, "out of an abundance of caution" due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

Vacated (1): Notre Dame Updated through the December 2024 edition (14 games, 28 total appearances).