I love bowl season. Coming home from work and having a game to watch. Too many bowls are just pathetic though. Here's a 24 team playoff using the existing bowls, with one game every night but Sundays
In this model, the Top 8 Seeds receive a first-round bye.

The Top 8 (Byes)

Indiana (Big Ten Champ)

Georgia (SEC Champ)

Ohio State (At-Large)

Texas Tech (Big 12 Champ)

Oregon (At-Large)

Ole Miss (At-Large)

Texas A&M (At-Large)

Oklahoma (At-Large)
Round 1: The Opening Round

Single bowl games scheduled daily. Teams get 6+ days of rest before the next round.

Date Day Bowl Game Matchup
Dec 15 Mon Bahamas Bowl (16) USC vs. (17) Michigan
Dec 16 Tue New Mexico Bowl (9) Notre Dame vs. (24) Georgia Tech
Dec 17 Wed LA Bowl (12) BYU vs. (21) Arizona
Dec 18 Thu Cure Bowl (13) Vanderbilt vs. (20) Virginia
Dec 19 Fri Gasparilla Bowl (10) Miami vs. (23) Houston
Dec 20 Sat Las Vegas Bowl (11) Alabama vs. (22) Navy
Dec 22 Mon Myrtle Beach Bowl (15) Utah vs. (18) Tulane
Dec 23 Tue Potato Bowl (14) Texas vs. (19) James Madison
Dec 21 Sun NO GAMES NFL Sunday Window
Round 2: Round of 16

Winners from Round 1 meet the Top 8 seeds. Minimum 5–7 days rest for all teams.

Date Day Bowl Game Matchup
Dec 24 Wed Hawaii Bowl (1) Indiana vs. Winner (16/17)
Dec 25 Thu Camellia Bowl (8) Oklahoma vs. Winner (9/24)
Dec 26 Fri Quick Lane Bowl (5) Oregon vs. Winner (12/21)
Dec 27 Sat Pinstripe Bowl (4) Texas Tech vs. Winner (13/20)
Dec 29 Mon Alamo Bowl (2) Georgia vs. Winner (15/18)
Dec 30 Tue Holiday Bowl (7) Texas A&M vs. Winner (10/23)
Dec 31 Wed Music City Bowl (3) Ohio State vs. Winner (14/19)
Jan 1 Thu ReliaQuest Bowl (6) Ole Miss vs. Winner (11/22)
Dec 28 Sun NO GAMES NFL Sunday Window
The Quarterfinals & Beyond

Quarterfinals (The New Year’s Six) Teams coming from Jan 1 games have 5 days rest.

Jan 5 (Mon): Cotton Bowl & Peach Bowl

Jan 6 (Tue): Orange Bowl & Fiesta Bowl

Semifinals Teams have 7 days rest.

Jan 12 (Mon): Rose Bowl

Jan 13 (Tue): Sugar Bowl

National Championship

Jan 20 (Tue): CFP Championship Game