<P> The 2018 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1 , 2018 at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena , California . The 104th Rose Bowl Game , as a semifinal for the College Football Playoff ( CFP ) , matched the Oklahoma Sooners and the Georgia Bulldogs , two of the top four teams selected by the system 's selection committee , to compete for a spot at the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship game to be played on January 8 , 2018 at Mercedes - Benz Stadium . It was one of the 2017 -- 18 bowl games that concluded the 2017 FBS football season . Sponsored by the Northwestern Mutual financial services organization , the game was officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual . </P>
who is going to play in the rose bowl 2018
the Oklahoma Sooners and the Georgia Bulldogs