{"id":334675,"date":"2025-12-08T10:03:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T10:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/334675\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T10:03:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T10:03:41","slug":"2025-26-college-football-playoff-schedule-dates-tv-channel-sites-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/334675\/","title":{"rendered":"2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, dates, TV channel, sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Share<\/p>\n<p>            <a id=\"social-share-facebook\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/football\/article\/2025-12-07\/2025-26-college-football-playoff-schedule-dates-tv-channel-sites\" data-shareto=\"facebook\" class=\"sharebutton icon-social-facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/football\/article\/2025-12-07\/2025-26-college-football-playoff-schedule-dates-tv-channel-sites\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/modules\/custom\/casablanca_social\/modules\/casablanca_social_hanger\/img\/social-facebook.svg\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <a id=\"social-share-twitter\" data-shareto=\"twitter\" class=\"sharebutton icon-social-twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/football\/article\/2025-12-07\/2025-26-college-football-playoff-schedule-dates-tv-channel-sites\" title=\"Share on X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"X\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/modules\/custom\/casablanca_social\/modules\/casablanca_social_hanger\/img\/social-twitter.svg\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the schedule for the 2025-26 College Football Playoff bracket. This is the second year the CFP is using a 12-team format. The bracket and matchups were announced on Sunday, Dec. 7. Indiana is the No. 1 seed.<\/p>\n<p>Games are Dec. 19, 2025 to Jan. 19, 2026, with the first round on Dec. 19-20, quarterfinals on Dec. 31-Jan. 1, semifinals on Jan. 8-9 and finally the CFP National Championship Game on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Check out the full schedule below.<\/p>\n<p>2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, games<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/scoreboard\/football\/fbs\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Click or tap here for a live scoreboard<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\tFirst round (Dec. 19-20)<\/p>\n<p>\t\tFriday, Dec. 19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tNo. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 9 Alabama, 8 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN, WatchESPN<\/p>\n<p>\t\tSaturday, Dec. 20:<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tNo. 7 Texas A&amp;M vs. No. 10 Miami (Fla.), 12 p.m. on ABC, ESPN, WatchESPN<br \/>\n\t\t\tNo. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 Tulane, 3:30 p.m. on TNT, truTV, HBO Max<br \/>\n\t\t\tNo. 5 Oregon vs. No. 12 James Madison, 7:30 p.m. on TNT, truTV, HBO Max<\/p>\n<p>\tQuarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)<\/p>\n<p>\t\tWednesday, Dec. 31<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tNo. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 7 Texas A&amp;M\/No. 10 Miami (Fla.) winner | Cotton Bowl\u00a0| 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<\/p>\n<p>\t\tThursday, Jan. 1<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tNo. 4 Texas Tech vs. No. 5 Oregon\/No. 12 James Madison winner | Orange Bowl | 12 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<br \/>\n\t\t\tNo. 1 Indiana vs. No. 8 Oklahoma\/No. 9 Alabama winner | Rose Bowl\u00a0| 4 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<br \/>\n\t\t\tNo. 3 Georgia vs. No. 6 Ole Miss\/No. 11 Tulane winner\u00a0| Sugar Bowl | 8 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<\/p>\n<p>\tSemifinals (Jan. 8-9)<\/p>\n<p>\t\tThursday, Jan. 8<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tFiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<\/p>\n<p>\t\tFriday, Jan. 9<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPeach Bowl (Atlanta) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<\/p>\n<p>\t\u00a0College Football Playoff\u00a0National Championship Game<\/p>\n<p>\t\tMonday, Jan. 19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tHard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<\/p>\n<p>Here is the history of the College Football Playoff national championship game.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tYear<br \/>(Game Date)<br \/>\n\t\t\tGame<br \/>\n\t\t\tLOCATION<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2015<br \/>\n\t\t\tNo. 4 Ohio State 42, No. 2 Oregon 20<br \/>\n\t\t\tArlington, Texas<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2016<br \/>\n\t\t\tNo. 2 Alabama 45, No. 1 Clemson 40<br \/>\n\t\t\tGlendale, Arizona<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2017<br \/>\n\t\t\tNo. 2 Clemson 35, No. 1 Alabama 31<br \/>\n\t\t\tTampa, Florida<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2018<br \/>\n\t\t\tNo. 4 Alabama 26, No. 3 Georgia 23<br \/>\n\t\t\tAtlanta, Georgia<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2019<br \/>\n\t\t\tNo. 2 Clemson 44,\u00a0No. 1 Alabama 16<br \/>\n\t\t\tSanta Clara, California<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2020<br \/>\n\t\t\tNo. 1 LSU 42, No. 3 Clemson 25<br \/>\n\t\t\tNew Orleans, Louisiana<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2021<br \/>\n\t\t\tNo. 1 Alabama 52, No. 3 Ohio State 24<br \/>\n\t\t\tMiami Gardens, Florida<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2022<br \/>\n\t\t\tNo. 3 Georgia 33, No. 1 Alabama 18<br \/>\n\t\t\tIndianapolis, Indiana<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2023<br \/>\n\t\t\tNo. 1 Georgia 65, No. 3 TCU 7<br \/>\n\t\t\tInglewood, California<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2024<br \/>\n\t\t\tNo. 1 Michigan 34, No. 2 Washington\u00a013<br \/>\n\t\t\tHouston, Texas<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2025<br \/>\n\t\t\tNo. 8 Ohio State 34, No. 7 Notre Dame 23<br \/>\n\t\t\tAtlanta, Georgia<\/p>\n<p>Future CFP National Championship Game locations<\/p>\n<p>\t2026: Jan. 19 \u2014\u00a0Miami (Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida)<br \/>\n\t2027: Jan. 25 \u2014 Las Vegas (Allegiant Stadium)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2024-25 College Football Playoff scores, results<\/p>\n<p>\tFirst round (Dec. 20-21)<\/p>\n<p>\tQuarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)<\/p>\n<p>\tSemifinals (Jan. 9-10)<\/p>\n<p>\tCFP National Championship<\/p>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765188220_205_Texas tech football.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    College football scores: Top 25 rankings, schedule, results for bowl games<\/p>\n<p>Get college football scores for top 25 games throughout the season here. We&#8217;re now in the College Football Playoff. <\/p>\n<p>                                <a class=\"article-related-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/football\/article\/2025-12-07\/college-football-scores-top-25-rankings-schedule-results-bowl-games?utm_campaign=article-carousel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765188220_346_Alabama-wins-cotton-bowl.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Teams with the most College Football Playoff wins and appearances<\/p>\n<p>These are the college football programs with the most College Football Playoff wins and appearances since the format began in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>                                <a class=\"article-related-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/football\/article\/2025-12-07\/teams-most-college-football-playoff-wins-and-appearances?utm_campaign=article-carousel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765188221_689_college-football-playoff-bracket-seeds-teams-final.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    College Football Playoff bracket, schedule, rankings, seeds<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the official 2025-26 College Football Playoff bracket, as announced during the selection show on Sunday, Dec. 7. It&#8217;s a 12-team bracket, with games starting Friday, Dec. 19.<\/p>\n<p>                                <a class=\"article-related-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/football\/article\/2025-12-07\/college-football-playoff-bracket-schedule-rankings-seeds?utm_campaign=article-carousel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                            <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Share Here&#8217;s the schedule for the 2025-26 College Football Playoff bracket. 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