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Here’s the schedule for the 2025-26 College Football Playoff. This is the second year the CFP is using a 12-team format. The bracket and matchups were announced on Sunday, Dec. 7.<\/p>\n BRACKET GAME:\u00a0Check your picks in the College Football Bracket Challenge Game<\/a><\/p>\n 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 2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, scores<\/p>\n Click or tap here for a live scoreboard<\/a><\/p>\n \tSemifinals (Jan. 8-9)<\/p>\n \t\tThursday, Jan. 8<\/p>\n \t\tFriday, Jan. 9<\/p>\n \t\u00a0College Football Playoff\u00a0National Championship Game<\/p>\n \t\tMonday, Jan. 19<\/p>\n \t\t\tHard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<\/p>\n \tFirst round (Dec. 19-20)<\/p>\n \t\tFriday, Dec. 19<\/p>\n \t\tSaturday, Dec. 20:<\/p>\n \tQuarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)<\/p>\n \t\tWednesday, Dec. 31<\/p>\n \t\tThursday, Jan. 1<\/p>\n Here is the history of the College Football Playoff national championship game.<\/p>\n \t\t\tYear \t\t\t2015 \t\t\t2016 \t\t\t2017 \t\t\t2018 \t\t\t2019 \t\t\t2020 \t\t\t2021 \t\t\t2022 \t\t\t2023 \t\t\t2024 \t\t\t2025 Future CFP National Championship Game locations<\/p>\n \t2026: Jan. 19 \u2014\u00a0Miami (Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida) 2024-25 College Football Playoff scores, results<\/p>\n \tFirst round (Dec. 20-21)<\/p>\n \tQuarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)<\/p>\n \tSemifinals (Jan. 9-10)<\/p>\n \tCFP National Championship<\/p>\n The importance of a top seed in the FCS playoffs, explained<\/p>\n While getting a seed is an advantage by itself, recent FCS history shows the value of a top seed is even more important than it might appear at first glance.<\/p>\n READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n Montana State clinches the 2025 FCS national championship<\/p>\n Montana State edged Illinois State 35-34 in an overtime thriller to clinch the 2025 FCS championship. The Bobcats earned their second-ever national title and the program’s first since 1984 with the win in Nashville, Tenn.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tNo. 4 Ohio State 42, No. 2 Oregon 20
\n\t\t\tArlington, Texas<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tNo. 2 Alabama 45, No. 1 Clemson 40
\n\t\t\tGlendale, Arizona<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tNo. 2 Clemson 35, No. 1 Alabama 31
\n\t\t\tTampa, Florida<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tNo. 4 Alabama 26, No. 3 Georgia 23
\n\t\t\tAtlanta, Georgia<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tNo. 2 Clemson 44,\u00a0No. 1 Alabama 16
\n\t\t\tSanta Clara, California<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tNo. 1 LSU 42, No. 3 Clemson 25
\n\t\t\tNew Orleans, Louisiana<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tNo. 1 Alabama 52, No. 3 Ohio State 24
\n\t\t\tMiami Gardens, Florida<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tNo. 3 Georgia 33, No. 1 Alabama 18
\n\t\t\tIndianapolis, Indiana<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tNo. 1 Georgia 65, No. 3 TCU 7
\n\t\t\tInglewood, California<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tNo. 1 Michigan 34, No. 2 Washington\u00a013
\n\t\t\tHouston, Texas<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tNo. 8 Ohio State 34, No. 7 Notre Dame 23
\n\t\t\tAtlanta, Georgia<\/p>\n
\n\t2027: Jan. 25 \u2014 Las Vegas (Allegiant Stadium)\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/North-Dakota-State-Football.jpg\")
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