{"id":431574,"date":"2025-12-07T19:05:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T19:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/431574\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T19:05:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T19:05:16","slug":"2025-26-college-football-playoff-schedule-dates-tv-channel-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/431574\/","title":{"rendered":"2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, dates, TV channel, sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Share<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n            <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=\"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>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n            <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=\"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>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\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><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/scoreboard\/football\/fbs\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Click or tap here for a live scoreboard<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>First round (Dec. 19-20)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Friday, Dec. 19<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>No. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 9 Alabama, 8 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN, WatchESPN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturday, Dec. 20<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>No. 7 Texas A&amp;M vs. No. 10 Miami (Fla.), 12 p.m. on ABC, ESPN, WatchESPN<\/li>\n<li>No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 Tulane, 3:30 p.m. on TNT, truTV, HBO Max<\/li>\n<li>No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 12 James Madison, 7:30 p.m. on TNT, truTV, HBO Max<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wednesday, Dec. 31<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 7 Texas A&amp;M\/No. 10 Miami (Fla.) winner | Cotton Bowl\u00a0| 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thursday, Jan. 1<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>No. 4 Texas Tech vs. No. 5 Oregon\/No. 12 James Madison winner | Orange Bowl | 12 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<\/li>\n<li>No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 8 Oklahoma\/No. 9 Alabama winner | Rose Bowl\u00a0| 4 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<\/li>\n<li>No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 6 Ole Miss\/No. 11 Tulane winner\u00a0| Sugar Bowl | 8 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Semifinals (Jan. 8-9)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thursday, Jan. 8<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Friday, Jan. 9<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Peach Bowl (Atlanta) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0College Football Playoff\u00a0National Championship Game<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Monday, Jan. 19<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is the history of the College Football Playoff national championship game.<\/p>\n<tr>\n\t\t\tYear<br \/>(Game Date)<br \/>\n\t\t\tGame<br \/>\n\t\t\tLOCATION<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 284px;\">2015<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 327px;\"><strong>No. 4 Ohio State 42<\/strong>, No. 2 Oregon 20<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 163px;\">Arlington, Texas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 284px;\">2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 327px;\"><strong>No. 2 Alabama 45<\/strong>, No. 1 Clemson 40<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 163px;\">Glendale, Arizona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 284px;\">2017<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 327px;\"><strong>No. 2 Clemson 35<\/strong>, No. 1 Alabama 31<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 163px;\">Tampa, Florida<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 284px;\">2018<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 327px;\"><strong>No. 4 Alabama 26<\/strong>, No. 3 Georgia 23<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 163px;\">Atlanta, Georgia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 284px;\">2019<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 327px;\"><strong>No. 2 Clemson 44<\/strong>,\u00a0No. 1 Alabama 16<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 163px;\">Santa Clara, California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 284px;\">2020<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 327px;\"><strong>No. 1 LSU 42<\/strong>, No. 3 Clemson 25<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 163px;\">New Orleans, Louisiana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 284px;\">2021<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 327px;\"><strong>No. 1 Alabama 52<\/strong>, No. 3 Ohio State 24<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 163px;\">Miami Gardens, Florida<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 284px;\">2022<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 327px;\"><strong>No. 3 Georgia 33<\/strong>, No. 1 Alabama 18<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 163px;\">Indianapolis, Indiana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 284px;\">2023<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 327px;\"><strong>No. 1 Georgia 65<\/strong>, No. 3 TCU 7<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 163px;\">Inglewood, California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 284px;\">2024<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 327px;\"><strong>No. 1 Michigan 34<\/strong>, No. 2 Washington\u00a013<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 163px;\">Houston, Texas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 284px;\">2025<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 327px;\"><strong>No. 8 Ohio State 34<\/strong>, No. 7 Notre Dame 23<\/td>\n<td class=\"text-align-center\" style=\"width: 163px;\">Atlanta, Georgia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Future CFP National Championship Game locations<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2026<\/strong>: Jan. 19 \u2014\u00a0Miami (Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida)<\/li>\n<li><strong>2027<\/strong>: Jan. 25 \u2014 Las Vegas (Allegiant Stadium)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2024-25 College Football Playoff scores, results<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>First round (Dec. 20-21)<\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)<\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Semifinals (Jan. 9-10)<\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>CFP National Championship<\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" 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