College Football Playoff

Named 2015 Sports Event of the Year by the SportsBusiness Journal, the College Football Playoff (CFP) is the event that crowns the national champion in college football. The CFP Selection Committee ranks the top 25 teams at the end of the regular season. The five highest-ranked conference champions and seven highest-ranked remaining teams will be seeded directly based on that final ranking, with the four highest-ranked teams receiving a first-round bye. The five highest-ranked conference champions and seven highest-ranked remaining teams will be seeded directly into a 12-team bracket based on that final ranking, with the four highest-ranked teams receiving a first-round bye. The teams ranked Nos. 5-12 will play in the CFP First Round, with the higher seeds hosting the lower seeds. The Playoff Quarterfinals and Playoff Semifinals rotate annually among six bowl games – the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, Capital One Orange Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential and the Allstate Sugar Bowl. The College Football Playoff National Championship will be Monday, January 19, 2026, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. For additional information on the College Football Playoff, visit CollegeFootballPlayoff.com.