2024–25 College Football Playoff
College football tournament
- Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl Classic
- January 9–10, 2025
- 2025 CFP National Championship
- January 20, 2025
← 2023–24
The 2024–25 College Football Playoff is an upcoming a single-elimination bracket invitational tournament to determine the national champion of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season.[1][2]
The 2024–25 playoff will be the first to use a twelve-team bracket; the previous 10 iterations of the College Football Playoff contained only four teams.[1][2] The top five ranked conference champions will be selected to compete, along with the top seven at-large teams. Furthermore, the top four conference champions will receive a first-round bye in the playoff.[2][3]
Games
Schedule
All times are Eastern Time • Schedule source[4]
| Round | Date | Time | Matchup | Bowl game | Location | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | December 20 | 8:00 p.m. | — | Campus site to be determined | ABC/ESPN | |
| December 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Campus site to be determined | TNT | |||
| 4:00 p.m. | Campus site to be determined | TNT | ||||
| 8:00 p.m. | Campus site to be determined | ABC/ESPN | ||||
| Quarterfinals | December 31 | 7:30 p.m. | Fiesta Bowl | State Farm Stadium • Glendale, Arizona | ESPN | |
| January 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Peach Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia | ESPN | ||
| 5:00 p.m. | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California | ESPN | |||
| 8:45 p.m. | Sugar Bowl | Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana | ESPN | |||
| Semifinals | January 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Orange Bowl | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida | ESPN | |
| January 10 | 7:30 p.m. | Cotton Bowl Classic | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas | ESPN | ||
| Championship | January 20 | 7:30 p.m. | National Championship | Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia | ESPN |
College Football Playoff bracket
| First round December 20 or 21 at higher seed campus sites | Quarterfinals December 31 (Fiesta) or January 1 (Peach, Rose, Sugar) | Semifinals January 9 (Orange) or January 10 (Cotton) | Championship January 20 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b Santaromita, Dan (January 8, 2024). "Georgia, Alabama open as favorites to win 2025 CFP title". The Athletic. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
the competition to get in the top four this season didn't allow much room for error. That won't be the case next year with the 12-team playoff field debuting.
- ^ a b c Sallee, Barrett (January 9, 2024). "College Football Playoff bracket, predictions: Early picks as format expands to 12 teams in 2024 season". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
An early look ahead at who could make history as the first programs included in a 12-team playoff field
- ^ https://collegefootballplayoff.com/news/2024/2/20/5-7-format-confirmed.aspx
- ^ "College Football Playoff Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- v
- t
- e
2024–25 NCAA football bowl game season
- Celebration (Dec. 14)
- Camellia (Dec. 14)
- Boca Raton (Dec. 17)
- Frisco (Dec. 17)
- LA (Dec. 18)
- New Orleans (Dec. 19)
- Cure (Dec. 20)
- Gasparilla (Dec. 20)
- Myrtle Beach (Dec. 23)
- Famous Idaho Potato (Dec. 23)
- Hawaii (Dec. 24)
- Detroit (Dec. 26)
- Guaranteed Rate (Dec. 26)
- 68 Ventures (Dec. 26)
- Armed Forces (Dec. 27)
- Birmingham (Dec. 27)
- Liberty (Dec. 27)
- Las Vegas (Dec. 27)
- Fenway (Dec. 28)
- Pinstripe (Dec. 28)
- New Mexico (Dec. 28)
- Pop-Tarts (Dec. 28)
- Arizona (Dec. 28)
- Military (Dec. 28)
- Alamo (Dec. 28)
- Independence (Dec. 28)
- Music City (Dec. 30)
- ReliaQuest (Dec. 31)
- Sun (Dec. 31)
- Citrus (Dec. 31)
- Texas (Dec. 31)
- Gator (Jan. 2)
- First Responder (Jan. 3)
- Duke's Mayo (Jan. 3)
- Bahamas (Jan. 4)
- All-Star Games
- Hula Bowl (Jan. 25)
- East–West Shrine Bowl (Jan. 30)
- Senior Bowl (Feb. 1)
- HBCU Legacy Bowl (Feb. 22)
