College Football Playoff

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Schedule for 2024-25 Playoff

NCAA Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision is the highest level of College Football in the USA and made up of elite universities and colleges and which primarily the NFL and other professional leagues select their players in the annual Draft.

Prior to the 2024 season, the top 4 selected teams would compete in the playoff, which will increase to 12 teams in 2024.

2024 CHAMPIONS	HALL OF CHAMPIONS
Ohio State Buckeyes (2)	Alabama Crimson Tide (3)

PLAYOFFS

ROUNDS

BOWL GAMES

Both the Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals are made up of the New Year Six historic Bowl Games that rotate from year to year.

	COTTON BOWL CLASSIC	1937-
	FIESTA BOWL	1971-
	ORANGE BOWL	1935-
	Peach BOWL	1968-
	ROSE BOWL GAME	1902 / 1916-
	COTTON BOWL CLASSIC	2015

2024 NCAA Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision Season will expand to 12 teams:
1. Guaranteed bids for the top five conference champions in the CFP rankings; no conference will have an automatic bid, a conference must have a minimum of eight members for its champion to be eligible for a guaranteed bid.
2. At-large bids for the seven highest-ranked remaining teams, which could include additional conference champions.
3. The four highest-ranked conference champions will receive first-round byes.
4. The remaining teams will play each other in the first round at the home fields of the better seeds or an alternate venue of their choosing; match-ups will be 5-12, 6-11, 7-10, and 8-9.
5. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be hosted by the New Year's Six (the Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Peach, Rose, and Sugar bowls) on a rotating basis.
6. The championship game will continue to be held at a separately determined neutral site.
7. The playoff bracket will not be reseeded at any time.
8. First round games will occur in December, quarterfinal games on or around New Year's Day, semifinal games at least one week later, and the championship game one week after the semifinals.

RECENT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES

TEAM		CONFERENCE	Recent
2024 SEASON PLAYOFFS
	Arizona State Sun Devils (1)	Big 12 Conference*	2024	Lost 2024-25 Quarter-finals - 2024 Peach Bowl
	Boise State Broncos (1)	Mountain West Conference*	2024	Lost 2024-25 Quarter-finals - 2024 Fiesta Bowl
	Clemson Tigers (7)	Atlantic Coast Conference*	2024	Lost 2024 first round
	Georgia Bulldogs (4)	Southeastern Conference*	2024	Lost 2024-25 Quarter-finals - 2025 Sugar Bowl
	Indiana Hoosiers (1)	Big Ten Conference**	2024	Lost 2024 first round
	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3)	Independent**	2024	Won 2024-25 Semi-finals - 2025 Orange Bowl
	Ohio State Buckeyes (6)	Big Ten Conference**	2024	Won 2024-25 Quarter-finals - 2025 Rose Bowl Game
	Oregon Ducks (2)	Big Ten Conference*	2024	Lost 2024-25 Quarter-finals - 2025 Rose Bowl Game
	Penn State Nittany Lions (1)	Big Ten Conference**	2024	Lost 2024-25 Semi-finals - 2025 Orange Bowl
	SMU Mustangs (1)	Atlantic Coast Conference**	2024	Lost 2024 first round
	Tennessee Volunteers (1)	Southeastern Conference**	2024	Lost 2024 first round
	Texas Longhorns (2)	Southeastern Conference**	2024	Won 2024-25 Quarter-finals - 2024 Peach Bowl
PREVIOUS SEASONS
	Michigan Wolverines+	Big Ten Conference*	2023	Won 2024 National Championship
	Washington Huskies	PAC-12*	2023	Lost 2024 National Championship
	Alabama Crimson Tide	Southeastern Conference*	2023	LOST 2024 SEMI-FINAL Rose BOWL
	TCU Horned Frogs	Big 12 Conference**	2022	Lost 2023 National Championship
	Cincinnati Bearcats	American Athletic Conference*	2021	LOST 2021 SEMI-FINAL Cotton Bowl
	LSU Tigers+	Southeastern Conference**	2019	Won 2020 National Championship
	Oklahoma Sooners	Big 12 Conference*	2018	LOST 2019 SEMI-FINAL Peach Bowl
	Michigan State Spartans	Big Ten Conference*	2015	LOST 2015 SEMI-FINAL Cotton Bowl
	Florida State Seminoles	Atlantic Coast Conference*	2014	LOST 2015 SEMI-FINAL Rose Bowl

Conference shown is the one in which the team represented at the time of their Playoff appearance.

+ - CFP Champions

* - Conference Champions

** - At-large

STANDINGS

8 MOST APPEARANCES Alabama Crimson Tide	3 MOST TITLES Alabama Crimson Tide

A	Team		CONF	RPA	T	RT
8		Alabama Crimson Tide	SEC	2023	3	2020
7		Clemson Tigers	ACC	2020	2	2018
6		Ohio State Buckeyes	BIG TEN	2022	1	2014
4		Georgia Bulldogs	SEC	2022	2	2022
		Oklahoma Sooners	SEC	2019	0	0
3		Michigan Wolverines	BIG TEN	2023	1	2023
		Notre Dame Fighting Irish	IND	2020	0	0
2		Washington Huskies	BIG TEN	2023	0	0
		Texas Longhorns	SEC	2023	0	0
		Oregon Ducks	BIG TEN	2014	0	0
1		LSU Tigers	SEC	2019	1	2019
		Texas Christian Horned Frogs	BIG 12	2022	0	0
		Cincinnati Bearcats	BIG 12	2021	0	0
		Michigan State Spartans	BIG TEN	2015	0	0
		Florida State Seminoles	ACC	2014	0	0
		Arizona State Sun Devils	BIG 12	2024	0	0
		Boise State Broncos	MOUNTAIN WEST	2024	0	0
		Indiana Hoosiers	BIG TEN	2024	0	0
		Penn State Nittany Lions	BIG TEN	2024	0	0
		SMU MUSTANGS	ACC	2024	0	0
		Tennessee Volunteers	SEC	2024	0	0