College Football Playoff

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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.

2025 CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
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.

AT&T Stadium Arlington,TX	COTTON BOWL CLASSIC	1937-
State Farm Stadium Glendale,AZ	FIESTA BOWL	1971-
HARD ROCK Stadium MIAMI GARDENS,FL	ORANGE BOWL	1935-
Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta,GA	Peach BOWL	1968-
Rose Bowl Pasadena,CA	ROSE BOWL GAME	1902 / 1916-
SUPERDOME New Orleans,LA	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.

STANDINGS

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

Team		CONF	A	RPA		T	RT
	Alabama Crimson Tide	SEC	8	2023	LOST 2024 SEMI-FINAL Rose BOWL	3	2020
	Clemson Tigers	ACC	7	2024	Lost 2024 first round	2	2018
	Ohio State Buckeyes	BIG TEN	6	2024	Won 2025 CFP National Championship	2	2024
	Georgia Bulldogs	SEC	4	2024	Lost 2024-25 Quarter-finals - 2025 Sugar Bowl	2	2022
	Oklahoma Sooners	SEC	4	2019	LOST 2019 SEMI-FINAL Peach Bowl	0	0
	Michigan Wolverines	BIG TEN	3	2023	Won 2024 National Championship	1	2023
	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	IND	3	2024	Lost 2025 CFP National Championship	0	0
	Washington Huskies	BIG TEN	2	2023	Lost 2024 National Championship	0	0
	Texas Longhorns	SEC	2	2024	Won 2024-25 Quarter-finals - 2024 Peach Bowl	0	0
	Oregon Ducks	BIG TEN	2	2024	Lost 2024-25 Quarter-finals - 2025 Rose Bowl Game	0	0
	LSU Tigers	SEC	1	2019	Won 2020 National Championship	1	2019
	Texas Christian Horned Frogs	BIG 12	1	2022	Lost 2023 National Championship	0	0
	Cincinnati Bearcats	BIG 12	1	2021	LOST 2021 SEMI-FINAL Cotton Bowl	0	0
	Michigan State Spartans	BIG TEN	1	2015	LOST 2015 SEMI-FINAL Cotton Bowl	0	0
	Florida State Seminoles	ACC	1	2014	LOST 2015 SEMI-FINAL Rose Bowl	0	0
	Arizona State Sun Devils	BIG 12	1	2024	Lost 2024-25 Quarter-finals - 2024 Peach Bowl	0	0
	Boise State Broncos	MOUNTAIN WEST	1	2024	Lost 2024-25 Quarter-finals - 2024 Fiesta Bowl	0	0
	Indiana Hoosiers	BIG TEN	1	2024	Lost 2024 first round	0	0
	Penn State Nittany Lions	BIG TEN	1	2024	Lost 2024-25 Semi-finals - 2025 Orange Bowl	0	0
	SMU MUSTANGS	ACC	1	2024	Lost 2024 first round	0	0
	Tennessee Volunteers	SEC	1	2024	Lost 2024 first round	0	0