The College Football Playoff Bracket for the 2024 season will be unveiled by the selection committee on Sunday, Dec. 8.
The 2024 season will be the first for the College Football Playoff (CFP) with a 12-team format, which will begin with a first round game on Friday, Dec. 20. Three additional first round games are set for Saturday, Dec. 21.
One CFP quarterfinal matchup is slated for New Year’s Eve (Tuesday, Dec. 31), with the remaining three on New Year’s Day (Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025).
The two semifinal games, the Capital One Orange Bowl and the Goodyear Cotton Bowl, will be played on Thursday, Jan. 9 and Friday, Jan. 10, respectively.
The College Football Playoff National Championship is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga.
Below is a link to a printable College Football Playoff Bracket as well as a College Football Playoff Infographic.
College Football Playoff Bracket
PROJECTED BRACKET (Based on Nov. 12 rankings)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
| First-Round Game Matchup TBD |
8pm ET | ABC/ESPN | Campus site TBA |
| First-Round Game Matchup TBD |
12pm ET | TNT | Campus site TBA |
| First-Round Game Matchup TBD |
4pm ET | TNT | Campus site TBA |
| First-Round Game Matchup TBD |
8pm ET | ABC/ESPN | Campus site TBA |
| Vrbo Fiesta Bowl – Quarterfinal Matchup TBD |
7:30pm ET | ESPN | State Farm Stadium – Glendale, AZ |
| Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl – Quarterfinal Matchup TBD |
1pm ET | ESPN | Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA |
| Rose Bowl Game – Quarterfinal Matchup TBD |
5pm ET | ESPN | Rose Bowl Stadium – Pasadena, CA |
| Allstate Sugar Bowl – Quarterfinal Matchup TBD |
8:45pm ET | ESPN | Caesars Superdome – New Orleans, LA |
| Capital One Orange Bowl – Semifinal Matchup TBD |
7:30pm ET | ESPN | Hard Rock Stadium – Miami Gardens, FL |
| Goodyear Cotton Bowl – Semifinal Matchup TBD |
7:30pm ET | ESPN | AT&T Stadium – Arlington, TX |
| CFP National Championship Semifinal winners |
7:30pm ET | ESPN | Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA Buy Tickets |
