College Football Playoff Bracket

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.

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College Football Playoff Bracket

College Football Playoff Bracket (click for printable PDF)
CFP Infographic (click for printable PDF)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

Friday, Dec. 20, 2024
First-Round Game
Matchup TBD
8pm ET | ABC/ESPN Campus site TBA
Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024
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
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024
Vrbo Fiesta Bowl – Quarterfinal
Matchup TBD
7:30pm ET | ESPN State Farm Stadium – Glendale, AZ
Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025
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
Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025
Capital One Orange Bowl – Semifinal
Matchup TBD
7:30pm ET | ESPN Hard Rock Stadium – Miami Gardens, FL
Friday, Jan. 10, 2025
Goodyear Cotton Bowl – Semifinal
Matchup TBD
7:30pm ET | ESPN AT&T Stadium – Arlington, TX
Monday, Jan. 20, 2025
CFP National Championship
Semifinal winners
7:30pm ET | ESPN Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA
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