Dates, sites announced for expanded 2024, ’25 College Football Playoffs
The College Football Playoff committee announced the dates and sites for its expanded playoffs which will begin after the 2024 regular season.
The upcoming 2023 season is the last year that only four teams will advance to the playoffs.
TCU lost to Georgia in the College Football Playoffs championship game after the 2022 season. .
“We are pleased to be able to announce these game dates today,” said Bill Hancock, Executive Director of the College Football Playoff. “We appreciate the efforts of all the parties involved in finalizing this schedule. This is the next significant step in bringing clarity to the launch of the 12-team playoff format in 2024. We still have a lot of work ahead of us, but this is an important milestone along the way.”
The 12 teams will be comprised of the six conference champions ranked highest by the selection committee (no minimum ranking requirement), plus the six highest-ranked other teams. The ranking of the teams will continue to be done by a selection committee.
The four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded one through four and each will receive a first-round bye. The other eight teams will play in the first round with the higher seeds hosting the lower seeds either on campus or at other sites designated by the higher-seeded institution.
The new schedule will be as follows:
2024 Season
First Round (On-Campus)
- Friday, Dec. 20, 2024: One Game (evening)
- Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024: Three Games (early afternoon, late afternoon and evening)
Quarterfinals
- Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024: Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (evening)
- Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025: Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (early afternoon), Rose Bowl Game (late afternoon) and Allstate Sugar Bowl (evening)
Semifinals
- Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025: Capital One Orange Bowl (evening)
- Friday, Jan. 10, 2025: Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (evening)
CFP National Championship
- Monday, Jan. 20, 2025: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
2025 Season
First Round (On-Campus)
- Friday, Dec. 9, 2025: One Game (evening)
- Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025: Three Games (early afternoon, late afternoon and evening)
Quarterfinals
- Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025: Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (evening)
- Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026: Capital One Orange Bowl (early afternoon), Rose Bowl Game (late afternoon) and Allstate Sugar Bowl (evening)
Semifinals
- Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026: Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (evening)
- Friday, Jan. 9, 2026: Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (evening)
CFP National Championship
- Monday, Jan. 19, 2026: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
This story was originally published May 2, 2023 at 12:07 PM.