College Football Playoff Fast Facts

Here's a look at the College Football Playoff, a seeded postseason format which began for the 2014 season and replaced the Bowl Championship Series (BCS).

January 8, 2024 - The College Football Playoff National Championship game is scheduled to take place at NRG Stadium in Houston.

January 1, 2024 - The two semifinal games are scheduled to take place. No. 1 Michigan Wolverines will face No 4. Alabama Crimson Tide at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, and No. 2 Washington Huskies will take on No. 3 Texas Longhorns at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.

January 9, 2023 - The College Football Playoff National Championship game takes place at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The Georgia Bulldogs defeat Texas Christian University's Horned Frogs (TCU) 65-7 for their second national title in a row.

The 13-member selection committee selects and seeds the four playoff teams. (Number 1 will play Number 4; Number 2 will play Number 3).

The two winning teams of the semifinal games advance to the title game, which determines the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football national champion.

This replaces the heavily criticized BCS postseason system, which ran from the 1998-2013 seasons and was often accused of unfairness relating to team selections.