The college football playoff will have a little bit of everything: from the nation’s lone undefeated team in Oregon to three-loss Clemson, from multiple Big Ten and SEC powerhouses to the Mountain West’s Boise State.
The playoff begins December 20, when Indiana travels just down the road to face in-state opponent Notre Dame, and continues through January 20, when the national champion will be crowned, after a month and 11 total playoff games.
All playoff games are elimination games, meaning the winner advances and the loser goes home.
Here’s the full schedule, matchups, dates, times, and how to watch.
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2024-25 College Football Playoff Schedule
First Round
Quarterfinals
- Dec. 31 @ 7:30 p.m. ET: Winner of SMU/Penn State vs. 3 Boise State
- Where: VRBO Fiesta Bowl
- Watch: ESPN/ABC
- Jan. 1 @ 1 p.m. ET: Winner of Clemson/Texas vs. 4 Arizona State
- Where: Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl
- Watch: ESPN/ABC
- Jan. 1 @ 5 p.m. ET: Winner of Tennessee/Ohio State vs. 1 Oregon
- Where: Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential
- Watch: ESPN/ABC
- Jan. 1 @ 8:45 p.m. ET: 7 Notre Dame vs. 2 Georgia
- Where: Allstate Sugar Bowl
- Watch: ESPN/ABC
Semifinals
- Jan. 9 @ 7:30 p.m. ET: Winner of SMU/Penn State vs. 3 Boise State against 7 Notre Dame vs. 2 Georgia
- Where: Capital One Orange Bowl
- Watch: ESPN
- Jan. 10 @ 7:30 p.m. ET: Winner of Clemson/Texas vs. 4 Arizona State against Winner of Tennessee/Ohio State vs. 1 Oregon
- Where: Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
- Watch: ESPN
