The following is a list of College Football Playoff games. For the 2014–15 through 2023–24 seasons, the semifinals rotated between the Rose, Sugar, Cotton, Orange, Fiesta, and Peach bowls, with each hosting a semifinal every third year. A standalone National Championship game is held roughly a week later.
Beginning in the 2024–25 season, the Playoff expanded to twelve teams, with four rounds. The first round is played on campus sites, the quarterfinals and semifinals rotate among the same six Bowl games, along with the standalone National Championship game.
Four playoff teams (2015-2024) 2014–15
Round Bowl game Winning team Losing team Date Venue Location TV Attendance Rose Bowl Oregon59 Florida State20 Rose BowlPasadena, CA ESPN91,322 Sugar Bowl Ohio State42 Alabama35Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA74,682CFP NationalChampionship Ohio State42 Oregon20AT&T StadiumArlington, TX85,689
2015–16 Round Bowl game Winning team Losing team Date Venue Location TV AttendanceOrange Bowl Clemson37 Oklahoma17SunLife StadiumMiami Gardens, FL ESPN67,615Cotton Bowl Alabama38 Michigan State0AT&T StadiumArlington, TX82,812CFP NationalChampionship Alabama45 Clemson 40University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, AZ75,765
2016–17 Round Bowl game Winning team Losing team Date Venue Location TV AttendancePeach Bowl Alabama24Washington7Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA ESPN75,996Fiesta Bowl Clemson31 Ohio State0University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, AZ70,236CFP NationalChampionship Clemson35 Alabama31Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL74,512
2017–18 Round Bowl game Winning team Losing team Date Venue Location TV AttendanceRose Bowl Georgia54 Oklahoma48Rose BowlPasadena, CA ESPN92,844Sugar Bowl Alabama24 Clemson6Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA72,360CFP NationalChampionship Alabama26 Georgia23Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, GA77,430
2018–19 Round Bowl game Winning team Losing team Date Venue Location TV Attendance Cotton Bowl Clemson30 Notre Dame3 AT&T StadiumArlington, TX ESPN72,183Orange Bowl Alabama45 Oklahoma34Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL66,203CFP NationalChampionship Clemson44 Alabama16Levi's StadiumSanta Clara, CA74,814
2019–20 Round Bowl game Winning team Losing team Date Venue Location TV Attendance Peach Bowl LSU63 Oklahoma28 Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, GA ESPN78,347Fiesta Bowl Clemson29 Ohio State23State Farm StadiumGlendale, AZ71,330CFP NationalChampionship LSU42 Clemson25Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA76,885
2020–21 Round Bowl game Winning team Losing team Date Venue Location TV AttendanceRose Bowl Alabama31 Notre Dame14AT&T StadiumArlington, TX ESPN18,373Sugar Bowl Ohio State49 Clemson28Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA3,000CFP NationalChampionship Alabama52 Ohio State24Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL14,926
2021–22 Round Bowl game Winning team Losing team Date Venue Location TV AttendanceCotton Bowl Alabama27 Cincinnati6AT&T StadiumArlington, TX ESPN76,313Orange Bowl Georgia34 Michigan11Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL66,839CFP NationalChampionship Georgia33 Alabama18Lucas Oil StadiumIndianapolis, IN68,311
2022–23 Round Bowl game Winning team Losing team Date Venue Location TV AttendanceFiesta Bowl TCU51 Michigan45State Farm StadiumGlendale, AZ ESPN71,723Peach Bowl Georgia42 Ohio State41Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, GA79,330CFP NationalChampionship Georgia65 TCU7SoFi StadiumInglewood, CA72,628
2023–24 Round Bowl game Winning team Losing team Date Venue Location TV AttendanceRose Bowl Michigan27 Alabama20Rose BowlPasadena, CA ESPN96,371Sugar Bowl Washington37 Texas31Caesars SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA68,791CFP NationalChampionship Michigan34 Washington13NRG StadiumHouston, TX72,808
Twelve playoff teams (2024-present)
2024–25
Round Bowl game Winning team Losing team Date Venue Location TV AttendanceNone(On-campus) Notre Dame27 Indiana17Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, INABC/ESPN77,622None(On-campus) Penn State38 SMU10Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PATNT/Max106,013None(On-campus) Texas38 Clemson24Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX101,150None(On-campus) Ohio State 42 Tennessee 17Ohio StadiumColumbus, OHABC/ESPN102,819Fiesta Bowl Penn State31 Boise State14State Farm StadiumGlendale, AZ ESPN63,854Peach Bowl Texas 39 Arizona State31Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, GA71,105Rose Bowl Ohio State41 Oregon21Rose BowlPasadena, CA90,732Sugar Bowl Notre Dame23 Georgia10Caesars SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA57,267Orange Bowl Notre Dame27 Penn State24Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL66,881Cotton Bowl Ohio State28 Texas14AT&T StadiumArlington, TX74,527CFP NationalChampionship Ohio State34 Notre Dame23Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, GA77,660
2025–26
Round Bowl game Winning team Losing team Date Venue Location TV AttendanceNone(On-campus) Alabama34 Oklahoma24Gaylord FamilyOklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OKABC/ESPN83,550None(On-campus) Miami (FL)10 Texas A&M3Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX104,122None(On-campus) Ole Miss41 Tulane10Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MSTNT/HBO Max68,251None(On-campus) Oregon51 James Madison34Autzen StadiumEugene, OR55,124Cotton Bowl Miami (FL)24 Ohio State14AT&T StadiumArlington, TX ESPN71,323Orange Bowl Oregon23 Texas Tech0Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL65,021Rose Bowl Indiana38 Alabama 3Rose BowlPasadena, CA90,278Sugar Bowl Ole Miss39 Georgia34Caesars SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA68,371Fiesta Bowl Miami (FL)31 Ole Miss27State Farm StadiumGlendale, AZ67,928Peach Bowl Indiana56 Oregon22Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, GA75,604CFP NationalChampionship Indiana27 Miami (FL)21Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL67,227
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