College Football Playoff 2023-24 games, schedule, dates, TV channels

Everything you need to know about the College Football Playoff schedule this year

Everything comes down to this. After three-plus long months of playing the games, the 2023 college football season moves into its postseason, kicking off the annual Bowl Season leading into the College Football Playoff and national championship race. And not without controversy, after the selection committee declined to invite undefeated conference champion Florida State to the semifinal. Instead, we'll see Michigan face off against Alabama, and Texas play Washington for a date in the national title game.

College Football Playoff games schedule, dates, TV channels

1. Michigan
2. Washington
3. Texas
4. Alabama

Rose Bowl Semifinal
Michigan vs. Alabama
Mon., Jan. 1 | 5 p.m. | ESPN

Sugar Bowl Semifinal
Texas vs. Washington
Mon., Jan. 1 | 8:45 p.m. | ESPN

National Championship Game
Mon., Jan. 8 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN

Future national championship games

2024: Houston, Jan. 8
2025: Atlanta, Jan. 6
2026: Miami, Jan. 5

College Football Playoff scores, history

This is the 10th year that college football has a playoff system, which replaced the former Bowl Championship Series (BCS) ahead of the 2014 season. Here is a list of every CFP national champion.

2014 — Ohio State def. Oregon, 42-20

2015 — Alabama def. Clemson, 45-40

2016 — Clemson def. Alabama, 35-31

2017 — Alabama def. Georgia, 26-23

2018 — Clemson def. Alabama, 44-16

2019 — LSU def. Clemson, 42-25

2020 — Alabama def. Ohio State, 52-24

2021 — Georgia def. Alabama, 33-18

2022 — Georgia def. TCU, 65-7

Let's look at every final Top-Four College Football Playoff rankings, with the eventual national champion listed in bold.

2014-15

1. Alabama
2. Oregon
3. Florida State
4. Ohio State

2015-16

1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Michigan State
4. Oklahoma

2016-17

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Ohio State
4. Washington

2017-18

1. Clemson
2. Oklahoma
3. Georgia
4. Alabama

2018-19

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Notre Dame
4. Oklahoma

2019-20

1. LSU
2. Ohio State
3. Clemson
4. Oklahoma

2020-21

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Ohio State
4. Notre Dame

2021-22

1. Alabama
2. Michigan
3. Georgia
4. Cincinnati

2022-23

1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. TCU
4. Ohio State

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