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College Football Playoff 2023-24 games, schedule, dates, TV channels
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
- Michigan
- Washington
- Texas
- 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
- Alabama
- Oregon
- Florida State
- Ohio State
2015-16
- Clemson
- Alabama
- Michigan State
- Oklahoma
2016-17
- Alabama
- Clemson
- Ohio State
- Washington
2017-18
- Clemson
- Oklahoma
- Georgia
- Alabama
2018-19
- Alabama
- Clemson
- Notre Dame
- Oklahoma
2019-20
- LSU
- Ohio State
- Clemson
- Oklahoma
2020-21
- Alabama
- Clemson
- Ohio State
- Notre Dame
2021-22
- Alabama
- Michigan
- Georgia
- Cincinnati
2022-23
- Georgia
- Michigan
- TCU
- Ohio State
More college football from SI: Top 25 Rankings | Schedule | Teams