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2024-24 NCAA Football Playoff Schedule

The Playoff Schedule page provides a status of each playoff game including past scores, future game dates, and probabilities of game outcomes.

NCAA Football Playoff FAQ?

When does the 2024-24 NCAA Football Playoffs start?
- The NCAA Football playoffs starts Friday, December 20 with single game followed the next day with three games.
What is the date of the 2024-24 NCAA Football Championship Game?
- The Championship Game is played on Monday, January 20 at 7:30 pm ET.
How many teams make the playoffs?
- Twelve teams make the playoffs. The top five ranked conference champions plus 7 other highest ranked teams. The top five conference champions may not be amoung the highest ranked teams.
What is the format of the NCAA Football Playoffs?
- Standard 12 team single game elimination bracket. This results in 4 byes and four first round matchups. The byes are given to the 4 highest ranked conferences champions. Note, these four conference champions may NOT be the four highest ranked teams in the playoffs.
What teams remain in the playoffs?
- -Ohio St.
What teams have been eliminated from the playoffs?
- -Arizona St.
- -Boise State
- -Clemson
- -Georgia
- -Indiana
- -Notre Dame
- -Oregon
- -Penn St.
- -SMU
- -Tennessee
- -Texas
Where are the 2024-24 NCAA Football Playoffs played?
- Round 1 - Friday, December 20 and Saturday December 21
  - At the home site of the higher ranked team.
- Round 2 - Tuesday, December 31 and Wednesday, January 1.
  - Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Az at the State Farm Stadium on Dec. 31 at 7:30 pm ET.
  - Peach Bowl in Atlanta, GA at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Jan. 1 at 1:00 pm ET.
  - Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA on Jan. 1 at 5:00 pm ET.
  - Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, LA at the Superdome on Jan. 1 at 8:45 pm ET.
- Round 3 - Thursday, January 9 and Friday, January 10.
  - Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, FL at the Hard Rock Stadium on Jan. 9 at 7:30 pm ET.
  - Cotton Bowl in Arlington, TX at the AT&T Stadium on Jan. 10 at 7:30 pm ET.
- Round 4 - Monday, January 20.
  - National Championship Game in Atlanta, GA at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium Stadium at 7:30 pm ET.
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NCAA Football Playoff Bracket

Round 1
Fri and Sat
Dec 20‑21

Fiesta, Peach, Rose, and Sugar Bowls
Tue and Wed
Dec 31‑Jan 1

Cotton and Orange Bowls
Thu and Fri
Jan 9‑10

Championship Game
Atlanta, GA
Mon Jan 20

NCAA Football Champions

Final

(1) Ohio St.
42

(8) Tennessee
17
Final

(3) Texas
38

(16) Clemson
24
Final

(5) Penn St.
38

(11) SMU
10
Final

(2) Notre Dame
27

(7) Indiana
17
Final

(4) Oregon
21

(1) Ohio St.
41
Final-OT

(14) AZ St
31

(3) Texas
39
Final

(9) Boise St.
14

(5) Penn St.
31
Final

(6) Georgia
10

(2) Notre Dame
23
Final

(1) Ohio St.
28

(3) Texas
14
Final

(5) Penn St.
24

(2) Notre Dame
27
Final

(1) Ohio St.
34

(2) Notre Dame
23
(1) Ohio St.

NCAA Football Playoff Schedule

Round 1

Ohio St. (14‑2) vs Tennessee (10‑3)
Best 1 out of 1
Ohio St. won the series 1‑0
Regular Season Matchup: Ohio St. 0‑0 Tennessee
Probability of Winning the Series: Ohio St. 0% ‑ Tennessee 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Fri Dec 20 or Sat Dec 21i Fri Dec 20 25% Sat Dec 21 75%	(1) Ohio St.	42‑17	(8) Tennessee

Texas (13‑3) vs Clemson (10‑4)
Best 1 out of 1
Texas won the series 1‑0
Regular Season Matchup: Texas 0‑0 Clemson
Probability of Winning the Series: Texas 0% ‑ Clemson 100%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Fri Dec 20 or Sat Dec 21i Fri Dec 20 25% Sat Dec 21 75%	(3) Texas	38‑24	(16) Clemson

Penn St. (13‑3) vs SMU (11‑3)
Best 1 out of 1
Penn St. won the series 1‑0
Regular Season Matchup: Penn St. 0‑0 SMU
Probability of Winning the Series: Penn St. 0% ‑ SMU 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Fri Dec 20 or Sat Dec 21i Fri Dec 20 25% Sat Dec 21 75%	(5) Penn St.	38‑10	(11) SMU

Notre Dame (14‑2) vs Indiana (11‑2)
Best 1 out of 1
Notre Dame won the series 1‑0
Regular Season Matchup: Notre Dame 0‑0 Indiana
Probability of Winning the Series: Notre Dame 0% ‑ Indiana 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Fri Dec 20 or Sat Dec 21i Fri Dec 20 26% Sat Dec 21 74%	(2) Notre Dame	27‑17	(7) Indiana

Fiesta, Peach, Rose, and Sugar Bowls

Oregon (13‑1) vs Ohio St. (14‑2)
Best 1 out of 1
Oregon lost the series 0‑1
Regular Season Matchup: Oregon 1‑0 Ohio St.
Probability of Winning the Series: Oregon 0% ‑ Ohio St. 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Wed Jan 1, 5:00 pmi Tue Dec 31 25% Wed Jan 1 75%	(4) Oregon	21‑41	(1) Ohio St.

Arizona St. (11‑3) vs Texas (13‑3)
Best 1 out of 1
Arizona St. lost the series 0‑1
Regular Season Matchup: Arizona St. 0‑0 Texas
Probability of Winning the Series: Arizona St. 0% ‑ Texas 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Wed Jan 1, 1:00 pmi Tue Dec 31 24% Wed Jan 1 76%	(14) Arizona St.	31‑39 (OT)	(3) Texas

Boise State (12‑2) vs Penn St. (13‑3)
Best 1 out of 1
Boise State lost the series 0‑1
Regular Season Matchup: Boise State 0‑0 Penn St.
Probability of Winning the Series: Boise State 0% ‑ Penn St. 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Tue Dec 31, 7:30 pmi Tue Dec 31 25% Wed Jan 1 75%	(9) Boise State	14‑31	(5) Penn St.

Georgia (11‑3) vs Notre Dame (14‑2)
Best 1 out of 1
Georgia lost the series 0‑1
Regular Season Matchup: Georgia 0‑0 Notre Dame
Probability of Winning the Series: Georgia 0% ‑ Notre Dame 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Thu Jan 2i Tue Dec 31 26% Wed Jan 1 74%	(6) Georgia	10‑23	(2) Notre Dame

Cotton and Orange Bowls

Texas (13‑3) vs Ohio St. (14‑2)
Best 1 out of 1
Texas lost the series 0‑1
Regular Season Matchup: Texas 0‑0 Ohio St.
Probability of Winning the Series: Texas 0% ‑ Ohio St. 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Fri Jan 10, 7:30 pmi Thu Jan 9 49% Fri Jan 10 51%	(3) Texas	14‑28	(1) Ohio St.

Penn St. (13‑3) vs Notre Dame (14‑2)
Best 1 out of 1
Penn St. lost the series 0‑1
Regular Season Matchup: Penn St. 0‑0 Notre Dame
Probability of Winning the Series: Penn St. 0% ‑ Notre Dame 100%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Thu Jan 9, 7:30 pmi Thu Jan 9 51% Fri Jan 10 49%	(5) Penn St.	24‑27	(2) Notre Dame

Championship Game

Notre Dame (14‑2) vs Ohio St. (14‑2)
Best 1 out of 1
Notre Dame lost the series 0‑1
Regular Season Matchup: Notre Dame 0‑0 Ohio St.
Probability of Winning the Series: Notre Dame 0% ‑ Ohio St. -2147483648%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Mon Jan 20, 7:30 pm	(2) Notre Dame	23‑34	(1) Ohio St.