College Football Playoff schedule: 12-team playoff bracket, games, kickoff times, locations for 2025-26 CFP
Breaking down the schedule for the 12-team College Football Playoff
By
Will Backus
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1 min read
The College Football Playoff began with 12 teams, and now we are down to just four. After a thrilling round of quarterfinal games, we're inching ever closer toward crowning a national champion for the 2025 season.
It all began on New Year's Eve as Miami stunned reigning champion Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl. Then, on New Year's Day, Oregon put out one of the best defensive performances of the season as it blanked Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl. Next, we found out why Indiana was the unquestioned No. 1 team entering this tournament as Curt Cignetti's Hoosiers demolished Alabama. Finally, in one of the best games of the year, Ole Miss rallied to stun Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.
Now, we move on to the semifinals where Miami will clash with Ole Miss in the Fiesta Bowl, while Indiana and Oregon will take part in a rematch from their game earlier this season in the Peach Bowl.
Below you can stay updated with the College Football Playoff schedule as we move onto the semifinal round.
2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule
All times Eastern
Semifinals
Thursday, Jan. 8
- Fiesta Bowl -- (6) Ole Miss vs. (10) Miami: 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
State Farm Stadium -- Glendale, Ariz.
Friday, Jan. 9
- Peach Bowl -- (1) Indiana vs. (5) Oregon: 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium -- Atlanta
College Football Playoff National Championship
Monday, Jan. 20
- 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Hard Rock Stadium -- Miami Gardens, Fla.
First round
Friday, Dec. 19
- (9) Alabama 34, (8) Oklahoma 24 | Recap
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium -- Norman, Oklahoma
Saturday, Dec. 20
- (10) Miami 10, (7) Texas A&M 3: | Recap
Kyle Field -- College Station, Texas - (6) Ole Miss 41, (11) Tulane 10 | Recap
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium -- Oxford, Mississippi - (5) Oregon 51, (12) James Madison 34 | Recap
Autzen Stadium -- Eugene, Oregon
Quarterfinals
- Cotton Bowl -- (10) Miami 24, (2) Ohio State 14 | Recap
AT&T Stadium -- Arlington, Texas - Orange Bowl -- (5) Oregon 23, (4) Texas Tech 0 | Recap
Hard Rock Stadium -- Miami Gardens, Fla. - Rose Bowl -- (1) Indiana 38, (9) Alabama 3 | Recap
Rose Bowl -- Pasadena, Calif. - Sugar Bowl (6) Ole Miss 39, (3) Georgia 34 | Recap
Caesars Superdome -- New Orleans
