List of College Football Playoff games

These bowl games and venues will host College Football Playoff semifinal and championship games. The Rose Bowl will always be played at 5:00 PM ET, and the Sugar Bowl will follow at 8:45 PM ET. When played as a semifinal games, Orange, Cotton, Fiesta, and Peach bowls will be played at either 4:00 or 8:00 PM ET.

Games

Year	Semifinal game	Semifinal game	Semifinals date	Championship game	Championship date
2014–15	Sugar Bowl 4 Ohio State 42, 1 Alabama 35	Rose Bowl 2 Oregon 59, 3 Florida State 20	January 1, 2015	4 Ohio State 42, 2 Oregon 20	January 12, 2015
2015–16	Orange Bowl 1 Clemson 37, 4 Oklahoma 17	Cotton Bowl 2 Alabama 38, 3 Michigan State 0	December 31, 2015	2 Alabama 45, 1 Clemson 40	January 11, 2016
2016–17	Peach Bowl 1 Alabama 24, 4 Washington 7	Fiesta Bowl 2 Clemson 31, 3 Ohio State 0	December 31, 2016	2 Clemson 35, 1 Alabama 31	January 9, 2017
2017–18	Sugar Bowl 4 Alabama 24, 1 Clemson 6	Rose Bowl 3 Georgia 54, 2 Oklahoma 48 (2OT)	January 1, 2018	4 Alabama 26, 3 Georgia 23 (OT)	January 8, 2018
2018–19	Orange Bowl 1 Alabama 45, 4 Oklahoma 34	Cotton Bowl 2 Clemson 30, 3 Notre Dame 3	December 29, 2018	2 Clemson 44, 1 Alabama 16	January 7, 2019
2019–20	Peach Bowl 1 LSU 63, 4 Oklahoma 28	Fiesta Bowl 3 Clemson 29, 2 Ohio State 23	December 28, 2019	1 LSU 42, 3 Clemson 25	January 13, 2020
2020–21	Rose Bowl 1 Alabama 31, 4 Notre Dame 14	Sugar Bowl 3 Ohio State 49, 2 Clemson 28	January 1, 2021	1 Alabama 52, 3 Ohio State 24	January 11, 2021
2021–22	Cotton Bowl 1 Alabama 27, 4 Cincinnati 6	Orange Bowl 3 Georgia 34, 2 Michigan 11	December 31, 2021	3 Georgia 33, 1 Alabama 18	January 10, 2022
2022–23	Fiesta Bowl 3 TCU 51, 2 Michigan 45	Peach Bowl 1 Georgia 42, 4 Ohio State 41	December 31, 2022	1 Georgia 65, 3 TCU 7	January 9, 2023
2023–24	Rose Bowl	Sugar Bowl	January 1, 2024	NRG Stadium, Houston, TX 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship	January 8, 2024
2024–25	Cotton Bowl	Orange Bowl	January 11, 2025	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA	January 20, 2025
2025–26	Fiesta Bowl	Peach Bowl	January 10, 2026	Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL	January 19, 2026

Performance by team

School	Conference (as of 2023)	#	CG	CH	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Alabama	SEC	7	6	3	SF	CH	RU	CH	RU		CH	RU
Clemson	ACC	6	4	2		RU	CH	SF	CH	RU	SF
Georgia	SEC	3	3	2				RU				CH	CH
Ohio State	Big Ten	5	2	1	CH		SF			SF	RU		SF
LSU	SEC	1	1	1						CH
Oregon	Pac-12	1	1	-	RU
TCU	Big 12	1	1	-									RU
Oklahoma	Big 12	4	-	-		SF		SF	SF	SF
Notre Dame	Independent	2	-	-					SF		SF
Michigan	Big Ten	2	-	-								SF	SF
Florida State	ACC	1	-	-	SF
Michigan State	Big Ten	1	-	-		SF
Washington	Pac-12	1	-	-			SF
Cincinnati	Big 12	1	-	-								SF

KEY
CH	National Champion
RU	Lost in CFP Championship Game
SF	Lost in CFP Semifinals

Most common matchups

Count	Matchup	Record	Years played
4	Alabama vs. Clemson	Tie, 2–2	2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
3	Clemson vs. Ohio State	Clemson, 2–1	2016-17, 2019-20, 2020-21
2	Alabama vs. Ohio State	Tie, 1–1	2014-15, 2020-21
2	Alabama vs. Georgia	Tie, 1–1	2017-18, 2021-22