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College Football Playoff format: 12-team bracket, 2025 schedule, dates, byes, first-round games


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Published in Sports and Competition on Sunday, December 8th 2024 at 2:45 GMT by CBSSports.com   Print publication without navigation

  • The expanded College Football Playoff debuts on Sunday as the CFP Committee prepares to unveil the 12-team brackt. This will be the first time viewers see the completed process and it's sure to come with some controversy.

The College Football Playoff (CFP) is set to expand to a 12-team format starting in the 2024 season, as detailed by CBS Sports. This new format will include the six highest-ranked conference champions, with the top four receiving first-round byes, and the next six highest-ranked teams filling out the bracket. The first round will consist of games played at the home stadiums of the higher-seeded teams, with the quarterfinals and semifinals rotating among the New Year's Six bowl games. The national championship game will continue to be a standalone event. Key dates for the 2025 season include first-round games on December 20-21, 2024, quarterfinals on December 31, 2024, and January 1, 2025, semifinals on January 9-10, 2025, and the championship game on January 20, 2025. This expansion aims to increase the number of playoff games, provide more opportunities for teams to compete for the national title, and enhance the overall excitement and competitiveness of college football's postseason.

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