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  • Ohio State wins first ever 12-team College Football Playoff

    Ohio State defeated Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff title game to win the first-ever 12-team playoff. Below is the full and final bracket of the 2024-2025 playoff. 

    2024-25 College Football Playoff bracket

    This bracket uses the committee's final top 25 rankings on Sunday, Dec.

    8. It's important to note that the top 25 ranking does not always match the seed in the playoff, as the four highest-ranked conference champions receive the top four seeds and byes, no matter where those four teams rank in the top 25.

    The fifth-highest-ranked conference champion is also in automatically, though that team will not get a bye.

    College Football Playoff schedule, scores

    All times Eastern

    National Championship

    Monday, Jan.

    20


    First round

    Friday, Dec. 20

    Saturday, Dec. 21

    Quarterfinals

    Thursday, Jan. 2

    Tuesday, Dec. 31

    Wednesday, Jan.

    1

    Semifinals

    Thursday, Jan. 9

    Friday, Jan. 10

    College Football Playoff rankings, seeds

    You can see how these numbers — the seed and the CFP ranking —

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