College Football Playoff matchups, bracket, schedule revealed: Who made CFP field?
After a tense weekend of conference championship games made things even tougher, the College Football Playoff committee has rendered its decision on which 12 teams will continue their quest for a national title.
The top four seeds were given to conference champions Oregon of the Big Ten, Georgia of the SEC, Boise State of the Mountain West and Arizona State of the Big 12. Those schools will receive first-round byes, allowing them to watch whatever chaos unfolds and take advantage of an extra week of rest before they play again.
Following much deliberation, here's who else the committee chose to round out this year's playoff field:
College Football Playoff matchups, schedule
All first-round games will take place at the home field of the higher-seeded team and will be played on either Friday, Dec. 20 or Saturday, Dec. 21.
First round
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 12 Clemson
- Saturday, Dec. 21 at 4 p.m. ET on TNT and Max
- Darrel K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
- Winner to play No. 4 Arizona State in quarterfinals
- Tickets: Get Texas vs. Clemson tickets on StubHub
No. 6 Penn State vs. No. 11 SMU
- Saturday, Dec. 21 at 12 p.m. ET on TNT and Max
- Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania
- Winner to play No. 3 Boise State in quarterfinals
- Tickets: Get Penn State vs. SMU tickets on StubHub
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 10 Indiana
- Friday, Dec. 20 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN and ABC
- Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana
- Winner to play No. 2 Georgia in quarterfinals
- Tickets: Get Notre Dame vs. Indiana tickets on StubHub
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Tennessee
- Saturday, Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN and ABC
- Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, 8 p.m. ET
- Winner to play No. 1 Oregon in quarterfinals
- Tickets: Get Ohio State vs. Tennessee tickets on StubHub
CFP championship bracket
Quarterfinals
No. 4 Arizona State vs. Texas/Clemson winner
- Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Atlanta)
- Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN
- Tickets: Get Peach Bowl tickets on StubHub
No. 1 Oregon vs. Ohio State/Tennessee winner
- Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)
- Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN and ABC
- Tickets: Get Rose Bowl tickets on StubHub
No. 3 Boise State vs. Penn State/SMU winner
- Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Arizona)
- Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
- Tickets: Get Fiesta Bowl tickets on StubHub
No. 2 Georgia vs. Notre Dame/Indiana winner
- Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans)
- Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 8:45 p.m. ET on ESPN
- Tickets: Get Sugar Bowl tickets on StubHub
Semifinals
National semifinal 1
- Capital One Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, Florida)
- Thursday, Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
- Tickets: Get Orange Bowl tickets on StubHub
National semifinal 2
- Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (Arlington, Texas)
- Friday, Jan. 10 at 7:30 p.m ET on ESPN
- Tickets: Get Cotton Bowl tickets on StubHub
CFP national championship game
- At Mercedes Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
- Monday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
- Tickets: Get tickets on StubHub
(This file has been updated with additional details)
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