The schedule for the first two expanded College Football Playoffs has been released. Here’s what the 12-team format will look like:
How will the 12-team College Football Playoff work?
Under the new format, the six highest-ranked conference champions will receive automatic bids. The field will then be filled out with the six highest-ranked teams remaining. The four highest-ranked conference champions receive a first-round bye to the quarterfinals. In the first round, the matchups are No. 5 vs. No. 12, No. 6 vs. No. 11, No. 7 vs. No. 10, and No. 8 vs. No. 9. The first-round games are not played at neutral sites, with the lower seed having home-field advantage instead.
Bowl games are introduced in the quarterfinal round, which will not be reseeded. That means the No. 1 seed will meet the winner of the No. 8-No. 9 matchup even if there's a lower seed remaining in the field.The 2024 CFP features the Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl in the quarterfinals, followed by the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl in the semifinals.
In 2025, the Cotton Bowl, Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl make up the quarterfinals, with the Fiesta Bowl and Peach Bowl hosting the semis.Here's a full look at the schedule and dates for the first two 12-team CFPs in the 2024 and 2025 seasons:QuarterfinalsSemifinals
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