College Football Playoff TV Schedule: Dates, Times & Networks As Final Four Set
deadline.comUPDATED with quarterfinal results: The College Football Playoff bracket was finalized December 8, setting the stage for the first year of a 12-team postseason that will crown a national champion January 20 in Atlanta.
After an intense final week of the regular season that saw No. 1 Oregon solidify its top ranking with a victory over Penn State in the Big Ten Championship game, and losses by then-No.
2 Texas and then No. 8 SMU in their respective title games, the playoffs kicked off with first round games December 20-21 across ABC/ESPN and TNT/Max.
SMU’s loss against Clemson in the ACC title game resulted in the most debatable scenario of the bracket, as the CFP selection committee had perennial title contender Alabama (as well as the University of Miami) looking on the outside entering the weekend.
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