College Football Playoff bracket: Updated schedule, scores, results for 2025 CFP quarterfinals

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We’re down to five teams in the College Football Playoff’s first-ever 12-team bracket. With the second round of the CFP underway, we are one step closer to crowning this year’s national champion.

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With the change in format, the path to winning the national championship is a little different and may take some getting used to. Most notably, the entire playoffs span over a month. The long schedule may cause stress for fans of the teams involved, but college football fans around the country are certainly excited that there are still six CFP games to be played.

These six games will feature a star-studded lineup of some of college football’s top talent. In the second round alone, fans have already seen Ashton Jeanty and the Boise State Broncos, with Will Howard and the high-flying Ohio State Buckeyes among the other teams still in the running for the national title.

As the College Football Playoff rolls on, Sporting News has you covered with everything you need to know about the four quarterfinal matchups.

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Here’s a look at the full bracket for the 2024 College Football Playoff:

Quarterfinals

  • no. 1 Oregon vs. Ohio State no. 8 (Rose bowl)
  • no. 2 Georgia vs. no. 7 Notre Dame (sugar bowl)
  • No. 3 Boise State vs. No. 6 Penn State (Fiesta Bowl)
  • No. 4 Arizona State vs. no. 5 Texas (Peach Bowl

Semifinals

  • No. 5 Texas vs. No. 8 Ohio State (Cotton Bowl)
  • No. 6 Penn State vs. TBD (Orange Bowl)

National Championship

College Football Playoff schedule

Quarterfinals

Date Bowl game Matchups Location Time TV Channell
31 December Fiesta bowl Penn State 31, Boise State 14 Glendale, AZ
1 January Peach bowl Texas 39, Arizona State 31 (2OT) Atlanta, GA
1 January Rose bowl Ohio State 41, Oregon 21 Pasadena, CA
January 2 Sugar bowl no. 2 Georgia vs. no. 7 Notre Dame New Orleans, LA 4:00 PM ET* ESPN, Fubo

Editor’s Note: The Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame has been postponed due to the deadly New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans. The new date and time is 4 p.m. ET on Jan. 2, according to officials.

Semifinals

Date Bowl game Matchups Location Time TV channel
January 9 Orange bowl Penn State vs. TBD Miami 7:30 p.m. ET ESPN, Fubo
January 10 Cotton bowl Texas vs. Ohio State Dallas 7:30 p.m. ET ESPN, Fubo

National Championship

Date Bowl game Matchups Location Time TV channel
January 20 CFP National Championship TBD vs. TBD Atlanta 7:30 p.m. ET ESPN, Fubo

TV channels, live streams for the College Football Playoff

  • TV channels: ESPN
  • Streaming: ESPN+, Fubo

The remaining six games in the CFP will be broadcast on ESPN while also streaming on ESPN+ and Fubo. After the quarter-finals, all three remaining matches start at 7:30 p.m. ET.

For those looking for a streaming option, check out Fubo for all games broadcast on ESPN.

When does the College Football Playoff end?

  • Start date: 20 December 2024
  • End date: 20 January 2025

The national champion will be crowned on Monday, January 20 (Martin Luther King Day) at Atlanta’s Mercedez-Benz Stadium.