2025 College Football Playoff National Championship Game: Date, Time, TV Channel, Location

The 2024-25 College Football Playoff National Championship Game between Notre Dame and Ohio State is scheduled for Monday, January 20, 2025 on ESPN. This is the 11th year of the CFP era, but the first with 12 teams.

Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s title game.

2025 College Football Playoff National Championship Game: Date, Time, TV Channel, Location

You can watch the CFP title game here Monday, January 20, 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on ESPN and will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

College football playoff schedule, results

Here is the full round-by-round schedule with results:

• First round (on campus)
  • Friday, December 20, 2024
  • Saturday, December 21, 2024:

  Quarterfinals

  • Tuesday, December 31, 2024
  • Wednesday, January 1, 2025:

  Semifinals

  • Thursday, January 9, 2025:
  • Friday, January 10, 2025:

  CFP National Championship

Last season, Michigan defeated Washington 34-13 to win the program’s first national title since 1997.

2025-2026 CFP National Championship locations and dates

2025: Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA) – January 20
2026: Miami (Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida) – January 19th

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History of the College Football Playoff National Championship Game

College Football Playoff Results

2014 season

• Rose bowl: No. 2 Oregon 59No. 3 Florida State 20
• Sugar bowl: No. 4 Ohio State 42No. 1 Alabama 35
• CFP National Championship Game: No. 4 Ohio State 42No. 2 Oregon 20

2015 season

• Orange peel: No. 1 Clemson 37No. 4 Oklahoma 17
• Cotton cup: No. 2 Alabama 38No. 3 Michigan State 0
• CFP National Championship Game: No. 2 Alabama 45No. 1 Clemson 40

2016 season

• Fiesta Bowl: No. 2 Clemson 31No. 3 Ohio State 0
• Peach peel: No. 1 Alabama 24No. 4 Washington 7
• CFP National Championship Game: No. 2 Clemson 35No. 1 Alabama 31

RANKINGS: All the major college football polls

2017 season

• Rose bowl: No. 3 Georgia 54No. 2 Oklahoma 48 (2OT)
• Sugar bowl: No. 4 Alabama 24No. 1 Clemson 6
• CFP National Championship Game: No. 4 Alabama 26No. 3 Georgia 23 (OT)

2018 season

• Orange peel: #1 Alabama 45No. 4 Oklahoma 34
• Cotton cup: No. 2 Clemson 30No. 3 Notre Dame 3
• CFP National Championship Game: No. 2 Clemson 44No. 1 Alabama 16

2019 season

• Peach peel: No. 1 LSU 63No. 4 Oklahoma 28
• Fiesta Bowl: No. 3 Clemson 29No. 2 Ohio State 23
• CFP National Championship Game: No. 1 LSU 42No. 3 Clemson 25

2020 season

• Rose bowl: No. 1 Alabama 31No. 4 Notre Dame 14
• Sugar bowl: No. 3 Ohio State 49No. 2 Clemson 28
• CFP National Championship Game: No. 1 Alabama 52No. 3 Ohio State 24

2021 season

• Cotton cup: No. 1 Alabama 27No. 4 Cincinnati 6
• Orange peel: No. 3 Georgia 34No. 2 Michigan 11
• CFP National Championship Game: No. 3 Georgia 33No. 1 Alabama 18

2022 season

• Fiesta Bowl: No. 3 TCU 51No. 2 Michigan 45
• Peach peel: No. 1 Georgia 42No. 4 Ohio State 41
• CFP National Championship Game: No. 1 Georgia 65No. 3 TCU 7

2023 season

• Rose bowl: No. 1 Michigan 27, No. 4 Alabama 20 (OT)
• Sugar bowl: No. 2 Washington 37, No. 3 Texas 31
• CFP National Championship Game: No. 1 Michigan 34No. 2 Washington 13