College Football Playoff Schedule 2026-27: Bracket, CFP bowl matchups dates, start-times, TV Channels, locations and more
The College Football Playoff, ESPN and TNT Sports officially announced kickoff times and broadcast details for the 2026-27 postseason on Monday. It marks the first year of ESPN's new expanded rights package, and the changes viewers will notice are significant.
The College Football Playoff unveiled dates, times and television information for the 2026 CFP quarterfinals, semifinals and the College Football Playoff National Championship. Action is set to commence at 7:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 30 with the Cotton Bowl, which is hosting one of the quarterfinal round games.
First-round games on campus sites begin Dec. 18 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN and continue Dec. 19 at noon, 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
ABC and ESPN will broadcast the first game of the Dec. 19 tripleheader and the other two games will be on TNT and truTV.
The College Football Playoff National Championship will be hosted inside Nevada Allegiant Stadium.
All games on ESPN networks also will be available on the ESPN app; games on TNT and truTV also will be streamed on HBO Max.
What teams are playing in the 2026 College Football Playoff?
The dates for the 12-team College Football Playoff are set.
The kickoff times and broadcast networks for all 11 games in the expanded version of the college football's postseason were revealed Wednesday.
The field will be announced on Dec. 8 - one day after the conclusion of conference championship weekend.
2026-27 College Football Playoff Schedule, Bracket, Scores, Date, Kick-off Times, TV Channel, locations.
All times Eastern
First round
All four campus sites will be revealed on Selection Day, Sunday, Dec. 6.
Friday, Dec. 18, 8 p.m. ET -- Campus site, ESPN
Saturday, Dec. 19, Noon ET -- Campus site, ABC & ESPN
Saturday, Dec. 19, 3:30 p.m. ET -- Campus site, TNT, truTV & HBO Max
Saturday, Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m. ET -- Campus site, TNT, truTV & HBO Max
College Football Playoff: Quarterfinals Schedule, Game times, TV channel
Wednesday - Dec. 30, 2026
Wednesday, Dec. 30, 7:30 p.m. ET -- Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.), TNT, truTV & HBO Max
Friday, Jan. 1, Noon ET -- TBD*, TNT, truTV & HBO Max
Friday, Jan. 1, 4 p.m. ET -- TBD*, ABC & ESPN
Friday, Jan. 1, 8 p.m. ET -- TBD*, ESPN
*The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic and Rose Bowl Game Presented by Prudential will be assigned to their windows on Selection Day, Sunday, Dec. 6.
2025-26 CFP Quarters Schedule, Scores, Results
Cotton Bowl (Game 5): No. 10 Miami 24, No. 2 Ohio State 14
Orange Bowl (Game 6): No. 5 Oregon 23, No. 4 Texas Tech 0
Rose Bowl (Game 7): No. 1 Indiana 38, No. 9 Alabama 3
Sugar Bowl (Game 8): No. 6 Ole Miss 39, No. 3 Georgia 34
College Football Playoff: Semi-finals Schedule, Game times, TV channel
Thursday, Jan. 14, 7:30 p.m. ET -- Capital One Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, Fla.), TNT, truTV & HBO Max
Friday, Jan. 15, 7:30 p.m. ET -- Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, La.), ABC & ESPN
Jan. 8, 2026: Fiesta Bowl (Game 9): No. 10 Miami 31, No. 6 Ole Miss 27 -
Jan. 9, 2026: Peach Bowl (Game 10): No. 1 Indiana defeated No. 5 Oregon 56-22.
When is the 2027 CFP National Championship.?
Date - Monday, Jan. 25, 2027
Time – 7:30pm, ESPN
Venue - Allegiant Stadium – Las Vegas, Neveda.
TV Channel: ABC, ESPN
Streaming: ESPN+
What bowl games in College Football Playoff?
The College Football Playoff quarterfinals and semifinals rotate annually among six bowl games:
The Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
The Vrbo Fiesta Bowl
The Capital One Orange Bowl
The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
The Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential
The Allstate Sugar Bowl
The College Football Playoff National Championship will be Monday, January 19, 2026 at Miami Gardens, Florida.
When is the College Football Playoff National Championship game?
The championship game is at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Jan. 25 and will air across ESPN networks, including ABC.
How many teams make the College Football Playoff?
Since 2014, four teams have been selected for the College Football Playoff by a 13-member committee. The field will expand to 12 teams in 2024, with the format still being debated.
Where can I watch the College Football Playoff? What channel will it be on?
The College Football Playoff will air on ESPN.
How can I stream the College Football Playoff.
ESPN can be streamed with services such as YouTube TV or Fubo TV.
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