2025 College Football Conference championship game schedule: Teams, dates, times, locations, TV channels, live stream, & more
The 2025 FBS playoffs are approaching and 10 automatic bids are up for grabs. Furman won the SoCon's auto-bid, becoming the first team to clinch a playoff spot.
Ten teams automatically qualify for this year's playoffs via conference affiliation. An additional 14 teams earn at-large bids selected by the FCS Playoff Committee. The complete 24-team bracket will be announced at 12:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 20, on ESPNU.
The FBS Playoffs conclude with the national championship in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2023.
The FBS Playoffs conclude with the national championship in Frisco, Texas on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2023.
Here is the full schedule and matchups for each Division I college football conference championship games.
Every Football Conference Championship Title Game 2025, How to watch.
Here’s who’s playing and how to watch all 10 conference championship games on December 1-2.
Here is everything you need to know for all the 2025-26 NCAA FBS conference championship games for December 5-6.
Matchup: Tulane vs. North Texas —
Location: Yulman Stadium, New Orleans;
Date: Friday, December 5,
Start-time: 8 p.m. ET;
TV Channel: ABC
Matchup: Jacksonville State vs. Kennesaw State —
Location: AmFirst Stadium, Jacksonville, Ala.;
Date: Friday, December 5,
Time: 7 p.m. ET;
TV: CBS Sports Network / Paramount+
Matchup: UNLV vs. Boise State
Date: Friday, December 5
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Location: Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho
TV: FOX / Fox One
Matchup: Virginia vs. Duke —
Location: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte;
Date: Saturday, December 6,
Time: 8 p.m. ET;
TV, Stream: ABC / ESPN+
Matchup: Texas Tech vs. BYU —
Location: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas;
Date: Saturday, December 6,
Time: 12 p.m. ET;
TV: ABC / ESPN+
Matchup: Indiana vs. Ohio State —
Date: Saturday, December 6
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Location: Lucas Oil Stadium — Indianapolis, Indiana.
TV: FOX / Fox One
Matchup: Western Michigan vs. Miami-Ohio
Date: Saturday, December 6
Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
Location: Ford Field — Detroit, Michigan
TV: ESPN
Matchup: Georgia vs. Alabama
Date: Saturday, December 6
Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
TV: ABC/ESPN+
Matchup: James Madison vs. Troy —
Location: Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, Va.;
Date: Friday, December 5,
Time: 7 p.m. ET;
TV: ESPN / ESPN+
Teams: Jackson State Tigers (9-2, 7-1 SWAC) Vs. Prairie View A&M (9-3, 7-1)
Date: Saturday, Dec. 6
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Location: Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Miss.
TV: ESPN 2
The PAC-12 being reduced to just two teams, there is no longer a formal championship game for that conference. The lone remaining members of the "PAC-2" - Oregon State and Washington State - played in an informal conference title game last week with Oregon State prevailing over Washington State 41-38.
When does conference championship week start?
Most of the time, conference championship week starts on the first Friday of December. That is the case this year, when it starts Dec. 6.
How do you qualify for your conference championship?
In every FBS conference but the Sun Belt, you qualify for your conference championship by finishing in the top two in your conference's standings.
In the Sun Belt—the last FBS conference with divisions—you qualify for the conference championship by winning either the East or West division. That is a change from the recent past; the SEC, Big Ten and MAC all had divisions until 2023.
How many conference championships are there?
Nine, one for every FBS conference but the Pac-12—the ACC, American, Big Ten, Big 12, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, SEC and Sun Belt all have them.
How long have conferences had championship games?
Since 1992, the year South Carolina and Arkansas joined the SEC, the conference seized the opportunity to break into two six-team divisions and stage a championship game in Birmingham (the No. 2 Crimson Tide beat No. 12 Florida in the inaugural matchup, 28-21).
Other leagues gradually followed: the Big 12 instituted one in 1996 (and then again in 2017 after a hiatus), the ACC in 2005, and the Big Ten in 2011.
Other leagues gradually followed: the Big 12 instituted one in 1996 (and then again in 2017 after a hiatus), the ACC in 2005, and the Big Ten in 2011.
In the Group of Five, the American has had a championship since expanding to 12 teams in '15.
The Mountain West has had one since hitting a similar threshold in 2013. The MAC, Conference USA and Sun Belt have had title games since 1997, 2005 and 2018, respectively.
Most of the time, conference championship week starts on the first Friday of December. That is the case this year, when it starts Dec. 6.
The Mountain West has had one since hitting a similar threshold in 2013. The MAC, Conference USA and Sun Belt have had title games since 1997, 2005 and 2018, respectively.
Most of the time, conference championship week starts on the first Friday of December. That is the case this year, when it starts Dec. 6.
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