College Football Playoff bracket 2024: Quarterfinals schedule, Bowl Matchups, Dates, Times, locations and first round results.
The College Football Playoff quarterfinal games are finalized after the final three first-round games were decided on Saturday.
The home team won all four opening-round games, after building early leads in the first half of their respective games.
Penn State will meet Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Eve, after a convincing win over SMU. Notre Dame will play Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day, following the Fighting Irish's victory over Indiana. The winner of those two bowl games will meet in the Orange Bowl semifinal game the following week.
Texas is headed to the Peach Bowl to play against running back Cam Skattebo and the Arizona State Sun Devils. Ohio State will travel to the Rose Bowl for a rematch against the top-seeded Oregon Ducks. The Buckeyes (2022) and the Ducks (2020) won their last Rose Bowl Game appearances. The winner of those two games will meet in the Cotton Bowl.
College Football Playoff: Updated Bracket
Here's a full look at the remaining field:
No. 1 Oregon
No. 2 Georgia
No. 3 Boise State
No. 4 Arizona State
No. 5 Texas
No. 6 Penn State
No. 7 Notre Dame
No. 8 Ohio State
What are the College Football Playoff matchups in the quarterfinals?
Following on-campus contests in Round 1, the CFP quarterfinals will see the introduction of bowl games. Here are the matchups for the Fiesta, Peach, Rose and Sugar Bowls:
Peach Bowl: No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Texas
Rose Bowl: No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 8 Ohio State
Fiesta Bowl: No. 3 Boise State vs. No. 6 Penn State
Sugar Bowl: No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 7 Notre Dame
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When are the College Football Playoff quarterfinals?
The quarterfinal round will take place from New Year's Eve on Tuesday, Dec. 31, to New Year's Day on Wednesday, Jan. 1.
College Football Playoff first round results, game scores
FRIDAY, DEC. 20
Game 1: No. 7 Notre Dame def. No. 10 Indiana, 27-17
SATURDAY, DEC. 21
Game 2: No. 6 Penn State def. No. 11 SMU, 38-10
Game 3: No. 5 Texas def. No. 12 Clemson, 38-24
Game 4: No. 8 Ohio State def. No. 9 Tennessee, 42-17
College Football Playoff quarterfinals schedule, dates, times, tv channels
The four quarterfinal games will be played on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day at the site of four bowl games, with one game on Dec. 31 and three on Jan. 1.
All times Eastern
TUESDAY, DEC. 31
Fiesta Bowl: No. 3 Boise State 14, No. 6 Penn State 31.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 1
Peach Bowl: No. 4 Arizona State vs. No. 5 Texas, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Rose Bowl: No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 8 Ohio State, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Sugar Bowl: No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 7 Notre Dame, 8:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Where will the College Football Player Quarterfinals be played.? CFP locations
Here's when and where each game will be played:
Fiesta Bowl - Boise State vs. Penn State -- State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona
Peach Bowl - Arizona State vs. Texas -- Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta
Rose Bowl - Oregon vs. Ohio State -- Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California
Sugar Bowl - Georgia vs. Notre Dame -- Caesars Superdome in New Orleans
When are the College Football Playoff semifinals?
The semifinal games will be played Jan. 9 and Jan. 10 at the site of two bowl games.
THURSDAY, JAN. 9
Orange Bowl: Fiesta Bowl winner vs. Sugar Bowl winner, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
FRIDAY, JAN. 10
Cotton Bowl: Peach Bowl winner vs. Rose Bowl winner, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
When is College Football Playoff National Championship?
Date: Monday, Jan. 20
Start-Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta
Who?: Orange Bowl winner vs. Cotton Bowl winner.
How to Watch: ESPN
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