The 2024-25 College Football Playoff National Championship Game is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, on ESPN. It will be 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 at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, Jan. 20. The game is on ESPN and will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

College Football Playoff schedule, scores

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

• First round (On-Campus)
  • Friday, Dec. 20, 2024
  • Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024:

  Quarterfinals

  • Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024
  • Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025:

  Semifinals

  • Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025:
  • Friday, Jan. 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) — Jan. 20
2026: Miami (Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida) — Jan. 19

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College Football Playoff National Championship Game history

College Football Playoff: Results

2014 season

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

2015 season

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

2016 season

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

RANKINGS: All major college football polls

2017 season

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

2018 season

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

2019 season

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

2020 season

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

2021 season

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

2022 season

• Fiesta Bowl: No. 3 TCU 51, No. 2 Michigan 45
• Peach Bowl: No. 1 Georgia 42, No. 4 Ohio State 41 
• CFP National Championship Game: No. 1 Georgia 65, No. 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 34, No. 2 Washington 13