ATLANTA — The College Football Playoff will be expanding to 12 teams soon and with expansion comes new dates for the playoff series.
The 2023 season will be the final year that the College Football Playoff will use a four-team format. The committee approved the expansion to a 12-team format in December. On Tuesday, it announced the full schedule for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 playoffs.
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For the 2024 season, the first round of games will be held on campus Dec. 20 and Dec. 21. The quarterfinals will be held on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day with the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta getting the early afternoon slot on Jan. 1, 2025.
The Capital One Orange Bowl and Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic will be the semifinal games on Jan. 9 and Jan 10. respectively.
Channel 2 Action News previously reported the 2024-25 championship will be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The date has now been changed to Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.
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During the next season, the first round will be held Dec. 19-20, 2025 at the on-campus sites.
The Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic quarterfinal will be held on New Year’s Eve with the Capital One Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl and Allstate Sugar Bowl quarterfinals on Jan. 1, 2026.
The Vrbo Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 8, 2026 and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Jan. 9, 2026 will be the semifinal venues. Hard Rock Stadium will host the playoff championship game on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 in Miami Gardens.
“We’re honored to be a key part of what will be a historic event in the evolution of college football,” said Gary Stokan, CEO and president of Peach Bowl, Inc. “With Atlanta and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl hosting a CFP Quarterfinal, CFP Semifinal and the CFP National Championship, all within a two-year stretch, there’s no doubt the city has solidified itself as the Capital of College Football.”
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After the expansion was announced in December, The Associated Press reported that the 12-team playoff expansion is expected to bring in $450 million in additional gross revenue for the teams and conferences that make the playoff.
Expansion is expected to produce about $450 million in additional gross revenue for the conferences and schools that participate. The College Football Playoff’s 12-year contract with ESPN runs through the 2025-26 season.
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