College Football Playoff Schedule: Dates, Times for Every First-Round Matchup

After weeks of debating about whether the Miami Hurricanes or Notre Dame Fighting Irish would be included in the 12-team College Football Playoff field, fans finally got their answer.

Though Notre Dame had a legit case to be included in the CFP, Miami’s head-to-head win in Week 1 proved to be the deciding factor in the selection committee’s decision.

With the top four seeds — No. 1 Indiana, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Georgia, and No. 4 Texas Tech — receiving first-round byes, the other eight teams now have a little under two weeks to prepare for their Round 1 matchups.

Below is the full schedule for all College Football Playoff first-round matchups as well as dates and times for the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds, as well as the national championship game.

College Football Playoff Round 1
Friday, Dec. 19

• No. 9 Alabama at No. 8 Oklahoma, Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Norman, Oklahoma), 8 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN

Saturday, Dec. 20

• No. 10 Miami at No. 7 Texas A&M, Kyle Field (College Station, Texas), noon ET on ABC, ESPN

• No. 11 Tulane at No. 6 Ole Miss, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (Oxford, Mississippi), 3:30 p.m. ET on TNT

• No. 12 James Madison at No. 5 Oregon, Autzen Stadium (Eugene, Oregon), 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT