College Football Playoff

College Football Playoff

The College Football Playoff is an annual single-elimination tournament held to determine a national champion for the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, the highest level of college football competition in the United States. It culminates in the College Football Playoff National Championship game. The inaugural tournament was held at the end of the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season under a four-team format. The CFP Board of Managers voted in 2023 to expand the playoff to 12 teams beginning in 2024, an arrangement that will last at least through the end of the 2026 season. After 2026, additional expansion to a 14-team playoff or larger may take place at that time. As the NCAA does not organize or award an official national championship for FBS football, the CFP's inception in 2014 marked the first time a major national championship selector in college football was able to determine their champion by using a bracket competition.

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• Entity:  Bowl Series

• In operation:  2014–Present
• Preceded by:  Various Contemporary And Retroactive Selectors, (1869–1935), National Polls, (1936–1991), Bowl Coalition, (1992–1994), Bowl Alliance, (1995–1997), Bowl Championship Series, (1998–2013)
• Number of teams:  12
• Championship trophy:  College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy
• Television partner(s):  Espn (2014–Present), Abc (2024–Present), Tnt/Tbs/Trutv (2024–Present, Sublicensing Agreement With Espn)
• Most playoff appearances:  Alabama (9)
• Most playoff wins:  Alabama (10)
• Most playoff championships:  Alabama (3)
• Conference with most appearances:  Sec (10)
• Conference with most game wins:  Sec (14)
• Conference with most championships:  Sec (6)
• Last championship game:  2026 College Football Playoff National Championship
• Current champion:  Indiana (1St Title)
• Executive director:  Richard M. Clark
• Website:  Collegefootballplayoff.com
• Wikidata description:  Postseason Tournament For The Highest Level Of American College Football
• Wikidata label:  College Football Playoff
• Wikidata aliases:  College Football Playoff, Cfp

• Related Topics:  College Football Playoff Category