WHEN: Monday, January 19, 2025 at 7:30PM ET. WHERE: Live on ESPN from Hark Rock Stadium in Miami
With the new year comes a new team that will be named the college national champs!
Beginning in 2025 the college championship expanded to a new 12-team format. It featured, in order, the top four conference champions, followed by some combination of the top six at-large bids and two highest-ranked remaining conference champions. Teams are ordered based on the College Football Playoff rankings.
As usual, games continue to rotate among the six major bowl games.
In 2026, first round games on December 19 -20 will determine who plays in the quarterfinal games which will be hosted by the Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl from December 31-January 1.
Semifinal winners will then go on to meet up at the College Football Championship which airs this year on ESPN on Monday, January 19, 2026 beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET live from the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
2025 College Football National Championship highlights
College Football National Championship around the Web:
College Football on Yahoo! Sports - Browse the complete college football breakdown with the latest news, rumors, scores & standings, related slide shows & photo galleries, broadcast schedule.
WHEN: Monday, January 19, 2025 at 7:30PM ET.
