College Football Playoff to stretch from Dec. 18 to Jan. 25

The 2026-27 College Football Playoff features a slate of 11 games starting Dec. 18 and concluding with the championship on Jan. 25 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

The schedule, including kickoff times and broadcast information, was announced on Monday by the CFP, ESPN and TNT Sports. ESPN's expanded package includes five games sublicensed to TNT Sports and its family of networks.

All games on the ESPN networks will be available on the ESPN App, while first-round games on TNT and truTV also will be streamed on HBO Max.

The campus sites for the CFP first-round games will be announced on Dec. 6.

Three CFP quarterfinals also will be assigned their windows on Dec. 6 and will be hosted on Jan. 1 by the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta; the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas; and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. The other quarterfinal at the Fiesta Bowl is Dec. 30 in Glendale, Ariz.

After a two-week break, the semifinals will be played at the Orange Bowl on Jan. 14 in Miami Gardens, Fla., and the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 15 in New Orleans.

2026-27 College Football Playoff schedule

(All times Eastern)

Friday, Dec. 18 -- One first-round game at campus site, 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 19 -- Three first-round games at campus sites, noon (ABC, ESPN), 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. (TNT, truTV, HBO Max)

Wednesday, Dec. 30 -- quarterfinal at Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz, 7:30 p.m. (TNT, truTV, HBO Max)

Friday, Jan. 1 -- three quarterfinals, sites to be assigned*, noon (TNT, truTV, HBO Max), 4 p.m. (ABC, ESPN), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Jan. 14 -- semifinal at Orange Bowl, Miami Gardens, Fla., 7:30 p.m. (TNT, truTV, HBO Max)

Friday, Jan. 15 -- semifinal at Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, 7:30 p.m. (ABC, ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 25 - CFP National Championship, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, 7:30 p.m. (ABC, ESPN)

--Field Level Media