College Football Playoff schedule and top 25 rankings

The College Football Playoffs run from December 20 until January 20. Eleven games will be televised nationwide. The matches are as follows:

Games in the first round

Indiana vs. Notre Dame, Friday, Dec. 20, 8 p.m. (ABC/ESPN)

Saturday, December 21: Tennessee vs. Ohio State, 8 p.m. (ABC/ESPN); Clemson vs. Texas, 4 p.m. (TNT); SMU vs. Penn State, noon (TNT).

The quarterfinals

Dec. 31: Boise State vs. SMU-Penn State winner, Fiesta Bowl, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

January 1: Arizona State vs. Clemson-Texas winner, Peach Bowl, 1 p.m. (ESPN)

January 1: Tennessee vs. Oregon, Rose Bowl, 5 p.m. (ESPN), Tennessee-Ohio State winner

January 1: Sugar Bowl, Indiana-Notre Dame winner vs. Georgia, 8:45 p.m. (ESPN)

Finals

Orange Bowl, January 9, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Cotton Bowl, January 10, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)

National title

January 20: 7:30 p.m. in Atlanta (ESPN)

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#1 Oregon (13-0, qualified for the playoffs)

Second-place Georgia (11-2, playoffs)

Texas, ranked third (11-2, playoffs)

Penn State, #4 (11-2, qualified for the playoffs)

Notre Dame (11-1, playoffs) at number five

Ohio State (10-2, playoffs) at number six

Tennessee (10-2, playoffs) at number seven

Indiana (11-1, playoffs) at number eight

Boise State (12-1, playoffs) at number nine

SMU at number ten (11-2, playoffs)

Alabama, No. 11 (9-3)

Arizona State (11-2, playoffs) at number twelve

Miami, No. 13 (10-2)

Mississippi No. 14 (9-3)

South Carolina, No. 15 (9-3)

Clemson, No. 16 (10-3, playoffs)

BYU No. 17 (10-2)

Iowa State, No. 18 (10-3)

Missouri No. 19 (9-3)

Illinois No. 20 (9-3)

Syracuse, No. 21 (9-3)

Army No. 22 (11-1)

Colorado No. 23 (9-3)

UNLV No. 24 (10-3)

Memphis, No. 25 (10-2)

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