College football playoff dates, printable bracket, teams

The 12-team College Football Playoff officially kicks off tonight at 8 p.m. with No. 7 Notre Dame hosting No. 10 Indiana in the first round and ends Jan. 20 with the coveted National Championship in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The hometown No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs have a first-round bye and won’t see action until Jan. 1, but who will they face, and what other match-ups are in store? Read on for the full schedule.

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College Football Playoff Bracket (Printable)

Credit: AP

Credit: AP

You can find a printable College Football Playoff bracket on NCAA.com.

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Which colleges are hosting playoff games?

There are four games in the first round, three of which take place on Saturday. Each game will be hosted on the campus of the higher-seeded team.

First round schedule:

No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame — Friday, Dec. 20, 8 p.m. (FINAL: Notre Dame 27, Indiana 17)
No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State — Saturday, Dec. 21, Noon. (FINAL: Penn State 38, SMU 10)
No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas — Saturday, Dec. 21, 4 p.m. (FINAL: Texas 38, Clemson 24)
No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State — Saturday, Dec. 21, 8 p.m. (FINAL: Ohio State 42, Tennessee 17)

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The quarterfinals and semifinals are unique in that each of the games are bowl games, with the quarterfinals beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 31 with the Fiesta Bowl between No. 3 Boise State and Penn State.

New Year’s Day will be packed with games, starting with the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl at 1 p.m. between No. 4 Arizona State and Texas, followed at 5 p.m. by the Rose Bowl with No. 1 Oregon vs. Ohio State. Georgia will cap off the night hosting Notre Dame at the Sugar Bowl at 8:45 p.m.

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The semifinals will be take place Jan. 9 and Jan. 10 with the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami and the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Both games kick off at 7:30 p.m.

CFP National Championship: Location, date, game time

The national championship will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan. 20 with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

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