The upcoming 2026-27 College Football Playoff will span more than a month, with 11 total games beginning December 18 and wrapping up with the national championship game on January 25 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Officials from the CFP, ESPN and TNT Sports revealed the complete schedule on Monday, including start times and television coverage details. ESPN’s expanded broadcast package will include five games that have been sublicensed to TNT Sports and its affiliated networks.
Viewers will be able to watch all ESPN network games through the ESPN App, while first-round matchups broadcast on TNT and truTV will also stream on HBO Max.
Officials will announce the campus locations for first-round CFP games on December 6.
Three quarterfinal matchups will also receive their time slots on December 6 and will take place on January 1, hosted 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, California. The remaining quarterfinal game at the Fiesta Bowl is scheduled for December 30 in Glendale, Arizona.
Following a two-week intermission, the semifinal rounds will occur at the Orange Bowl on January 14 in Miami Gardens, Florida, and the Sugar Bowl on January 15 in New Orleans.
The complete 2026-27 College Football Playoff timeline:
(All times Eastern)
Friday, December 18 — One first-round matchup at campus location, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, December 19 — Three first-round matchups at campus locations, noon (ABC, ESPN), 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. (TNT, truTV, HBO Max)
Wednesday, December 30 — quarterfinal at Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Arizona, 7:30 p.m. (TNT, truTV, HBO Max)
Friday, January 1 — three quarterfinals, venues to be determined, noon (TNT, truTV, HBO Max), 4 p.m. (ABC, ESPN), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, January 14 — semifinal at Orange Bowl, Miami Gardens, Florida, 7:30 p.m. (TNT, truTV, HBO Max)
Friday, January 15 — semifinal at Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, 7:30 p.m. (ABC, ESPN)
Monday, January 25 — CFP National Championship, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, 7:30 p.m. (ABC, ESPN)
