The College Football Playoff selections are set for Sunday, Dec. 8. That’s when the entire 12-team bracket will be revealed, along with the final top 25 rankings from the selection committee.
Here’s how to watch:
- WHEN: 12-4 p.m. ET on Sunday, Dec. 8
- TV: ESPN
- STREAMING: Watch ESPN
The show is four hours long from 12 to 4 p.m. ET, and after the 12-team Playoff is announced, the rest of the bowl game schedule will steadily roll out throughout the afternoon.
The main coverage group will be led by Rece Davis with Kirk Herbstreit, Joey Galloway, Booger McFarland and Greg McElroy. Nick Saban, Pete Thamel and Heather Dinich and reporters at team sites will also be involved.
College Football Playoff History and New Rules
The College Football Playoffs has been around since the 2014 season, but this is the first year it has a 12-Team field. It was previously a 4-team field.
Here’s what you need to know:
- The five conference champions ranked highest by the selection committee are in automatically
- The remaining seven teams in the 12-team field will be the next seven highest-ranked teams
- Four of these automatic qualifiers get byes into the quarterfinals and are seeded Nos. 1-4. The fifth-highest-ranked conference champion will be seeded where it was ranked or at No. 12 if it is outside the top 12 rankings
- The teams seeded No. 5-12 will play in the first round, with the higher seeds hosting (No. 12 at No. 5, No. 11 at No. 6, No. 10 at No. 7 and No. 9 at No. 8.)
