2026–27 College Football Playoff Schedule: Dates, Times and Networks Revealed

The CFP opens with campus-site first-round games Dec. 18–19, including a Dec. 19 tripleheader split across ABC/ESPN, TNT and truTV.
Quarterfinals land Dec. 30 (Fiesta Bowl) and Jan. 1 (Peach, Cotton, Rose windows), with semifinals at the Orange Bowl (Jan. 14) and Sugar Bowl (Jan. 15) on a mix of TNT/truTV and ABC/ESPN.
The national championship is Jan. 25 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, airing across ESPN networks (including ABC); games stream on the ESPN app and TNT/truTV games stream on HBO Max.