2022-2023 The 2020 College Football Playoff semifinals and national championship game are scheduled for December 31, 2022 and January 9, 2023.
But before the four semifinal teams play for the title, the College Football Playoff selection committee will release six sets of top-25 rankings throughout the season.
These rankings will be published weekly through November and early December. The final top 25, which will reveal the four teams that will play in the College Football Playoff semifinals, will be announced on Sunday, December 4. We’ve made predictions about who will rank where here.
2022-2023 2018 College Football Playoff Rankings: Release Schedule, Dates
This is a graph of the top 25 announcements of the CFP. ET all the time and announcements will be made on ESPN.
- 19:00 on Tuesday, November 1
- 19:00 on Tuesday, November 8
- 9:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 15 (approximate time – to be determined between Champions Classic basketball games)
- 19:00 on Tuesday, November 22
- 19:00 on Tuesday 29 November
- 12:00 Sunday, December 4 (Selection Day)
College Football Playoff: Rankings, History
In 2014, Mississippi State became the first team to be ranked No. 1 in the College Football Playoff. Here is a list of all the top teams in the KZP ranking.
2014 year
- Week 10: Mississippi State
- Week 11: Mississippi State
- Week 12: Mississippi State
- Week 13: Alabama
- Week 14: Alabama
- Week 15: Alabama
- Week 16 (Final): Alabama (Oregon, Florida State and Ohio State also enter CFP)
2015 year
- Week 9: Clemson
- Week 10: Clemson
- Week 11: Clemson
- Week 12: Clemson
- Week 13: Clemson
- Week 14: Clemson (CZP also includes Alabama, Michigan State and Oklahoma)
2016 year
- Week 9: Alabama
- Week 10: Alabama
- Week 11: Alabama
- Week 12: Alabama
- Week 13: Alabama
- Week 14: Alabama (Clemson, Ohio State and Washington also make CFP)
2017 year
- Week 9: Georgia
- Week 10: Georgia
- Week 11: Alabama
- Week 12: Alabama
- Week 13: Clemson
- Week 14: Clemson (Also includes Oklahoma, Georgia and Alabama in CFP)
2018
- Week 9: Alabama
- Week 10: Alabama
- Week 11: Alabama
- Week 12: Alabama
- Week 13: Alabama
- Week 14: Alabama (Clemson, Notre Dame and Oklahoma also make CFP)
2019 year
- Week 10: Ohio State
- Week 11: LSU
- Week 12: LSU
- Week 13: Ohio State
- Week 14: Ohio State
- Week 15: LSU (Ohio State, Clemson and Oklahoma also make CFP)
2020 year
- Week 13: Alabama
- Week 14: Alabama
- Week 15: Alabama
- Week 16: Alabama
- Week 17: Alabama (Clemson, Ohio State and Notre Dame also make CFP)
The year 2021
- Week 10: Georgia
- Week 11: Georgia
- Week 12: Georgia
- Week 13: Georgia
- Week 14: Georgia
- Week 15: Alabama (CFP also includes Michigan, Georgia and Cincinnati)
College Football Playoff: Results
2014 season
- Rose Bowl: No. 2 Oregon 59No. 3, Florida State, 20
- Sugar bowl: No. 4 at Ohio State’s 42No. 1 Alabama 35
- CFP National Championship Game: No. 4 at Ohio State’s 42No. 2 Oregon 20
2015 season
- Orange bowl: No. 1 Clemson 37No. 4 Oklahoma 17
- Cotton Bowl: No. 2 Alabama 38No. 3 at Michigan State 0
- CFP National Championship Game: No. 2 Alabama 45No. 1 Clemson 40
2016 season
- Fiesta Bowl: No. 2 Clemson 31No. 3 at Ohio State 0
- Peach Bowl: No. 1 Alabama 24No. 4 Washington 7
- CFP National Championship Game: No. 2 Clemson 35No. 1 Alabama 31
RANKINGS: All major college football polls
2017 season
- Rose Bowl: No. 3 Georgia 54No. 2 Oklahoma 48 (2OT)
- Sugar bowl: No. 4 Alabama 24No. 1 Clemson 6
- CFP National Championship Game: No. 4 Alabama 26No. 3, Georgia 23 (OT)
2018 season
- Orange bowl: No. 1 Alabama 45No. 4 Oklahoma 34
- Cotton Bowl: No. 2 Clemson 30No. 3 Notre Dame 3
- CFP National Championship Game: No. 2 Clemson 44No. 1 Alabama 16
2019 season
- Peach Bowl: No. 1 LSU 63No. 4 Oklahoma 28
- Fiesta Bowl: No. 3 Clemson 29No. 2 at Ohio State on the 23rd
- CFP National Championship Game: No. 1 LSU 42No. 3 Clemson 25
2020 season
- Rose Bowl: No. 1 Alabama 31No. 4 Notre Dame 14
- Sugar bowl: No. 3 at Ohio State’s 49No. 2 Clemson 28
- CFP National Championship Game: No. 1 Alabama 52No. 3 at Ohio State on the 24th
2021 season
- Cotton Bowl: No. 1 Alabama 27No. 4 Cincinnati 6
- Orange Bowl: No. 3 Georgia 34No. 2 Michigan 11
- CFP National Championship Game: No. 3 Georgia 33No. 1 Alabama 18
