College Football Playoff National Championship

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College Football Playoff
National Championship
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Stadium Various
Operated 2014–present
Conference tie-ins Winners of the CFP semi-final bowls
Preceded by BCS National Championship Game (19982013)
Bowl Alliance (199597)
Bowl Coalition (199294)
2017 season matchup
Alabama vs. Georgia (Alabama 26–23)
2018 season matchup
Alabama vs. Clemson (Clemson 44–16)

The College Football Playoff National Championship is a post-season college football bowl game, used to determine a national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), which began play in the 2014 college football season.[1] The game serves as the final of the College Football Playoff, a bracket tournament between the top four teams in the country as determined by a selection committee, which was established as a successor to the Bowl Championship Series and its similar BCS National Championship Game. Unlike the BCS championship, the participating teams in the College Football Playoff National Championship are determined by two semi-final bowls—hosted by two of the consortium's six member bowls yearly—and the top two teams as determined by the selection committee do not automatically advance to the game in lieu of other bowls. This has caused a unique side effect in that, since the inception of the playoff, no #1 or #3 seed has won the National Championship.

The game is played at a neutral site, determined through bids by prospective host cities (similar to the Super Bowl and NCAA Final Four). When announcing it was soliciting bids for the 2016 and 2017 title games, playoff organizers noted that the bids must propose host stadiums with a capacity of at least 65,000 spectators,[2] and cities cannot host both a semi-final game and the title game in the same year.[3]

The winner of the game is awarded a new championship trophy instead of the "crystal football", which has been given by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) since 1986; officials wanted a new trophy that was unconnected with the previous BCS championship system.[4] The inaugural game was held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas in January 2015, and was won by Ohio State.[5] The awarded trophy, College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy, is sponsored by Dr Pepper.[6]

Venues

AT&T Stadium hosted the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship game, played in January 2015.

The number of cities capable of bidding for the event is restricted by the 65,000-seat stadium minimum. In addition to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, which was the other finalist for the 2015 matchup,[7] the stadium restriction would limit the bidding to cities such as New Orleans, Glendale, and Pasadena.[2] Other possible future hosts include Orlando, San Antonio, and almost any city with a National Football League franchise, since all but three of the stadiums in that league meet the capacity requirements and, unlike the Super Bowl, there is no de jure restriction on climate. Officials in New York City said they would like to host the game at Yankee Stadium, which hosts the annual Pinstripe Bowl, but it falls short of the attendance limit as it only holds approximately 54,000 fans in its football configuration (a game could still be hosted in the New York metropolitan area, but it would have to be at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey).[2][3]

On December 16, 2013, host selections for the 2016 and 2017 title games were announced. Glendale, Arizona (University of Phoenix Stadium) was selected to host the 2016 game and Tampa, Florida (Raymond James Stadium) was selected to host the 2017 game. Four cities had submitted bids for the 2016 game: Glendale, Jacksonville (EverBank Field), New Orleans (Mercedes-Benz Superdome), and Tampa. Six metropolitan areas had been vying for the 2017 game: Tampa, the San Francisco Bay Area (Levi's Stadium), Minneapolis (U.S. Bank Stadium), San Antonio (Alamodome), South Florida (Hard Rock Stadium), and Jacksonville (Jacksonville Municipal Stadium).[8]

The hosts for the 2019 and 2020 games were announced on November 4, 2015.[9]

The hosts for the 2021 through 2024 games were announced November 1, 2017.[10]

Since cities hosting College Football Playoff semifinal games cannot host the championship game in the same year, Pasadena and New Orleans were not eligible for the 2018 game; South Florida and North Texas could not host in 2019; and Glendale and Atlanta were excluded from 2020 consideration. The same exclusions rotate every three years through 2026.[11]

Game results

For previous championship game results, see BCS National Championship Game (1998–2013), Bowl Alliance (1995–1997), and Bowl Coalition (1992–1994).

Rankings are from the CFP Poll released prior to matchup.

Season Date Winning team Losing team Site Attendance Notes
2014 January 12, 2015 No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes 42 No. 2 Oregon Ducks 20 AT&T StadiumArlington, Texas 85,788 notes
2015 January 11, 2016 No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide 45 No. 1 Clemson Tigers 40 University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, Arizona 75,765 notes
2016 January 9, 2017 No. 2 Clemson Tigers 35 No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide 31 Raymond James StadiumTampa, Florida 74,512 notes
2017 January 8, 2018 No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide 26 No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs 23 Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, Georgia 77,430 notes
2018 January 7, 2019 No. 2 Clemson Tigers 44 No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide 16 Levi's StadiumSanta Clara, California 74,814[12] notes

Records by team

Appearances Team Wins Losses Win % Season(s) won Season(s) lost
4 Alabama 2 2 .500 2015, 2017 2016, 2018
3 Clemson 2 1 .667 2016, 2018 2015
1 Ohio State 1 0 1.000 2014  
1 Oregon 0 1 .000   2014
1 Georgia 0 1 .000   2017

Records by conference

Conference Appearances Wins Losses Win Pct # Teams Team(s) Title seasons
ACC 3 2 1 .667 1 Clemson (2–1) 2016, 2018
Big Ten 1 1 0 1.000 1 Ohio State (1–0) 2014
Pac-12 1 0 1 .000 1 Oregon (0–1) None
SEC 5 2 3 .400 2 Alabama (2–2)
Georgia (0–1)
2015, 2017

Note: Conference affiliations are contemporaneous with the game, which may differ from the current alignment.

MVPs

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Deshaun Watson was offensive MVP of the January 2017 game.

An offensive and defensive MVP is named for each championship game.

Season Date Offensive MVP Defensive MVP Ref.
Player Team Pos Player Team Pos
2014 January 12, 2015 Ezekiel Elliott Ohio State RB Tyvis Powell Ohio State S [13]
2015 January 11, 2016 O. J. Howard Alabama TE Eddie Jackson Alabama S [14]
2016 January 9, 2017 Deshaun Watson Clemson QB Ben Boulware Clemson LB [15]
2017 January 8, 2018 Tua Tagovailoa Alabama QB Daron Payne Alabama DT [16]
2018 January 7, 2019 Trevor Lawrence Clemson QB Trayvon Mullen Clemson CB [17]

Broadcasters

Television

Date Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline reporter(s)
January 12, 2015 ESPN Chris Fowler Kirk Herbstreit Heather Cox and Tom Rinaldi
January 11, 2016 ESPN Chris Fowler Kirk Herbstreit Heather Cox and Tom Rinaldi
January 9, 2017 ESPN Chris Fowler Kirk Herbstreit Samantha Ponder and Tom Rinaldi
January 8, 2018 ESPN Chris Fowler Kirk Herbstreit Maria Taylor and Tom Rinaldi
January 7, 2019 ESPN Chris Fowler Kirk Herbstreit Maria Taylor and Tom Rinaldi

Radio

Date Network Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline reporter(s)
January 12, 2015 ESPN Radio Mike Tirico Todd Blackledge Holly Rowe and Joe Schad
January 11, 2016 ESPN Radio Mike Tirico Todd Blackledge Holly Rowe and Joe Schad
January 9, 2017 ESPN Radio Sean McDonough Todd Blackledge Holly Rowe and Ian Fitzsimmons
January 8, 2018 ESPN Radio Sean McDonough Todd Blackledge Holly Rowe and Ian Fitzsimmons
January 7, 2019 ESPN Radio Sean McDonough Todd Blackledge Holly Rowe and Ian Fitzsimmons

Local radio

Date Flagship station Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Sideline reporter(s)
January 12, 2015 KUGN (Oregon)
WBNS-AM/FM (Ohio State)
Jerry Allen
Paul Keels
Mike Jorgensen
Jim Lachey

Marty Bannister
January 11, 2016 WFFN/WTSK (Alabama)
WCCP-FM (Clemson)
Eli Gold
Don Munson
Phil Savage
Rodney Williams
Chris Stewart
Michael Palmer
January 9, 2017 WCCP-FM (Clemson)
WFFN/WTSK (Alabama)
Don Munson
Eli Gold
Rodney Williams
Phil Savage
Michael Palmer
Chris Stewart
January 8, 2018 WFFN/WTSK (Alabama)
WSB (Georgia)
Eli Gold
Scott Howard
Phil Savage
Eric Zeier
Chris Stewart
Chuck Dowdle
January 7, 2019 WCCP-FM (Clemson)
WFFN/WTSK (Alabama)
Don Munson
Eli Gold
Rodney Williams
John Parker Wilson
Reggie Merriweather
Rashad Johnson

See also

References

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