College Football 12-Team Playoff Dates, Times, TV Set - Get Ready For A Month Of Saturdays

America has known about the College Football Playoff format growing to 12 teams from four for the 2024 season since 2022.

But seeing the dates, times and TV stations is still impressive. It just shows that the dramatic jump from four to 12 is really happening.

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And it will be a month of Saturdays from Dec. 20 with the opener that Friday night at 8 p.m. on ESPN and ABC right to the CFP national championship game on Monday Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN from Atlanta.

Former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and his Michigan Wolverines celebrate the CFP national championship after beating Washington, 34-13, last Jan. 8 in Houston. (Getty Images)

The fun all starts on Friday, Dec. 20, with a first round game at the host school, which will be determined by seeding. The opener will be at 8 p.m. on ABC and ESPN. Three more opening round games will be the next day - noon on TNT, 4 p.m. on TNT and 8 p.m. on ABC and ESPN.

The top five ranked conference champions, according to the CFP rankings, will will automatically qualify for the CFP. The other seven will be chosen by the CFP rankings. The top four ranked conference champions will get the top four seeds and byes into the quarterfinals at their home stadiums.  

CFP Quarterfinals On New Year's Eve And New Year's Day

‘The quarterfinals begin on New Year’s Eve - Tuesday, Dec. 31 - with a 7:30 p.m. game on ESPN from the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona. On New Year's Day, three more games will follow all on ESPN - 1 p.m. at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, 5 p.m. at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, and 8:45 p.m. at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.

The first semifinal will be on Thursday, Jan. 9, at the Orange Bowl in Miami at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. The next night, the Cotton Bowl in Dallas will host a 7:30 p.m. game on ESPN.

The national championship game will be on Monday, Jan. 20, in Atlanta at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.