The 2026–27 College Football Playoff National Championship is scheduled for Monday, January 25, 2027, at 7:30 p.m. ET at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. The game will air on ABC. The 2026–27 season starts in late August 2026. Selection Sunday is December 6, 2026. The 12-team bracket will be revealed then.
We will have the printable 2026–27 CFP bracket here before the 2025-26 College Football Playoff concludes. It will be updated after Selection Sunday 2026.
2027 College Football Playoff National Championship Venue
- Stadium: Allegiant Stadium (Paradise, NV)
- Capacity: 65,000
- Previous CFP events hosted: None
- Allegiant Stadium will be the first venue in Las Vegas to host a College Football Playoff National Championship.
- Opened in 2020, it is home to the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders.
- Average January weather: 45–55 °F, low chance of rain
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster, On Location (official partner), and resale platforms. Prices for similar events start around $400 for upper-level seats.
When Is the 2027 College Football Playoff National Championship?
So, here you go if you are looking for when is the 2027 College Football Playoff National championship game. Monday, January 25th, 2027. It will be here before you know it.
| Detail | Information |
| Date | Monday, January 25, 2027 |
| Time | 7:30 p.m. ET |
| Location | Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, NV |
| Broadcast | ABC |
| Streaming | ESPN+ |
| Radio | ESPN Radio |
2026–27 College Football Playoff Schedule
Here’s the 2026-27 College Football Playoff schedule. The 12-team format includes four first-round games on campus sites, quarterfinals and semifinals at New Year’s Six bowls, and the national championship.
| Round | Date(s) | Details / Sites | Network |
| First Round | Fri, Dec 18 (8 p.m.) Sat, Dec 19 (Noon, 4 p.m., 8 p.m.) | Seeds 5–8 host seeds 9–12 on campus sites | ABC, ESPN, TNT/truTV |
| Quarterfinals | Wed, Dec 30 (7:30 p.m.) Thu, Dec 31 (1 p.m., 5 p.m., 8:45 p.m.) | Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans) Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, AZ) Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Atlanta) Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) | ESPN/ABC |
| Semifinals | Thu, Jan 7 (7:30 p.m.) Fri, Jan 8 (7:30 p.m.) | Capital One Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, FL) Goodyear Cotton Bowl (Arlington, TX) | ESPN |
| National Championship | Mon, Jan 25 (7:30 p.m.) | Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, NV | ABC |
All times Eastern and subject to change. The quarterfinal and semifinal sites rotate annually among the six New Year’s Six bowls.
Format Overview
The top four conference champions receive first-round byes. Seeds 5–8 host seeds 9–12 on campus. The Group of Five conference champion gets an automatic bid. At-large bids fill the remaining spots based on committee rankings. Of course, if this changes, we’ll come back and update you here. For now, the format is the same as the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship.
Looking Ahead to When the 2027-28 College Football Playoff National Championship Takes Place
The 2027–28 College Football Playoff National Championship is set for January 24, 2028, in New Orleans at the Caesars Superdome. Full 2027–28 schedule preview will be up for you soon.
