NCAA Football Playoffs 2022: The College Football Playoff is an annual postseason knockout invitational tournament to determine a national champion for the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, the highest level of college football competition in the United States.
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NCAA Football Playoffs 2022: Format, Schedule, Rankings, Teams, Predictions
Format:
The College Football Playoff National Championship will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on January 10, 2022. This is the eighth year of the CFP, and this is the first national title to take place in the Midwest.
- No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Cincinnati | Cotton Bowl (semifinal) | 3:30 p.m. | Friday, Dec. 31 | ESPN
- No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 Georgia | Orange Bowl (semifinal) | 7:30 p.m. | Friday, Dec. 31 | ESPN
- National Championship Game | 8 p.m. ET | Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 | ESPN
Schedule:
| YEAR (GAME DATE) |
GAME | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | No. 4 Ohio State 42, No. 2 Oregon 20 | Arlington, Texas |
| 2016 | No. 2 Alabama 45, No. 1 Clemson 40 | Glendale, Arizona |
| 2017 | No. 2 Clemson 35, No. 1 Alabama 31 | Tampa, Florida |
| 2018 | No. 4 Alabama 26, No. 3 Georgia 23 | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2019 | No. 2 Clemson 44, No. 1 Alabama 16 | Santa Clara, California |
| 2020 | No. 1 LSU 42, No. 3 Clemson 25 | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2021 | No. 1 Alabama 52, No. 3 Ohio State 24 | Miami Gardens, Florida |
Rankings:
|
RANK |
SCHOOL |
RECORD |
PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 12-1 | 3 |
| 2 | Michigan | 12-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Georgia | 12-1 | 1 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 13-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 11-1 | 6 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 10-2 | 7 |
| 7 | Baylor | 11-2 | 9 |
| 8 | Ole Miss | 10-2 | 8 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 11-2 | 5 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 10-2 | 11 |
| 11 | Utah | 10-3 | 17 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 11-2 | 15 |
| 13 | BYU | 10-2 | 12 |
| 14 | Oregon | 10-3 | 10 |
| 15 | Iowa | 10-3 | 13 |
Teams:
Both semifinal games of the College Football Playoff will take place on Friday, Dec. 31. The first game between No. 4 Cincinnati and No. 1 Alabama will start at 3:30 p.m. ET in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. No. 3 Georgia and No. 2 Michigan will square off at 7:30 p.m. ET in the Capital One Orange Bowl.
Predictions:
Both playoff semifinal games will be bowl games taking place on Dec. 31. The first semifinal game will be the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys.
The second will be the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, FL., where the Miami Dolphins play.
This season, the championship game will take place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., the home of the Indianapolis Colts.
