CFB Playoff First Round Clemson (10-3) vs. Texas (11-2) EA College Football 25

The 2024–25 College Football Playoff is an upcoming single-elimination postseason tournament that will determine the national champion of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It is the 11th edition of the College Football Playoff (CFP) and involves 12 teams as ranked by the College Football Playoff poll. The 2024–25 playoff is the first to use a 12-team bracket; the previous 10 iterations of the College Football Playoff contained only four teams. The five highest-ranked conference champions, including one from the Group of Five conferences, have been selected to compete, along with the next seven highest-ranked teams. Furthermore, the four highest-ranked conference champions each received a first-round bye in the playoff.

The playoff bracket's first round games will be held on December 20 and 21 at respective campus sites. In the quarterfinals, scheduled for December 31 and January 1 at the Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl, and Sugar Bowl, the top four seeds will play teams that won their first-round games. The winners of those games will advance to the semifinals, held at the Cotton Bowl Classic and Orange Bowl, scheduled for January 9 and 10. The winners of those games will play in the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 20 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.