A guide to College Football Playoff
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We'll find out the College Football Playoff field during the CFP Selection Show, airing at noon ET on ESPN and streaming live on fuboTV (Try for free). Matchups for other bowl games will be announced throughout the afternoon.
The College Football Playoff picture will change on Saturday night no matter the outcome of the ACC Championship Game between the No. 17 Virginia Cavaliers (10-2) and the Duke Blue Devils (7-5). The game kicks off from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
A 10-game winning streak to close out the year had Notre Dame football ranked as high as ninth before the CFP selection committee bounced the Irish
Longtime sportswriter Ivan Maisel's "American Coach" came out in September and he was not allowed to vote on anything involving Notre Dame in CFP discussions.
The College Football Playoff bracket is set, and as the 12 teams competing for the national championship prepare for the postseason, there is no debate about who enters the final stretch of the 2025-26 season ranked No.