College Football Playoff Bracket Sets Teams, TV Schedule

The bracket has set its 12 teams and TV schedule, with undefeated Big Ten champion Indiana Hoosiers earning the No. 1 seed.

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The Hoosiers, who won their first Big Ten title since 1945 with a 13-10 victory over Ohio State last night, received a first-round bye. The No. 2, 3 and 4 seeds were the Ohio State Buckeyes, Georgia Bulldogs and Texas Tech Red Raiders.

The first-round games will be played at the campus sites of the higher seeded teams.

The playoff kicks off with four first-round games Friday, Dec. 19, and Saturday, Dec. 20, before advancing to the quarterfinals New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Quarterfinal winners will move on to the semifinals Jan. 8 and 9, leading up to the CFP National Championship Monday, Jan. 20 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Below is the schedule:

FIRST ROUND

Friday, Dec. 19
No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide vs. No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners — 8 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium — Norman, Okla. 

Saturday, Dec. 20
No. 10 Miami Hurricanes vs. No. 7 Texas A&M Aggies — 12 p.m. ET on ABC/ESPN
Kyle Field — College Station, Texas

No. 11 Tulane Great Wave vs. No. 6 Ole Miss Rebels — 3:30 p.m. ET on TNT/truTV
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium — Oxford, Miss.

No. 12 James Madison Dukes vs. No. 5 Oregon Ducks — 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT/truTV
Autzen Stadium — Eugene, Ore.

QUARTERFINALS

Wednesday, Dec. 31
Cotton Bowl Classic: No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. (7/10) Winner — 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
AT&T Stadium — Arlington, Texas

Thursday, Jan. 1
Orange Bowl: No. 4 Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. (5/12) Winner — 12 p.m. ET on ESPN
Hard Rock Stadium — Miami Gardens, Fla. 

Rose Bowl: No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers vs. (8/9) Winner — 4 p.m. ET on ESPN
Rose Bowl — Pasadena, Calif.

Sugar Bowl: No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs vs. (6/11) Winner — 8 p.m. ET on ESPN
Caesars Superdome — New Orleans, La.

SEMIFINALS

Thursday, Jan. 8
The Fiesta Bowl: 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
State Farm Stadium — Glendale, Ariz. 

Friday, Jan. 9
Peach Bowl: 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium — Atlanta, Ga.

CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Monday, Jan. 20
7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
Hard Rock Stadium — Miami Gardens, Fla.