Top-4 *champs* get an automatic bye to the NY6 Quarterfinal Bowl games.

Champs #5 & #6 and top 2 at large wild cards get automatic berth into Round 1, for a chance to play for a NY6 Quarterfinal Bowl game.

The lowest-4 champs and 4 at large wild cards get a berth in a Play-In round, for a chance to earn a Round 1 berth.

PLAY-IN

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• Week after CCG Weekend (December 11-12)
  
• Champs
  
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  • NR Buffalo (MAC) @ #20 USC (PAC)
    
  • NR Boise State (MWC) @ #21 Marshall (CUSA)
    
  
  
  
• Wild Card
  
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  • #10 Miami @ #8 Georgia
    
  • #11 Oklahoma @ #6 Florida
    
  
  
  

ROUND 1

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• Pre-Christmas (December 19)
  
  
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  • 5-Seed: Boise/Marshall winner @ #3 Clemson (Wild Card)
    
  • 6-Seed: USC/Buffalo winner @ #5 Texas A&M (Wild Card)
    
  • 7-Seed: Oklahoma/Florida winner @ #9 Iowa State (B12)
    
  • 8-Seed: Miami/Georgia winner @ #18 Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt) 
    
  
  
  

CFP QUARTERFINALS (NY6)

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• New Year's Day or Saturday near New Year's
  
• Sugar: (1)Alabama v. Coastal Carolina-Miami/Georgia winner
  
• Orange: (2)Notre Dame v. Iowa State-Oklahoma/Florida winner
  
• Rose: (3)Ohio State v. Texas A&M-USC/Buffalo winner
  
• Cotton: (4)Cincinnati v. Clemson-Boise/Marshall winner
  
• Consolation: bowl destinations for Round 1 and Play-In losers
  
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  • Peach
    
  • Fiesta
    
  • Armed Forces
    
  • Birmingham
    
  
  
  

CFP SEMIFINALS

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• First Saturday or Monday that is at least 7 days after Quarterfinals
  
• Pre-Determined Sites, like Tampa, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, etc.: Quarterfinal Winners
  

CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

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• First Saturday or Monday that is at least 7 days after Semifinals
  
• Pre-Determined Site: Miami ('21), Indianapolis ('22), Los Angeles ('23), Houston ('24)