The 2026/27 College Football Playoff runs from 18 December 2026 to 25 January 2027, with the national championship at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. It is the third season of the 12-team bracket, and it spans eleven games across five weeks.
Here is the full calendar — which is also, for anyone buying a jersey, a schedule of when each team's shirt becomes relevant again.
Key facts
- Bracket reveal: Sunday 6 December 2026. Seeds, first-round campus sites and quarter-final windows are all announced that day.
- Format: 12 teams for the third straight year. The four highest-ranked teams receive a first-round bye.
- First round: Friday 18 and Saturday 19 December, four games at campus sites. Higher seeds host.
- Quarter-finals: Wednesday 30 December (Fiesta Bowl) and Friday 1 January (Peach, Cotton and Rose Bowls).
- Semi-finals: Thursday 14 January (Orange Bowl) and Friday 15 January (Sugar Bowl).
- National championship: Monday 25 January 2027, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas.
- Bowl season opens earlier, on Saturday 12 December, with the Celebration Bowl in Atlanta.
- Reigning champions: Indiana, who beat Miami 27–21 to win the 2026 title in Miami Gardens.
The eleven Playoff games
| Date | Round | Bowl / site | Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 18 December | First round | Campus site | 8 p.m. ET |
| Sat 19 December | First round | Campus site | 12 p.m. ET |
| Sat 19 December | First round | Campus site | 3:30 p.m. ET |
| Sat 19 December | First round | Campus site | 7:30 p.m. ET |
| Wed 30 December | Quarter-final | Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Arizona | 7:30 p.m. ET |
| Fri 1 January | Quarter-final | Peach Bowl, Atlanta | Three windows: noon, 4 p.m., 8 p.m. ET |
| Fri 1 January | Quarter-final | Cotton Bowl, Arlington, Texas | As above |
| Fri 1 January | Quarter-final | Rose Bowl, Pasadena | As above |
| Thu 14 January | Semi-final | Orange Bowl, Miami Gardens | 7:30 p.m. ET |
| Fri 15 January | Semi-final | Sugar Bowl, New Orleans | 7:30 p.m. ET |
| Mon 25 January | Championship | Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas | 7:30 p.m. ET |
Two structural details are worth knowing. First, the first round is played at campus sites, not neutral bowls — the higher seed hosts, which is why December home games now mean something in college football. Second, there is a two-week gap between the quarter-finals on 1 January and the semi-finals on 14–15 January, so the bracket pauses for nearly a fortnight mid-tournament.
The rest of bowl season
The Playoff is only part of it. The wider bowl calendar fills December almost every day, and it is the reason December is the busiest month of the college football year in shirt terms.
| Date | Bowls worth noting |
|---|---|
| Sat 12 December | Celebration Bowl, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta |
| Tue 15 December | Salute to Veterans Bowl, Montgomery; Frisco Football Classic |
| Fri 18 December | Boca Raton Bowl; Gasparilla Bowl, Tampa; CFP first round |
| Sat 19 December | Three CFP first-round games |
| Mon 21 December | Myrtle Beach Bowl; Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise |
| Tue 22 December | Puerto Rico Bowl, Bayamón; Cure Bowl, Orlando; Independence Bowl, Shreveport |
| Wed 23 December | New Orleans Bowl, Caesars Superdome; Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth; Frisco Bowl |
| Thu 24 December | New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque; Hawai'i Bowl, Honolulu |
| Sat 26 December | Pinstripe Bowl, Yankee Stadium; Fenway Bowl, Boston; Duke's Mayo Bowl, Charlotte; 68 Ventures Bowl, Mobile; Cactus Bowl, Tempe |
| Tue 29 December | Birmingham Bowl; Pop-Tarts Bowl, Orlando; Alamo Bowl, San Antonio |
| Wed 30 December | Gator Bowl, Jacksonville; Music City Bowl, Nashville; CFP quarter-final (Fiesta Bowl) |
| Thu 31 December | ReliaQuest Bowl, Tampa; Sun Bowl, El Paso; Las Vegas Bowl; Texas Bowl, Houston |
The remaining non-Playoff bowls complete in early January around the quarter-final window. If you are planning around one specific game, the Playoff dates in the table above are the ones that never move.
The jerseys this calendar belongs to
College football is the largest single category in this store. The combined NCAA collection runs to 13,000-plus items, and the team ranges most people come for are these:
- Florida State Seminoles — 172 items, the largest single college range in the store
- North Carolina Tar Heels — 170 items
- Texas Longhorns — 140 items
- Michigan State Spartans — 130 items
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish — 115 items
- Ohio State Buckeyes — 99 items
- Georgia Bulldogs — 92 items
- Texas A&M Aggies — 83 items
- Michigan Wolverines — 82 items
- Kentucky Wildcats — 78 items
- Miami Hurricanes — 62 items
- Alabama Crimson Tide — 52 items
- Indiana Hoosiers — the reigning national champions
A worked example of what is actually in a college range: the Florida State collection includes a Chris Weinke youth Heisman football jersey in garnet at $62.90, and the North Carolina range carries a youth football jersey in Carolina blue at the same $62.90. Both sit inside a broader NIL range that lets you pick a player rather than accept a fixed name.
Team pages break each programme down by edition if you would rather browse that way — the Florida State page and the North Carolina page are the two fullest, and new college stock lands on the NCAA new-season page.
Prices and sizing for college shirts
College pricing sits below the professional leagues, which is why parents buy here first.
| Build | Typical price |
|---|---|
| Youth lightweight collegiate jersey | $45.90 |
| Unisex lightweight NIL pick-a-player | $58.99 |
| Unisex NIL pick-a-player jersey | $59.99 |
| Youth football jersey | $62.90 |
| Youth basketball jersey | $45.90 |
College sizes are unisex and run consistently across football, basketball, baseball, hockey and soccer. Youth sizes follow the same chart used everywhere else in the store: S for ages 7–8 at 26–27 inches / 66–69 cm chest, up to XL for ages 16–18 at 34–36 inches / 86–91 cm. Youth XL fits most teenagers to roughly 5'6" (168 cm) before a men's S takes over.
Football jerseys are cut full and boxy, so order your true size and size up only if you plan to layer. The full chart — men's, women's, youth, toddler, shorts, jackets and international conversions — is on the size guide. Free shipping over $68, 30-day returns, and a free size check before dispatch if you email your measurements to fanservice2026@outlook.com.
Frequently asked questions
When is the 2027 College Football Playoff national championship?
Monday 25 January 2027 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, kicking off at 7:30 p.m. ET.
How many teams are in the Playoff?
Twelve — the third season at that size. The top four seeds receive a first-round bye, and seeds 5 to 12 play each other in the first round at campus sites.
When are the first-round games announced?
Sunday 6 December 2026. The bracket, seeds, first-round campus hosts and the three 1 January quarter-final windows are all confirmed that day.
Which bowls host the quarter-finals?
The Fiesta Bowl on 30 December in Glendale, Arizona, then the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, the Cotton Bowl in Arlington and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on 1 January. The semi-finals are the Orange Bowl on 14 January and the Sugar Bowl on 15 January.
Who won the 2026 national championship?
Indiana, who beat Miami 27–21 in the 2026 title game in Miami Gardens.
