Ohio State took down Notre Dame to win the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff and claim the school’s first national championship since 2014, but now it’s time to get an early look ahead to the 2025 college football season and what teams are in contention right now.

The first 12-team Playoff had a lot of great moments. It could also use some tweaks. In the short term, leaders are unlikely to make major changes to the format for the 2025 season. The bigger stuff is more likely to come in 2026, when the new contracts kick in and the SEC and Big Ten basically get to do whatever they want.

The College Football Playoff committee announced that the 2027 College Football National Championship Game will be played in Las Vegas, Nevada, the former home

Ohio State faces Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday, Jan. 20, in Atlanta. Here's how to watch and stream the game.

The next three sites for the national title game will be at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans (Jan. 24, 2028), AT&T Stadium in Dallas (Jan. 22, 2029) and back to Hard Rock Stadium (Jan. 21, 2030) in Miami. New Orleans will host the CFP title game for the second time after LSU completed a perfect season with a win over Clemson in 2020.

It's never too early to look ahead to next season's College Football Playoff despite the Ohio State Buckeyes capturing the National Championship just weeks ago.

The Buckeyes beat the Fighting Irish 34-23 to win the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, their first national championship since the 2014 season

Las Vegas will host the 2027 College Football Playoff national championship game. The CFP says the title game will be played Monday, Jan. 25, 2027, at Allegiant Stadium.

Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, home of the NFL's Raiders, will host the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Jan. 25, 2027. (N. Scott Trimble | [email protected]) N. Scott Trimble | [email protected]

College Football Playoff national championship game odds, predictions, picks for Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Ohio State Buckeyes on Monday, Jan. 20.