College Football Playoff

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postseason college football system tournament

The College Football Playoff is the postseason system that determines the national champion of top-tier U.S. college football through a bracket-style tournament of elite teams.

Aliases (16)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	postseason college football system → tournament →
abbreviation	CFP →
broadcastPartner	ESPN →
considers	at-large teams → conference champions →
contractLengthWithESPN	12 years →
contractStartSeason	2014–2015 →
country	United States →
determines	NCAA Division I FBS national champion (unofficial) →
eligibility	FBS teams →
firstSeason	2014–2015 →
format	bracket-style tournament →
hasCriticism	limited to four teams → perceived bias toward power conferences →
hasImpactOn	conference championship game importance → scheduling strategies of FBS teams →
hasPart	CFP National Championship Game →
headquartersLocation	Irving, Texas →
inception	2014 →
includesBowl	Cotton Bowl Classic → Fiesta Bowl → Orange Bowl → Peach Bowl → Rose Bowl → Sugar Bowl →
level	NCAA Division I FBS →
numberOfTeams	4 →
organizer	College Football Playoff Administration, LLC →
replaced	Bowl Championship Series →
replacedSystemUsedFrom	1998 →
replacedSystemUsedUntil	2013 →
rotation	semifinal sites rotate among New Year’s Six bowls →
selectionBody	CFP selection committee →
selectionMethod	committee rankings →
selectionRankingEndPoint	final rankings after conference championships →
selectionRankingFrequency	weekly →
selectionRankingStartWeek	midseason →
sport	American football →
televisionRightsHolder	ESPN →
tieBreakingCriteria	conference championships won → head-to-head results → other relevant factors → results versus common opponents → strength of schedule →
typeOfChampionship	postseason tournament rather than single BCS title game →
uses	New Year’s Six bowl games →
website	https://collegefootballplayoff.com/ →

Referenced by (46)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
CFP National Championship Game → Cotton Bowl Classic ("College Football Playoff system") → Fiesta Bowl ("College Football Playoff bowl rotation") → New Year’s Six bowls ("College Football Playoff system") → Orange Bowl ("College Football Playoff rotation") → Peach Bowl ("College Football Playoff system") → Rose Bowl → Sugar Bowl ("College Football Playoff rotation") →	partOf
Orange Bowl → Power Five → SEC West → Sugar Bowl →	associatedWith
CFP National Championship Game → College Football Playoff ("College Football Playoff Administration, LLC") → College Football Playoff ("College Football Playoff Administration, LLC") → New Year’s Six bowls ("College Football Playoff Administration, LLC") →	organizer
CFP National Championship Game → New Year’s Six bowls → Peach Bowl →	governingBody
BCS → BCS National Championship Game ("College Football Playoff National Championship") → Bowl Championship Series →	replacedBy
FBS → Football Bowl Subdivision →	postseasonFormat
Allstate Sugar Bowl →	associatedOrganization
Football Bowl Subdivision →	championshipDetermination
FBS →	championshipDeterminedBy
Mark Helfrich →	coachedCompetition
Fiesta Bowl →	conferenceTieIn
NCAA Division I →	hasCompetition
Sugar Bowl ("College Football Playoff semifinal") →	hasHosted
SEC West ("College Football Playoff selection") →	includesPostseasonImplicationsFor
Irving, Texas ("College Football Playoff (historical headquarters)") →	isHeadquartersOf
Florida State Seminoles football ("2014 College Football Playoff") →	playoffAppearance
BCS ("College Football Playoff era") →	preceded
BCS National Championship Game ("College Football Playoff era") →	precededBy
CFP National Championship Game ("CFP rankings") →	rankingSystemUsed
Football Bowl Subdivision ("College Football Playoff National Championship") →	relatedCompetition
Bowl Coalition →	relatedCompetitionFormat
Independent (football) ("College Football Playoff selection") →	relatedConcept
New Year’s Six bowls ("College Football Playoff National Championship") →	relatedTo
CFP National Championship Game ("College Football Playoff selection committee rankings") →	selectionMethod
New Year’s Six bowls ("College Football Playoff selection committee") →	selectionProcess
Arlington, Texas ("College Football Playoff National Championship games") →	sportsEventHost
College Football Playoff ("New Year’s Six bowl games") →	uses
College Football Playoff ("https://collegefootballplayoff.com/") →	website