CFP

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college football playoff postseason tournament system sports competition format

CFP is the postseason tournament system used to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I FBS college football in the United States.

Aliases (1)

College Football Playoff ×48

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	college football playoff → postseason tournament system → sports competition format →
alsoIncludes	at-large bids from other FBS conferences →
appliesTo	Football Bowl Subdivision →
broadcastRightsDealLength	12 years →
broadcastRightsStartSeason	2014–15 season →
competitionType	postseason tournament →
country	United States →
culminatesIn	College Football Playoff National Championship →
finalRankingDetermines	four playoff teams → semifinal bowl placements →
firstSeason	2014–15 college football season →
governsLevel	NCAA Division I FBS →
headquartersLocation	Irving, Texas →
inception	2014 →
includesConferences	Power Five conferences →
includesGame	Cotton Bowl Classic → Fiesta Bowl → Orange Bowl → Peach Bowl → Rose Bowl → Sugar Bowl →
level	top tier of NCAA college football →
nationalChampionshipGameHeldIn	neutral site stadium →
nationalChampionshipGameMonth	January →
numberOfTeams	4 →
officialAbbreviation	CFP →
organizer	College Football Playoff Administration, LLC →
predecessorSystem	Bowl Championship Series →
predecessorSystemType	bowl-based ranking system →
purpose	determine national champion of NCAA Division I FBS →
rankingReleasePeriod	second half of regular season →
regionServed	United States →
replaced	Bowl Championship Series →
selectionCommitteeSize	13 members →
selectionCriteria	conference championships → head-to-head results → injuries and player availability → strength of schedule → team performance →
selectionMethod	selection committee rankings →
semifinalGamesPlayedIn	New Year’s Six bowls →
shortName	CFP →
sport	American football →
televisionPartner	ESPN →
usesRanking	CFP rankings →
usesRotationForSemifinals	New Year’s Six bowls →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
College Football Playoff → Common Fisheries Policy →	shortName
College Football Playoff →	abbreviation
College Football Playoff →	officialAbbreviation