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