The College Football Playoff semi-final games are determined based on the top four seeds in the playoff committee's final rankings. The format: four teams in two semifinals played in bowl games and a national championship game. With a 12-game schedule, a number of teams with only 5 wins have been invited to a … Confrence Play: This is decided by the conference and differs between confrences. By … Maybe the greatest day of the whole college football season. We started the College Football Playoff era starting with the 2014 season. New, 2 comments. Share.

Here it is. As the number of bowl games has increased, the number of games a team would need to win to be invited to a bowl game has decreased. College football rankings: Every poll explained and how they work . Clemson rolls Alabama for the CFP national title. There are two parts to a College Football schedule, conference play and non-conference play. College football schedule for Nov. 29: TV times, online streaming info, and more . Throughout football season, college teams are ranked based on their performance, via the Coaches Poll and the Associated Press (AP) Poll. The remainder of the bowl eligible teams are selected by each respective bowl based on conference tie-ins, order of selection, match-up considerations, and other factors.

Currently, college football bowl games are played from mid-December to early January.