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By Michael Gallagher
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After weeks of debating about whether the Miami Hurricanes or Notre Dame Fighting Irish would be included in the 12-team College Football Playoff field, fans finally got their answer.
Though Notre Dame had a legit case to be included in the CFP, Miami’s head-to-head win in Week 1 proved to be the deciding factor in the selection committee’s decision.
With the top four seeds — No. 1 Indiana, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Georgia, and No. 4 Texas Tech — receiving first-round byes, the other eight teams now have a little under two weeks to prepare for their Round 1 matchups.
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Below is the full schedule for all College Football Playoff first-round matchups as well as dates and times for the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds, as well as the national championship game.
College Football Playoff Round 1
Friday, Dec. 19
• No. 9 Alabama at No. 8 Oklahoma, Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Norman, Oklahoma), 8 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN
Saturday, Dec. 20
• No. 10 Miami at No. 7 Texas A&M, Kyle Field (College Station, Texas), noon ET on ABC, ESPN
• No. 11 Tulane at No. 6 Ole Miss, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (Oxford, Mississippi), 3:30 p.m. ET on TNT
• No. 12 James Madison at No. 5 Oregon, Autzen Stadium (Eugene, Oregon), 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT
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CFP quarterfinal round
Wednesday, Dec. 31: Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
• Miami-Texas A&M winner vs. No. 2 Ohio State at AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas), 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
Thursday, Jan. 1: Capital One Orange Bowl
• James Madison-Oregon winner vs. No. 4 Texas Tech at Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida), noon ET on ESPN
Thursday, Jan. 1: Rose Bowl
• Alabama-Oklahoma winner vs. No. 1 Indiana at Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California), 4 p.m. ET on ESPN
Thursday, Jan. 1: Allstate Sugar Bowl
• Tulane-Ole Miss winner vs. No. 3 Georgia at Caesars Superdome (New Orleans), 8 p.m. ET on ESPN
CFP semifinal round
Thursday, Jan. 8: Vrbo Fiesta Bowl CFP semifinal
• at State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Arizona), 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
Friday, Jan. 9: Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl CFP semifinal
• at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta), 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
National Championship
Monday, Jan. 19: CFP National Championship Game
• at Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida), 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN
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