College Football Playoff selection show 2019: Date, time, how to watch final CFP rankings release

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With championship week in college football finally here, it's almost time to learn of the pairings for the College Football Playoff and entire upcoming bowl season.

The regular season has provided plenty of drama, culminating with 10 conference championship games before Sunday's bowl selection show.

The matchups that everyone will be talking about, of course, are the College Football Playoff games. This year's Playoff games are the Fiesta Bowl and Peach Bowl in the semifinals and the championship game, which will be hosted at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

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Sunday's College Football Playoff bowl selection show will reveal the details about the upcoming games and schedule for bowl season.

Here's a guide to everything to need to follow along with the College Football Playoff selection show, including start time, TV channel and more for the final CFP ranking reveal and complete 2019-20 bowl schedule. 

When is the College Football Playoff selection show?

  • Date: Sunday, Dec. 8
  • Time: Noon ET

The College Football Playoff selection show will begin at noon ET on Sunday and will run for four hours. The show will announce the unveiling of the four Playoff teams at 12:15 p.m. ET. Each of the New Year's Six bowl game pairings will be revealed at 3 p.m. ET, followed by the remainder of the entire bowl slate.

CFP selection show channel, how to watch

The final unveiling of the Playoff rankings will take place on ESPN and can be live-streamed on WatchESPN.

The "College GameDay" crew of Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Jesse Palmer and Joey Galloway will reveal the committee’s decision. CFP committee chairman Rob Mullens will then join the show to discuss the rankings.

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College Football Playoff rankings 2019

No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 LSU and No. 3 Clemson are in win-and-in situations entering conference championship weekend. No. 5 Utah and No. 6 Oklahoma also need to take care of business in their respective title games in the hope of leap-frogging No. 4 Georgia should it lose to LSU in the SEC championship game.

A win by the Bulldogs would guarantee safe passage to the Playoff. The question then is whether the committee prefers one-loss LSU over the Big 12 or Pac-12 champion.

Who are the top four CFP teams after Week 14?

Ranking Team Record
1. Ohio State 12-0
2. LSU 12-0
3. Clemson 12-0
4. Georgia 11-1

Who are the first two teams out of the CFP after Week 14?

Ranking Team Record
5. Utah 11-1
6. Oklahoma 11-1

When is the College Football Playoff?

The College Football Playoff semifinals will be on Saturday, Dec. 28 with the Fiesta Bowl and Peach Bowl and the championship game will be on Monday, Jan. 13. 

Date Bowl Matchup Time (TV channel)
Dec. 28 Peach Bowl TBD vs. TBD 4 p.m. ET (ABC)
Dec. 28 Fiesta Bowl TBD vs. TBD 8 p.m. ET (ABC)
Jan. 13 National championship TBD vs. TBD 8 p.m. ET (ABC)

College Football Playoff committee members

Here is a look at the members of the CFP committee in 2019:  

MEMBERS TITLE
Rob Mullens, Chair Oregon athletic director
Gary Barta Iowa athletic director
Frank Beamer Former Virginia Tech coach
Paola Bolvin Arizona State professor
Joe Castiglione Oklahoma athletic director
Ken Hatfield Former Clemson, Rice, Arkansas coach
Chris Howard Robert Morris University president
Ronnie Lott Former USC All-American
Terry Mohajir Arkansas State athletic director
Ray Odierno Former U.S. Army Chief of Staff
R.C. Slocum Former Texas A&M coach
Todd Stansbury Georgia Tech athletic director
Scott Stricklin Florida athletic director

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