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Twenty-one different teams have appeared in the College Football Playoff in its history. Below are the college football teams with the most all-time College Football Playoff wins and appearances since the postseason format was introduced in 2014. In 2024, the playoff field was expanded from four to 12 teams.
Here are the 12 teams who were selected to the 2024-25 College Football Playoff field, in seeding order:
Oregon (ranked No. 1)
Georgia (No. 2)
Boise State (No. 9)
Arizona State (No. 12)
Texas (No. 3)
Penn State (No. 4)
Notre Dame (No. 5)
Ohio State (No. 6)
Tennessee (No. 7)
Indiana (No. 8)
SMU (No. 10)
Clemson (No. 16)
Six schools made their College Football Playoff debut in the 2024 expanded bracket — Arizona State, Boise State, Indiana, Penn State, SMU and Tennessee. Ohio State defeated Notre Dame in the national championship. Below are the schools with the most appearances and wins in playoff history.
*Note: The year represents the year that the season started, not the date of the championship game.
Most appearances in the College Football Playoff:
school
appearances
years
Alabama
8
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023
Clemson
7
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2024
Ohio State
6
2014, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
Georgia
4
2017, 2021, 2022, 2024
Oklahoma
4
2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
Michigan
3
2021, 2022, 2023
Notre Dame
3
2018, 2020, 2024
Oregon
2
2014, 2024
Texas
2
2023, 2024
Washington
2
2016, 2023
Arizona State
1
2024
Boise State
1
2024
Cincinnati
1
2021
Florida State
1
2014
Indiana
1
2024
LSU
1
2019
Michigan State
1
2015
Penn State
1
2024
SMU
1
2024
TCU
1
2022
Tennessee
1
2024
Most games, wins in the College Football Playoff:
school
games
record
titles won
Alabama
14
9-5
3 (2015, 2017, 2020)
Clemson
11
6-5
2 (2016, 2018)
Ohio State
11
7-4
2 (2014) (2024)
Georgia
7
5-2
2 (2021, 2022)
Michigan
4
2-2
1 (2023)
Notre Dame
5
3-2
0
Oklahoma
4
0-4
0
Washington
3
1-2
0
Texas
4
2-2
0
LSU
2
2-0
1 (2019)
Oregon
3
1-2
0
Penn State
3
2-1
0
TCU
2
1-1
0
Cincinnati
1
0-1
0
Indiana
1
0-1
0
Florida State
1
0-1
0
Michigan State
1
0-1
0
SMU
1
0-1
0
Tennessee
1
0-1
0
Boise State
1
0-1
0
Arizona State
1
0-1
0
MORE: FBS coaches with most national championships | Complete championship history
Anthony Chiusano is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and has been with Turner Sports since 2016. He has covered numerous NCAA championship events, including the FCS Championship and College World Series.
The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions.
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