# 2019–20 College Football Playoff

The 2019–20 College Football Playoff was a single-elimination postseason tournament that determined the national champion of the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the sixth edition of the College Football Playoff (CFP) and involved the top four teams in the country as ranked by the College Football Playoff poll playing in two semifinals, with the winners of each advancing to the national championship game. Each participating team was the champion of its respective conference: No. 1 LSU from the Southeastern Conference, No. 2 Ohio State from the Big Ten Conference, No. 3 Clemson from the Atlantic Coast Conference, and No. 4 Oklahoma from the Big 12 Conference.
The playoff bracket's semifinal games were held at the Peach Bowl and the Fiesta Bowl on December 28, 2019, part of the season's slate of bowl games. The Peach Bowl semifinal saw LSU defeat Oklahoma by a margin of thirty-five points, and Clemson defeated Ohio State by six points in the Fiesta Bowl semifinal. Following their semifinal wins, LSU and Clemson advanced to the national championship game, held on January 13 in New Orleans. In the championship game, LSU beat Clemson 42–25 to win their first CFP national championship and their fourth national championship in school history.

## Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| December 28 – Peach BowlMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta | December 28 – Peach BowlMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta | December 28 – Peach BowlMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta | | |
| 1 | LSU | 63 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 28 | January 13 – National ChampionshipMercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans | January 13 – National ChampionshipMercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans | January 13 – National ChampionshipMercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans |
| | | | 1 | LSU | 42 |
| December 28 – Fiesta BowlState Farm Stadium, Glendale | December 28 – Fiesta BowlState Farm Stadium, Glendale | December 28 – Fiesta BowlState Farm Stadium, Glendale | 3 | Clemson | 25 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 23 |
| 3 | Clemson | 29 |
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## Selection and teams

The 2019–20 CFP selection committee was chaired by Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens. Its other members were Iowa athletic director Gary Barta, former Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer, former The Arizona Republic reporter Paola Boivin, Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione, former head coach Ken Hatfield, Robert Morris University president Christopher B. Howard, former NFL player Ronnie Lott, Arkansas State athletic director Terry Mohajir, USA Football chairman and former Army chief of staff Ray Odierno, former Texas A&M athletic director R. C. Slocum, Georgia Tech athletic director Todd Stansbury, and Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin.
2019 College Football Playoff rankings top six progression :
| No. | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Final |
| 1 | Ohio State (8–0) | LSU (9–0) | LSU (10–0) | Ohio State (11–0) | Ohio State (12–0) | LSU (13–0) |
| 2 | LSU (8–0) | Ohio State (9–0) | Ohio State (10–0) | LSU (11–0) | LSU (12–0) | Ohio State (13–0) |
| 3 | Alabama (8–0) | Clemson (10–0) | Clemson (10–0) | Clemson (11–0) | Clemson (12–0) | Clemson (13–0) |
| 4 | Penn State (8–0) | Georgia (8–1) | Georgia (9–1) | Georgia (10–1) | Georgia (11–1) | Oklahoma (12–1) |
| 5 | Clemson (9–0) | Alabama (8–1) | Alabama (9–1) | Alabama (10–1) | Utah (11–1) | Georgia (11–2) |
| 6 | Georgia (7–1) | Oregon (8–1) | Oregon (9–1) | Utah (10–1) | Oklahoma (11–1) | Oregon (11–2) |
Key: Team increased ranking from previous week Team decreased ranking from previous week Team selected to College Football Playoff

## Playoff games
### Semifinals
#### Peach Bowl

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 Oklahoma | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 1 LSU | 21 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 63 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
* Date: December 28, 2019
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST

#### Fiesta Bowl

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 3 Clemson | 0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| No. 2 Ohio State | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
at State Farm Stadium • Glendale, Arizona
* Date: December 28, 2019
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST

### Championship game

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 3 Clemson | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 25 |
| No. 1 LSU | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: January 13, 2020
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST