January 1, 2015 – The No. 2 Oregon Ducks defeat the No. 3 Florida State Seminoles 59-20 in the Rose Bowl playoff semifinal in Pasadena, California. The No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes defeat the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide 42-35 in the Sugar Bowl playoff semifinal in New Orleans.
Other Facts:
The 13-member selection committee selects and seeds the four playoff teams. (Number 1 will play Number 4; Number 2 will play Number 3).
The two winning teams of the semifinal games advance to the title game, which determines the Division I FBS college football national champion.
This replaces the heavily criticized BCS postseason system, which ran from the 1998-2013 seasons and was often accused of unfairness relating to team selections.
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January 1, 2015 – Oregon defeats Florida State 59-20 in the 101st Rose Bowl game in Pasadena, California. In the Sugar Bowl, Ohio State defeats Alabama 42-35 advancing them to the first College Football final against the Oregon Ducks in Arlington, Texas.
January 12, 2015 – The Ohio State Buckeyes defeat the Oregon Ducks 42-20 to win the inaugural College Football Playoff Championship.
Future National Championship Game Sites:
2016 – University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
2017 – Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
