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((Short description|End of season American football event))
((Use American English|date = August 2019))
((Use mdy dates|date=March 2024))
((Infobox college football bowl game
| name = College Football Playoff National Championship 
| logo = College Football National Championship logo.svg
| image_size = 250
| caption = 
| stadium = Various
| years = [[2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2014]]–present
| preceded_by = ((ubl
 |[[BCS National Championship Game]] ([[1998 NCAA Division I-A football season|1998]]–[[2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2013]])
 |[[Bowl Alliance]] ([[1995 NCAA Division I-A football season|1995]]–[[1997 NCAA Division I-A football season|1997]])
 |[[Bowl Coalition]] ([[1992 NCAA Division I-A football season|1992]]–[[1994 NCAA Division I-A football season|1994]])
))
| champ_affiliation = Winners of the CFP semifinals
| payout =
| sponsors =
| prev_matchup_year   = 2023 season<!-- this is clearer to readers -->
| prev_matchup_season = 2023
| prev_matchup_teams  = [[2023 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] vs. [[2023 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]] ([[2024 College Football Playoff National Championship|Michigan 34–13]])
| prev_matchup_score  = <!-- embedded above -->
| next_matchup_year   = 2024 season<!-- this is clearer to readers -->
| next_matchup_season = 2024
| next_matchup_teams  = TBD
| next_matchup_date   = <!-- embedded above -->
))
The '''College Football Playoff National Championship''' is a post-season [[college football]] [[bowl game]], used to determine a [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national champion]] of the [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision]] (FBS), which began play in the [[2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2014 college football season]].<ref name="USA Today April 25. 2013">((cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2013/04/24/college-football-playoff-questions-and-answers/2111419/|title=Questions and answers for the College Football Playoff|last=Wolken |first=Dan |date=April 25, 2013 |publisher=[[USA Today]] |access-date=April 25, 2013))</ref> The game is held on the second Monday of January and serves as the final game of the [[College Football Playoff]], a [[bracket (tournament)|bracket tournament]] between the top four teams in the country as determined by a selection committee, which was established as a successor to the [[Bowl Championship Series]] and then its similar [[BCS National Championship Game]].

The participating teams in the College Football Playoff National Championship are determined by two semifinal games (sometimes called the "[[Plus-One system]]"), hosted by an annual rotation of bowls commonly known as the [[New Year's Six]]. Thus, the teams to compete in the final are not directly selected by a selection committee, as had been the format used for the BCS National Championship Game.

The game is played at a neutral site, determined through bids by prospective host cities (similar to the [[Super Bowl]] and [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Final Four]]). When announcing it was soliciting bids for the 2016 and 2017 title games, playoff organizers noted that the bids must propose host stadiums with a capacity of at least 65,000 spectators,<ref name="stadium-future">((cite web|title=CFB playoff opens bidding for 2016, '17 championship games|author=Jerry Hinnen|publisher=CBSSports.com|date=August 7, 2013|access-date=August 9, 2013|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/eye-on-college-football/23053828/cfb-playoff-opens-bidding-for-2016-2017-championship-games))</ref> and cities cannot host both a semi-final game and the title game in the same year.<ref name="future-hosting">((cite web|title=More bids on future title game sites|author=Brett McMurphy|work=ESPN.com|date=July 26, 2013|access-date=August 10, 2013|url=http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9511533/at-least-7-cities-bid-2016-2017-title-games-sources))</ref>

The winner of the game is awarded the [[College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy]], which is sponsored by [[Dr Pepper]].<ref name="trophy">((cite web|title=ESPN Inks Dr Pepper as First Mega-Sponsor of the College Football Playoff Series|author=Anthony Crupi|publisher=Adweek|date=March 25, 2014|access-date=April 7, 2014|url=http://www.adweek.com/news/television/espn-inks-dr-pepper-first-mega-sponsor-college-football-playoff-series-156518))</ref> It was created as a new championship trophy, rather than the [[AFCA National Championship Trophy|"crystal football"]] that has been given by the [[American Football Coaches Association]] (AFCA) since 1986, as officials wanted a new trophy that was unconnected with the previous BCS championship system.<ref>((cite web|title=New College Football Playoff will reportedly feature a new trophy|author=Dennis Dodd|publisher=CBSSports.com|date=July 23, 2013|access-date=July 30, 2013|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/dennis-dodd/22857775/say-goodbye-to-the-crystal-football-bcs-symbol-will-not-be-retained))</ref>

The inaugural game was held at [[AT&T Stadium]] in [[Arlington, Texas]], on January 12, 2015, and was won by [[2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]].<ref name="stadium-2015">((cite web|url= http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9204021/arlington-texas-host-first-college-football-playoff-championship|title= Arlington to host title game|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=January 7, 2013|access-date=April 25, 2013))</ref> A top-ranked team did not win the College Football Playoff National Championship until [[2019 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] won the sixth edition of the game, in January 2020. [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] has the most appearances in a College Football Playoff National Championship, with six, and also the most wins, with three.

The College Football Playoff National Championship is not awarded by the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA). The highest level of college football that the NCAA awards a championship in is the Division I [[Football Championship Subdivision]] (FCS).

==Venues==
[[File:Cowboysstadium js crop.jpg|thumb|right|[[AT&T Stadium]] hosted the first College Football Playoff National Championship game, in January 2015.]]
Cities across the United States can bid on the National Championship Game each year. The number of cities capable of bidding for the event is restricted by a requirement to have a stadium with at least 65,000 seats. The stadium restriction would limit the bidding to most cities with a [[National Football League]] franchise, since [[List of current National Football League stadiums|all but four of the stadiums in the league]] meet the capacity requirements. Unlike the [[Super Bowl]], there is no ''de jure'' restriction on climate.<ref name="stadium-future"/><ref name="future-hosting"/>  A venue can not host a semi-final game and the National Championship Game in the same season.

===Host cities/regions===
((Location map+|USA|width=450|float=right|caption=National Championship Game host cities/regions|places=
((Location map~|USA|mark=red pog.svg|lat_deg=26.133333|lon_deg=-80.2|position=right|label=Miami Metro Area|label_size=75))
((Location map~|USA|mark=red pog.svg|lat_deg=29.966667|lon_deg=-90.05|position=top|label=New&nbsp;Orleans|label_size=75))
((Location map~|USA|mark=red pog.svg|lat_deg=34.05|lon_deg=-118.25|position=top|label=L.A.&nbsp;Metro Area|label_size=75))
((Location map~|USA|mark=red pog.svg|lat_deg=27.970898|lon_deg=-82.46464|position=left|label=Tampa|label_size=75))
((Location map~|USA|mark=red pog.svg|lat_deg=29.762778|lon_deg=-95.383056|position=left|label=Houston|label_size=75))
((Location map~|USA|mark=red pog.svg|lat_deg=33.755|lon_deg=-84.39|position=right|label=Atlanta|label_size=75))
((Location map~|USA|mark=red pog.svg|lat_deg=33.448457|lon_deg=-112.073844|position=right|label=Phoenix Metro Area|label_size=75))
((Location map~|USA|mark=red pog.svg|lat_deg=37.434444|lon_deg=-122.161111|position=right|label=S.F.&nbsp;Bay&nbsp;Area|label_size=75))
((Location map~|USA|mark=red pog.svg|lat_deg=32.747778|lon_deg=-97.092778|position=top|label=Dallas‑Fort&nbsp;Worth|label_size=75))
((Location map~|USA|mark=red pog.svg|lat_deg=39.790942|lon_deg=-86.147685|position=left|label=Indianapolis|label_size=75))
))

Ten different regions and ten different stadiums have hosted the National Championship Game.

<!-- Use the current or most recent name of each stadium, even if it hosted games under a different name -->
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! City/Region !! Stadium !! ((Abbr|No.|Number)) hosted !! Years hosted
|-
| [[Atlanta]] || [[Mercedes-Benz Stadium]] || 1 (''2''((Cref|ˇ))) || [[2018 College Football Playoff National Championship|2018]], (''[[2025 College Football Playoff National Championship|2025]]''((Cref|ˇ)))
|-
| [[Miami metro area]] || [[Hard Rock Stadium]] || 1 (''2''((Cref|ˇ))) || [[2021 College Football Playoff National Championship |2021]], (''[[2026 College Football Playoff National Championship|2026]]''((Cref|ˇ)))
|-
| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex]] || [[AT&T Stadium]] || 1 || [[2015 College Football Playoff National Championship|2015]]
|-
| [[Houston]] || [[NRG Stadium]] || 1 || [[2024 College Football Playoff National Championship|2024]]
|-
| [[Indianapolis]] || [[Lucas Oil Stadium]] || 1 || [[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship|2022]]
|- 
| [[Greater Los Angeles]] || [[SoFi Stadium]] || 1 || [[2023 College Football Playoff National Championship|2023]]
|-
| [[New Orleans]] || [[Caesars Superdome]] || 1 || [[2020 College Football Playoff National Championship|2020]]
|-
| [[Phoenix metropolitan area]] || [[State Farm Stadium]] || 1 || [[2016 College Football Playoff National Championship|2016]]
|-
| [[San Francisco Bay Area]] || [[Levi's Stadium]] || 1 || [[2019 College Football Playoff National Championship|2019]]
|-
| [[Tampa]] || [[Raymond James Stadium ]] || 1 || [[2017 College Football Playoff National Championship|2017]]
|}
<small>Note: Years listed are the year the game was actually played (or ''will be played''((Cref|ˇ)); future games are denoted through ''italics'') rather than what NCAA season it is considered to have been.</small>

==Game results==
((For-text|previous final results|[[BCS National Championship Game]] (1998–2013), [[Bowl Alliance#History and schedule|Bowl Alliance]] (1995–1997), and [[Bowl Coalition#Bowl Coalition National Championship games|Bowl Coalition]] (1992–1994)))

Rankings are from the [[List of NCAA college football rankings|CFP Poll]] released prior to matchup.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Season
!Playoff
!Date
!Winning team((efn|name=teamcolors))
!Score
!Losing team((efn|name=teamcolors))
!Venue
!City
!Attendance
!Notes
|-
|[[2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2014]]
| ((nowrap|[[2014–15 College Football Playoff|2014–15]]))
| align=right|[[2015 College Football Playoff National Championship|January 12, 2015]]
| style=((NCAA color cell|Ohio State Buckeyes))|((small|No. 4)) '''[[2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|((color|#FFFFFF|Ohio State))]]'''
| ((center|42–20))
| style=((NCAA color cell|Oregon Ducks))|((small|No. 2)) [[2014 Oregon Ducks football team|((color|#FFFFFF|Oregon))]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[AT&T Stadium]]
|[[Arlington, Texas]]
|85,788
|[[2015 College Football Playoff National Championship|Notes]]
|-
|[[2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2015]]
|((nowrap|[[2015–16 College Football Playoff|2015–16]]))
| align=right|[[2016 College Football Playoff National Championship|January 11, 2016]]
| style=((NCAA color cell|Alabama Crimson Tide))|((small|No. 2)) '''[[2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|((color|#FFFFFF| Alabama))]]'''
| ((center|45–40))
| style=((NCAA color cell|Clemson Tigers))|((small|No. 1)) [[2015 Clemson Tigers football team|((color|#FFFFFF|Clemson))]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[State Farm Stadium|University of Phoenix Stadium]]
|[[Glendale, Arizona]]
|75,765
|[[2016 College Football Playoff National Championship|Notes]]
|-
|[[2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2016]]
|((nowrap|[[2016–17 College Football Playoff|2016–17]]))
| align=right|[[2017 College Football Playoff National Championship|January 9, 2017]]
| style=((NCAA color cell|Clemson Tigers))|((small|No. 2)) '''[[2016 Clemson Tigers football team|((color|#FFFFFF|Clemson))]]'''
| ((center|35–31))
| style=((NCAA color cell|Alabama Crimson Tide))|((small|No. 1)) [[2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|((color|#FFFFFF|Alabama))]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Raymond James Stadium]]
|[[Tampa, Florida]]
|74,512
|[[2017 College Football Playoff National Championship|Notes]]
|-
|[[2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2017]]
|((nowrap|[[2017–18 College Football Playoff|2017–18]]))
| align=right|[[2018 College Football Playoff National Championship|January 8, 2018]]
| style=((NCAA color cell|Alabama Crimson Tide))|((small|No. 4)) '''[[2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|((color|#FFFFFF|Alabama))]]'''
| ((center|26–23 (OT)))
| style=((NCAA color cell|Georgia Bulldogs))|((small|No. 3)) [[2017 Georgia Bulldogs football team|((color|#FFFFFF|Georgia))]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Mercedes-Benz Stadium]]
|[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]
|77,430
|[[2018 College Football Playoff National Championship|Notes]]
|-
|[[2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2018]]
|((nowrap|[[2018–19 College Football Playoff|2018–19]]))
| align=right|[[2019 College Football Playoff National Championship|January 7, 2019]]
| style=((NCAA color cell|Clemson Tigers))|((small|No. 2)) '''[[2018 Clemson Tigers football team|((color|#FFFFFF|Clemson))]]'''
| ((center|44–16))
| style=((NCAA color cell|Alabama Crimson Tide))|((small|No. 1)) [[2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|((color|#FFFFFF|Alabama))]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Levi's Stadium]]
|[[Santa Clara, California]]
|74,814
|[[2019 College Football Playoff National Championship|Notes]]
|-
|[[2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2019]]
|((nowrap|[[2019–20 College Football Playoff|2019–20]]))
| align=right|[[2020 College Football Playoff National Championship|January 13, 2020]]
| style=((NCAA color cell|LSU Tigers))|((small|No. 1)) '''[[2019 LSU Tigers football team|((color|#FFFFFF|LSU))]]'''
| ((center|42–25))
| style=((NCAA color cell|Clemson Tigers))|((small|No. 3)) [[2019 Clemson Tigers football team|((color|#FFFFFF|Clemson))]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Caesars Superdome|Mercedes-Benz Superdome]]
|[[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]]
|76,885
|[[2020 College Football Playoff National Championship|Notes]]
|-
|[[2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2020]]
|((nowrap|[[2020–21 College Football Playoff|2020–21]]))
| align=right|[[2021 College Football Playoff National Championship|January 11, 2021]]
| style=((NCAA color cell|Alabama Crimson Tide))|'''((small|No. 1)) [[2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|((color|#FFFFFF|Alabama))]]'''
| ((center|52–24))
| style=((NCAA color cell|Ohio State Buckeyes))|((small|No. 3)) [[2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|((color|#FFFFFF|Ohio State))]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[Hard Rock Stadium]]
|[[Miami Gardens, Florida]]
|14,926((double dagger))
|[[2021 College Football Playoff National Championship|Notes]]
|-
|[[2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2021]]
|((nowrap|[[2021–22 College Football Playoff|2021–22]]))
| align=right|[[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship|January 10, 2022]]
| style=((NCAA color cell|Georgia Bulldogs))|'''((small|No. 3)) [[2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team|((color|#FFFFFF|Georgia))]]'''
| ((center|33–18))
| style=((NCAA color cell|Alabama Crimson Tide))|((small|No. 1)) [[2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|((color|#FFFFFF|Alabama))]]
| style="text-align:center"|[[Lucas Oil Stadium]]
|[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, Indiana]]
|68,311
|[[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship|Notes]]
|-
|[[2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2022]]
|((nowrap|[[2022–23 College Football Playoff|2022–23]]))
| align=right|[[2023 College Football Playoff National Championship|January 9, 2023]]
| style=((NCAA color cell|Georgia Bulldogs))|'''((small|No. 1)) [[2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team|((color|#FFFFFF|Georgia))]]'''
| ((center|65–7))
| style=((NCAA color cell|TCU Horned Frogs))|((small|No. 3)) [[2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team|((color|#FFFFFF|TCU))]]
| style="text-align:center"|[[SoFi Stadium]]
|[[Inglewood, California]]
|72,628
|[[2023 College Football Playoff National Championship|Notes]]
|-
|[[2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2023]]
|((nowrap|[[2023–24 College Football Playoff|2023–24]]))
| align=right|[[2024 College Football Playoff National Championship|January 8, 2024]]
| style=((NCAA color cell|Michigan Wolverines))|'''((small|No. 1)) [[2023 Michigan Wolverines football team|((color|#FFFFFF|Michigan))]]'''
| ((center|34–13))
| style=((NCAA color cell|Washington Huskies))|((small|No. 2)) [[2023 Washington Huskies football team|((color|#FFFFFF|Washington))]]
|style="text-align:center"|[[NRG Stadium]]
|[[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
| 72,808
|[[2024 College Football Playoff National Championship|Notes]]
|-
| colspan=10 align=center|''((visible anchor|Future dates))''<!--DO NOT add future dates unless supported with a verifiable citation-->
|-
|[[2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2024]]
|((nowrap|[[2024–25 College Football Playoff|2024–25]]))
| align=right|January 20, 2025
| <!--winner-->
| <!--score-->
| <!--loser-->
|style="text-align:center"| [[Mercedes-Benz Stadium]]
|[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]
| <!--attendance-->
| <!--wikilink to game article-->
|-
|[[2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2025]]
|((nowrap|[[2025–26 College Football Playoff|2025–26]]))
| align=right|January 19, 2026
| <!--winner-->
| <!--score-->
| <!--loser-->
|style="text-align:center"| [[Hard Rock Stadium]]
|[[Miami Gardens, Florida]]
| <!--attendance-->
| <!--wikilink to game article-->
|}
((double dagger)) Attendance at the January 2021 game was limited due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States]].
<br>
Source:<ref>((cite magazine |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2020/Bowls.pdf |magazine=Bowl/All Star Game Records |title=College Football Playoff National Championship |page=17 |via=NCAA.org |publisher=NCAA |date=2020 |access-date=January 3, 2021))</ref><ref name=":0">((Cite web |title=College Football Playoff to expand to 12 teams starting with the 2024 season ((!)) NCAA.com |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2022-12-01/college-football-playoff-expand-12-teams-starting-2024-season |access-date=January 2, 2023 |website=www.ncaa.com |language=en))</ref>

==Appearances by team==
[[File:2020-0113-OrgeronBurrowQueen.PNG|thumb|right|upright=1.2|LSU's post-victory press conference]]

===Championship games===
Updated through the January 2024 edition (10 games, 20 total appearances).

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Title game<br>appearances
!Team((efn|name=teamcolors|Team names are highlighted in each team's traditional colors.))
!Wins
!Losses
!Win%
!Season(s) won
!Season(s) lost
|-
|6
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|Alabama Crimson Tide))"|Alabama
|((WinLossPct|3|3))
|2015, 2017, 2020
|2016, 2018, 2021
|- 
|4
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|Clemson Tigers))"|Clemson
|((WinLossPct|2|2))
|2016, 2018
|2015, 2019
|-
| 3
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|Georgia Bulldogs))"|Georgia
|((WinLossPct|2|1))
|2021, 2022
|2017
|-
|2
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|Ohio State Buckeyes))"|Ohio State
|((WinLossPct|1|1))
|2014
|2020
|-
|1
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|LSU Tigers))"|LSU
|((WinLossPct|1|0))
|2019
|((nbsp))
|-
| 1
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines))"|Michigan
|((WinLossPct|1|0))
|2023
|((nbsp))
|-
| 1
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks))"|Oregon
|((WinLossPct|0|1))
|((nbsp))
|2014
|-
| 1
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|TCU Horned Frogs))"|TCU
|((WinLossPct|0|1))
|((nbsp))
|2022
|-
| 1
!! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|Washington Huskies))"|Washington
|((WinLossPct|0|1))
|((nbsp))
|2023
|}
<!--list wins & loss by football SEASON not calendar year-->

===Semifinal games===
Updated through the January 2024 edition (20 games, 40 total appearances).

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Semifinal<br>appearances
!Team((efn|name=teamcolors))
!Wins
!Losses
!Win%
!Season(s) won
!Season(s) lost
|-
|8
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|Alabama Crimson Tide))"|Alabama
|((WinLossPct|6|2))
|2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
|2014, 2023
|- 
|6
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|Clemson Tigers))"|Clemson
|((WinLossPct|4|2))
|2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
|2017, 2020
|-
|5
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|Ohio State Buckeyes))"|Ohio State
|((WinLossPct|2|3))
|2014, 2020
|2016, 2019, 2022
|-
| 4
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma Sooners))"|Oklahoma  
|((WinLossPct|0|4))
|((nbsp))
|2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
|-
| 3
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|Georgia Bulldogs))"|Georgia
|((WinLossPct|3|0))
|2017, 2021, 2022
|((nbsp))
|-
|3
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines))" |Michigan
|((WinLossPct|1|2))
|2023
|2021, 2022
|-
| 2
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|Washington Huskies))"|Washington
|((WinLossPct|1|1))
|2023
|2016
|-
|2
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish))"|Notre Dame 
|((WinLossPct|0|2))
|((nbsp))
|2018, 2020
|-
| 1
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|Oregon Ducks))"|Oregon
|((WinLossPct|1|0))
|2014
|((nbsp))
|-
|1
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|LSU Tigers))"|LSU
|((WinLossPct|1|0))
|2019
|((nbsp))
|-
|1
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|TCU Horned Frogs))"|TCU
|((WinLossPct|1|0))
|2022
|((nbsp))
|-
| 1
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles))"|Florida State
|((WinLossPct|0|1))
|((nbsp))
|2014
|-
| 1
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan State Spartans))"|Michigan State 
|((WinLossPct|0|1))
|((nbsp))
|2015
|-
|1
! style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bearcats))"|Cincinnati
|((WinLossPct|0|1))
|((nbsp))
|2021
|-
|1
!style="((CollegePrimaryStyle|Texas Longhorns))"|Texas
|((WinLossPct|0|1))
|((nbsp))
|2023
|}
<!--list wins & loss by football SEASON not calendar year-->

==Appearances by conference==
Updated through the January 2024 edition (10 games, 20 total appearances).

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col"| Conference
!scope="col"| Appearances
!scope="col"| Wins
!scope="col"| Losses
!scope="col"| Win Pct
!scope="col"| # Teams
!scope="col" class=unsortable| Team(s)
!scope="col" class=unsortable| Title seasons
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|10 || ((WinLossPct|6|4))((efn|The [[2018 College Football Playoff National Championship|2017]] and [[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship|2021]] championship games featured SEC teams Alabama and Georgia. The SEC has a record of 4–2 (((winpct|4|2))) in championship games against other conferences.))
|3
|align=left|((ubl
 |[[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] (3–3)
 |[[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] (2–1)
 |[[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] (1–0)
 ))
|2015, 2017, 2019, <br>2020, 2021, 2022 <!--listed by football SEASON not calendar year-->

|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|4 || ((WinLossPct|2|2))
|1
|align=left|[[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]] (2–2)
|2016, 2018<!--listed by football SEASON not calendar year-->

|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|3 || ((WinLossPct|2|1))
|2
|align=left|((ubl
 |[[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] (1–1)
 |[[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] (1–0)
 ))
|2014, 2023<!--listed by football SEASON not calendar year-->

|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]
|2 || ((WinLossPct|0|2))
|2
|align=left|((ubl
 |[[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]] (0–1)
 |[[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] (0–1)
 ))
|style="background:#DCDCDC;"|((nbsp))

|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|1 || ((WinLossPct|0|1))
|1
|align=left|[[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]] (0–1)
|style="background:#DCDCDC;"|((nbsp))
|}

==Coaches==
The following coaches led their teams to the National Championship final. [[Nick Saban]] has reached the final the most times, six, with a 3–3 record.

[[File:Nick Saban, who is the Alabama team coach, gives interviews and watches all the plays during this important spring scrimmage at University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama LCCN2010638313 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright=.8|[[Nick Saban]]]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | Season
! rowspan="2" | Game date
! colspan="2" | Winning coach
! colspan="2" | Losing coach
|-
! Coach
! Team
! Coach
! Team
|-
| 2014 || [[2015 College Football Playoff National Championship|January 12, 2015]]
| [[Urban Meyer]] || [[2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]
| [[Mark Helfrich (American football)|Mark Helfrich]] || [[2014 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon]] 
|-
| 2015 || [[2016 College Football Playoff National Championship|January 11, 2016]]
| [[Nick Saban]] || [[2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
| [[Dabo Swinney]] || [[2015 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]] 
|-
| 2016 || [[2017 College Football Playoff National Championship|January 9, 2017]]
| [[Dabo Swinney]] || [[2016 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
| [[Nick Saban]] || [[2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] 
|-
| 2017 || [[2018 College Football Playoff National Championship|January 8, 2018]]
| [[Nick Saban]] || [[2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
| [[Kirby Smart]] || [[2017 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] 
|-
| 2018 || [[2019 College Football Playoff National Championship|January 7, 2019]]
| [[Dabo Swinney]] || [[2018 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
| [[Nick Saban]] || [[2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] 
|-
| 2019 || [[2020 College Football Playoff National Championship|January 13, 2020]]
| [[Ed Orgeron]] ||[[2019 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]
| [[Dabo Swinney]] ||[[2019 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]] 
|-
| 2020 || [[2021 College Football Playoff National Championship|January 11, 2021]]
| [[Nick Saban]] ||[[2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
| [[Ryan Day (American football)|Ryan Day]] ||[[2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]
|-
| 2021 || [[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship|January 10, 2022]]
| [[Kirby Smart]] || [[2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| [[Nick Saban]] || [[2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
|-
|2022
|[[2023 College Football Playoff National Championship|January 9, 2023]]
| [[Kirby Smart]] || [[2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| [[Sonny Dykes]] || [[2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]
|-
|2023
|[[2024 College Football Playoff National Championship|January 8, 2024]]
| [[Jim Harbaugh]] || [[2023 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]
|[[Kalen DeBoer]] || [[2023 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]]
|}

=== Appearances by coach ===
[[File:Kirby Smart Jan 2018.jpg|thumb|right|upright=.8|[[Kirby Smart]]]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Coach
! Team
! Games
! W
! L
|-
| ((sortname|Nick|Saban)) || [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] || 6 || 3 ||3
|-
| ((sortname|Dabo|Swinney)) || [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]] || 4 || 2 ||2
|-
| ((sortname|Kirby|Smart)) || [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] ||3 ||2 ||1
|-
| ((sortname|Urban|Meyer)) || [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] || 1 || 1 ||0
|-
| ((sortname|Ed|Orgeron)) || [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] || 1 || 1 ||0
|-
| ((sortname|Jim|Harbaugh)) || [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] || 1 || 1 || 0
|-
| ((sortname|Mark|Helfrich|dab=American football)) || [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]] || 1 || 0 ||1
|-
| ((sortname|Ryan|Day|dab=American football)) || [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] || 1 ||0 ||1
|-
| ((sortname|Sonny|Dykes|)) || [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]] || 1 ||0 ||1
|-
| ((sortname|Kalen|DeBoer)) || [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] || 1 || 0 || 1
|}

== MVPs ==
[[File:Deshaun Watson 2018.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Deshaun Watson]] was offensive MVP of the January 2017 game.]]
An offensive MVP and defensive MVP are named for each final.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan=2 | Game
! rowspan=2 | Date
! colspan=3 | Offensive MVP
! colspan=3 | Defensive MVP
! rowspan=2 | Ref.
|-
! Player
! Team
! Pos
! Player
! Team
! Pos
|-
| [[2015 College Football Playoff National Championship|2015]]|| January 12, 2015 || [[Ezekiel Elliott]] || [[2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]|| |RB || [[Tyvis Powell]] || [[2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]|| S || <ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.thescore.com/ncaaf/news/679129|title=Ohio State's Ezekiel Elliott, Tyvis Powell named title game MVPs|first=Gino|last=Bottero|website=theScore.com|date=January 13, 2015 ))</ref>
|-
| [[2016 College Football Playoff National Championship|2016]]|| January 11, 2016 || [[O. J. Howard]] || [[2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]|| TE || [[Eddie Jackson (safety)|Eddie Jackson]] || [[2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]|| S || <ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/oj-howard-eddie-jackson-crowned-mvps-of-cfp-title-game-alabama-clemson-cfp/1ot89hxevimp17f4ivp62brmh|title=Alabama's O.J. Howard, Eddie Jackson crowned MVPs of CFP title game|website=www.sportingnews.com|date=October 29, 2021 ))</ref>
|-
| [[2017 College Football Playoff National Championship|2017]]||January 9, 2017 || [[Deshaun Watson]] || [[2016 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]|| QB || [[Ben Boulware]] || [[2016 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]|| LB || <ref>((Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2686172-deshaun-watson-ben-boulware-win-college-football-national-championship-mvps|title=Deshaun Watson, Ben Boulware Win College Football National Championship MVPs|first=Tyler|last=Conway|website=Bleacher Report))</ref>
|-
| [[2018 College Football Playoff National Championship|2018]]|| January 8, 2018 || [[Tua Tagovailoa]] || [[2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]|| QB || [[Daron Payne]] || [[2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]|| DT || <ref>((Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2753159-tua-tagovailoa-daron-payne-win-2018-college-football-national-championship-mvp|title=Tua Tagovailoa, Da'Ron Payne Win 2018 College Football National Championship MVP|first=Timothy|last=Rapp|website=Bleacher Report))</ref>
|-
| [[2019 College Football Playoff National Championship|2019]]|| January 7, 2019 || [[Trevor Lawrence]] || [[2018 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]|| QB || [[Trayvon Mullen]] || [[2018 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]|| CB || <ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/acc/clemson-university/article224038595.html|title=Trevor Lawrence, Trayvon Mullen earn MVP honors as Clemson blows out Alabama|website=thestate|language=en|access-date=January 8, 2019))</ref>
|-
|[[2020 College Football Playoff National Championship|2020]]||January 13, 2020 ||[[Joe Burrow]] ||[[2019 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]||QB ||[[Patrick Queen]] ||[[2019 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]||LB ||<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.thescore.com/ncaaf/news/1924569|title=Burrow, Queen named offensive, defensive MVPs of national title game|last=Chippin|first=Alex|website=theScore.com|date=January 14, 2020 |access-date=January 14, 2020))</ref>
|-
|[[2021 College Football Playoff National Championship|2021]]|| January 11, 2021 || [[DeVonta Smith]] ||[[2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]|| WR || [[Christian Barmore]] ||[[2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]||DT || <ref>((cite news |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2926511-devonta-smith-christian-barmore-win-college-football-national-championship-mvps |title=DeVonta Smith, Christian Barmore Win College Football National Championship MVPs |first=Joseph |last=Zucker |website=[[Bleacher Report]] |date=January 11, 2021 |access-date=January 12, 2021))</ref>
|-
|[[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship|2022]]|| January 10, 2022 || [[Stetson Bennett]] || [[2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || QB || [[Lewis Cine]] ||  [[2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || DB || <ref>((cite news |url=https://www.annistonstar.com/sports/alabama/national-title-game-alabama-vs-georgia-bulldogs-beat-tide-33-18-for-first-title-since/article_40d5022c-724c-11ec-8f0b-5f655f69a9a6.html |title=National title game, Alabama vs. Georgia: Bulldogs beat Tide 33-18 for first title since 1980 |first=Mark |last=Edwards |website=[[The Anniston Star]] |url-access=limited |date=January 10, 2022 |accessdate=January 11, 2022))</ref>
|-
|[[2023 College Football Playoff National Championship|2023]]|| January 9, 2023 || [[Stetson Bennett]] || [[2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || QB || [[Javon Bullard]] ||  [[2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || DB || <ref>((cite news |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10061137-stetson-bennett-javon-bullard-win-2023-college-football-national-championship-mvps |title=Stetson Bennett, Javon Bullard Win 2023 College Football National Championship MVPs |first=Doric |last=Sam |website=[[Bleacher Report]] |date=January 9, 2023 |accessdate=December 31, 2023))</ref>
|-
|[[2024 College Football Playoff National Championship|2024]]|| January 8, 2024 || [[Blake Corum]] || [[2023 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] || RB || [[Will Johnson (cornerback)|Will Johnson]] ||  [[2023 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] || CB || <ref>((cite news |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10104203-michigans-blake-corum-will-johnson-named-2024-cfb-national-championship-mvps |title=Michigan's Blake Corum, Will Johnson Named 2024 CFB National Championship MVPs |first=Andrew |last=Peters |website=[[Bleacher Report]] |date=January 8, 2024 |accessdate=January 9, 2024))</ref>
|}
((clear))

==Game records==
[[File:Ezekiel Elliott interview picture.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ezekiel Elliott]] rushed for 246 yards in the 2015 game.]]
[[File:Derrick Henry 2019 12-08.jpg|thumb|right|[[Derrick Henry]] had a 50-yard touchdown rush in the 2016 game]]
[[File:GA VS LSU E101318 73.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jake Fromm]] threw an 80-yard touchdown pass in the 2018 game.]]
[[File:DeVonta Smith.jpg|thumb|right|[[DeVonta Smith]] had three touchdown receptions in the 2021 game.]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Team records
!Record
!Head coach
!Team
!Opponent
!Game
|-
|Most points (winning team)
|65 
|[[Kirby Smart]]
|[[2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
|[[2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]|| [[2023 College Football Playoff National Championship|2023]]
|-
|Most points (losing team)
|40 
|[[Dabo Swinney]]
|[[2015 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
|[[2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]|| rowspan="3" | [[2016 College Football Playoff National Championship|2016]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |Most points (both teams)
| rowspan="2" |85 
|[[Nick Saban]]
|[[2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
|45
|-
|[[Dabo Swinney]]
|[[2015 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
|40
|-
| rowspan="2" |Fewest points (both teams)
| rowspan="2" |47 
|[[Jim Harbaugh]]
|[[2023 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]
|34|| rowspan="2" | [[2024 College Football Playoff National Championship|2024]]
|-
|[[Kalen DeBoer]]
|[[2023 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]]
|13
|-
|Fewest points allowed
|7 
|[[Kirby Smart]]
|[[2017 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
|[[2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]|| [[2023 College Football Playoff National Championship|2023]]
|-
|Largest margin of victory
|58 
|[[Kirby Smart]]
|[[2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
|[[2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]|| [[2023 College Football Playoff National Championship|2023]]
|-
|Smallest margin of victory
|3 
|[[Nick Saban]]
|[[2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
|[[2017 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]|| [[2018 College Football Playoff National Championship|2018]]
|-
|Largest comeback
|14 
|[[Dabo Swinney]]
|[[2016 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
|[[2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]|| [[2017 College Football Playoff National Championship|2017]]
|-
|Rushing yards
|303 
|[[Jim Harbaugh]]
|[[2023 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]
|[[2023 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]]|| [[2024 College Football Playoff National Championship|2024]]
|-
|Passing yards
|464 
|[[Nick Saban]]
|[[2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
|[[2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]|| [[2021 College Football Playoff National Championship|2021]]
|-
|Total yards
|628 
|[[Ed Orgeron]]
|[[2019 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]
|[[2019 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]|| [[2020 College Football Playoff National Championship|2020]]
|-
|First downs
|33
||[[Nick Saban]]
|[[2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
|[[2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]
|[[2021 College Football Playoff National Championship|2021]]
|-
|Fewest rushing yards allowed
|30
||[[Kirby Smart]]
|[[2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
|[[2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
|[[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship|2022]]
|-
|Fewest passing yards allowed
|152 
|[[Kirby Smart]]
|[[2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
|[[2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]|| [[2023 College Football Playoff National Championship|2023]]
|-
|Fewest total yards allowed
|188
|[[Kirby Smart]]
|[[2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
|[[2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]|| [[2023 College Football Playoff National Championship|2023]]
|-
|Total plays
|99 
|[[Dabo Swinney]]
|[[2016 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
|[[2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]|| [[2017 College Football Playoff National Championship|2017]]
|-
!Individual records
!Record
!Player
!Team
!Opponent
!Game
|-
|Total offense
|521 
|[[Joe Burrow]]
|[[2019 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]
|[[2019 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]|| [[2020 College Football Playoff National Championship|2020]]
|-
|Rushing yards
|246 
| rowspan="2" |[[Ezekiel Elliott]]
| rowspan="2" |[[2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]
| rowspan="2" |[[2014 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon]]|| rowspan="2" | [[2015 College Football Playoff National Championship|2015]]
|-
|Rushing TDs
|4 
|-
|Passing yards
|464 
|[[Mac Jones]]
|[[2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
|[[2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]|| [[2021 College Football Playoff National Championship|2021]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |Passing TDs 
| rowspan="2" |5 
|[[Joe Burrow]]
|[[2019 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]
|[[2019 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]|| [[2020 College Football Playoff National Championship|2020]]
|-
|[[Mac Jones]]
| rowspan="2" |[[2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
| rowspan="2" |[[2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]
| rowspan="2" |[[2021 College Football Playoff National Championship|2021]]
|-
|Receptions
|12 
|[[DeVonta Smith]]
|-
|Receiving yards
|221 
|[[Ja'Marr Chase]]
|[[2019 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]
|[[2019 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]|| [[2020 College Football Playoff National Championship|2020]]
|-
|Receiving TDs
|3 
|[[DeVonta Smith]]
|[[2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
|[[2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]|| [[2021 College Football Playoff National Championship|2021]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | TDs responsible for((efn|"Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.))
| rowspan="2" |6
|[[Joe Burrow]]
|[[2019 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]
|[[2019 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
|[[2020 College Football Playoff National Championship|2020]]
|-
|[[Stetson Bennett]]
|[[2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
|[[2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]
|[[2023 College Football Playoff National Championship|2023]]
|-
|Field goals
|4
|[[Will Reichard]]
|[[2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
|[[2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]|| [[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship|2022]]
|-
|Tackles (total)
|14 
|[[Tuf Borland]]
|[[2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]
|[[2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]|| [[2021 College Football Playoff National Championship|2021]]
|-
|Sacks
|3.0 
|[[Kevin Dodd]]
|[[2015 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
|[[2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]|| [[2016 College Football Playoff National Championship|2016]]
|-
|Interceptions
|2
|[[Javon Bullard]]
|[[2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
|[[2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]
|[[2023 College Football Playoff National Championship|2023]]
|-
|Punts
|10 
|[[J. K. Scott]]
|[[2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
|[[2016 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]|| [[2017 College Football Playoff National Championship|2017]]
|-
!Long plays
!Record
!Player
!Team
!Opponent
!Game
|-
|Touchdown rush
| 50 
| [[Derrick Henry]]
| [[2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
| [[2015 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
| [[2016 College Football Playoff National Championship|2016]]
|-
|Rush
| 67
| [[James Cook (running back)|James Cook]]
| [[2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| [[2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
| [[2022 College Football Playoff National Championship|2022]]
|-
|Touchdown pass
| rowspan="4" |80 
| rowspan="2" |[[Jake Fromm]]
| rowspan="4" |[[2017 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
| rowspan="4" |[[2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]|| rowspan="4" |[[2018 College Football Playoff National Championship|2018]]
|-
|Pass
|-
|Touchdown reception
| rowspan="2" |[[Mecole Hardman]]
|-
|Reception
|-
|Kickoff return
|95 
|[[Kenyan Drake]]
|[[2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
|[[2015 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]|| [[2016 College Football Playoff National Championship|2016]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |Punt return
| rowspan="2" |19 
|[[Mecole Hardman]]
|[[2017 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]
|[[2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]|| [[2018 College Football Playoff National Championship|2018]]
|-
|[[DeVonta Smith]]
|[[2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
|[[2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]
|[[2021 College Football Playoff National Championship|2021]]
|-
|Interception return
|81 
|[[Mike Sainristil]]
|[[2023 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]
|[[2023 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]]|| [[2024 College Football Playoff National Championship|2024]]
|-
|Punt
|58 
|Will Spiers
| rowspan="2" |[[2019 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]
| rowspan="2" |[[2019 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]|| rowspan="2" | [[2020 College Football Playoff National Championship|2020]]
|-
|Field goal
|52 
|[[B.T. Potter]]
|}
Source:<ref>((cite web|url=https://collegefootballplayoff.com/sports/2021/9/7/records-team|title=College Football Playoff Record Book: Team|publisher=SideArm Sports|accessdate=January 2, 2023))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://collegefootballplayoff.com/sports/2021/9/7/records-indiv|title=College Football Playoff Record Book: Player|publisher=SideArm Sports|accessdate=January 2, 2023))</ref>

==National anthem performers==
The [[The Star-Spangled Banner|national anthem]] usually begins with a drumroll by two drummers, with one member representing each team.((citation needed|date=January 2024))
*2015: [[Lady Antebellum]]
*2016: [[Ciara]]
*2017: [[Little Big Town]]
*2018: [[Zac Brown Band]]
*2019: [[Andy Grammer]]
*2020: [[Lauren Daigle]]
*2022: [[Natalie Grant]]
*2023: [[Pentatonix]]
*2024: [[Fantasia Barrino]]

The national anthem for the 2021 game was pre-recorded due to COVID concerns.<ref>((cite web |last1=Myerberg |first1=Paul |title=Surreal scene at Hard Rock Stadium grim reminder of difficult college football season |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2021/01/11/alabama-ohio-state-national-championship-feels-like-no-other/6628790002/ |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=March 20, 2023 |date=January 11, 2021 |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124182355/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2021/01/11/alabama-ohio-state-national-championship-feels-like-no-other/6628790002/ |url-status=live ))</ref>

==Broadcasters==
((unreferenced section|date=January 2021))

===Television===
[[File:Chris Fowler (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|[[Chris Fowler]] has called every National Championship final.]]
{| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Network !! Play-by-play !! [[Color commentator]](s) !! Sideline reporter(s)
|-
| January 12, 2015
|rowspan=10| [[ESPN]]
|rowspan=10| [[Chris Fowler]]
|rowspan=10| [[Kirk Herbstreit]]
|rowspan=2| [[Heather Cox]] and [[Tom Rinaldi]]
|-
| January 11, 2016 
|-
| January 9, 2017 
| [[Samantha Ponder]] and [[Tom Rinaldi]]
|-
| January 8, 2018
| rowspan="3" | [[Maria Taylor (sportscaster)|Maria Taylor]] and [[Tom Rinaldi]]
|-
| January 7, 2019
|-
| January 13, 2020 
|-
| January 11, 2021
| [[Maria Taylor (sportscaster)|Maria Taylor]] and [[Allison Williams (reporter)|Allison Williams]]
|-
| January 10, 2022
|rowspan=3| [[Holly Rowe]] and [[Molly McGrath]]
|-
| January 9, 2023
|-
| January 8, 2024
|}

===Radio===
[[File:Mike Tirico 2017.JPG|thumb|right|[[Mike Tirico]] called the first two National Championship finals before moving to [[NBC Sports|NBC]] after the 2016 game.]]
{| class="wikitable"
!Date
!Network
!Play-by-play
!Color commentator(s)
!Sideline reporter(s)
|-
| January 12, 2015 || rowspan=10|[[ESPN Radio]] || rowspan=2|[[Mike Tirico]] || rowspan=6|[[Todd Blackledge]] || rowspan=2|[[Holly Rowe]] and [[Joe Schad]]
|-
| January 11, 2016 
|-
| January 9, 2017 || rowspan=8|[[Sean McDonough]] || rowspan=4|Holly Rowe and Ian Fitzsimmons
|-
| January 8, 2018 
|-
| January 7, 2019 
|-
| January 13, 2020 
|-
| January 11, 2021 || [[Greg McElroy]] ||
|-
| January 10, 2022 || rowspan=2|[[Todd Blackledge]] || rowspan=3|Ian Fitzsimmons and [[Kris Budden]] 
|-
| January 9, 2023
|-
| January 8, 2024 || [[Greg McElroy]]
|}

===Local radio===
[[File:Eli Gold.jpg|thumb|right|[[Eli Gold]] has called every National Championship final Alabama has been in.]]
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!Date
!Flagship station
!Play-by-play
!Color commentator(s)
!Sideline reporter(s)
|-
| January 12, 2015 || [[KUGN]] ([[2014 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon]])<br>[[WBNS-AM]]/[[WBNS-FM|FM]] ([[2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]) || Jerry Allen<br>[[Paul Keels]] || [[Mike Jorgensen (American football)|Mike Jorgensen]]<br>[[Jim Lachey]] || <br>Marty Bannister
|-
| January 11, 2016 || [[WFFN]]/[[WTSK]] ([[2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]])<br>[[WCCP-FM]] ([[2015 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]) || [[Eli Gold]]<br>Don Munson || [[Phil Savage]]<br>Rodney Williams || Chris Stewart<br>[[Michael Palmer (American football)|Michael Palmer]]
|-
| January 9, 2017 || WCCP-FM ([[2016 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]])<br>WFFN/WTSK ([[2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]) || Don Munson<br>Eli Gold || Rodney Williams<br>Phil Savage || Michael Palmer<br>Chris Stewart
|-
| January 8, 2018 || WFFN/WTSK ([[2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]])<br>[[WSB (AM)|WSB]] ([[2017 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]) || Eli Gold<br>Scott Howard || Phil Savage<br>[[Eric Zeier]] || Chris Stewart<br>Chuck Dowdle
|-
| January 7, 2019 || WCCP-FM ([[2018 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]])<br>WFFN/WTSK ([[2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]) || Don Munson<br>Eli Gold || Rodney Williams<br>[[John Parker Wilson]] || Reggie Merriweather<br>[[Rashad Johnson]]
|-
| January 13, 2020 || WCCP-FM ([[2019 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]])<br>[[WDGL]] ([[2019 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]) || Don Munson<br>[[Chris Blair (sportscaster)|Chris Blair]] || Tim Bourret and [[Brad Scott (American football)|Brad Scott]]<br>[[Doug Moreau]] || Reggie Merriweather<br>Gordy Rush
|-
| January 11, 2021 || WBNS-AM/FM ([[2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]])<br>WFFN/WTSK ([[2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]) || Paul Keels<br>Eli Gold || Jim Lachey<br>John Parker Wilson || Matt Andrews<br>Rashad Johnson
|-
| January 10, 2022 || WSB ([[2021 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]])<br>WFFN/WTSK ([[2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]) || Scott Howard<br>Eli Gold || Eric Zeier<br>John Parker Wilson || [[D. J. Shockley]]<br>Rashad Johnson
|-
| January 9, 2023 || [[WBAP (AM)|WBAP]] ([[2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]])<br>WSB ([[2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]) || [[Brian Estridge]]<br>Scott Howard || John Denton<br>Eric Zeier || Landry Burdine<br>D. J. Shockley
|-
| January 8, 2024 || [[KJR (AM)|KJR]] ([[2023 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]])<br>[[WWJ (AM)|WWJ]] ([[2023 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]) || Tony Castricone<br>[[Doug Karsch]] || [[Cameron Cleeland]]<br>[[Jon Jansen]] || Elise Woodward<br>[[Jason Avant]]
|}

==See also==
* [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS]]
* [[Koshien Bowl]] (Japanese Collegiate American Football Championship)
* [[Mythical national championship]]

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