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 make their College Football Playoff debut in the 2024 expanded bracket — Arizona State, Boise State, Indiana, Penn State, SMU and Tennessee.
Michigan, Washington, Texas and Alabama played in the 2023 College Football Playoff, with the Longhorns making their CFP debut. Michigan defeated Washington 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 | 10 | 6-4 | 2 (2016, 2018) |
| Ohio State | 7 | 3-4 | 1 (2014) |
| Georgia | 6 | 5-1 | 2 (2021, 2022) |
| Michigan | 4 | 2-2 | 1 (2023) |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 0-4 | 0 |
| Washington | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| LSU | 2 | 2-0 | 1 (2019) |
| Notre Dame | 2 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Oregon | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| TCU | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Florida State | 1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Michigan State | 1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Texas | 1 | 0-1 | 0 |
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