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Anthony Chiusano | krikya18.com | January 10, 2025

Teams with the most College Football Playoff wins and appearances

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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:

  1. Oregon (ranked No. 1)
  2. Georgia (No. 2)
  3. Boise State (No. 9)
  4. Arizona State (No. 12)
  5. Texas (No. 3)
  6. Penn State (No. 4)
  7. Notre Dame (No. 5)
  8. Ohio State (No. 6)
  9. Tennessee (No. 7)
  10. Indiana (No. 8)
  11. SMU (No. 10)
  12. 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.

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 11 6-5 2 (2016, 2018)
Ohio State 10 6-4 1 (2014)
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

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