How each Heisman winner has performed in the College Football Playoff
Twenty-seven 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.
Six schools made their College Football Playoff debut in the 2025 bracket — Texas Tech, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Miami (Fla.), Tulane and James Madison. 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 | 9 | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2025 |
| Clemson | 7 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2024 |
| Ohio State | 7 | 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025 |
| Georgia | 5 | 2017, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2025 |
| Michigan | 3 | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Notre Dame | 3 | 2018, 2020, 2024 |
| Oregon | 3 | 2014, 2024, 2025 |
| Indiana | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Texas | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Washington | 2 | 2016, 2023 |
| Arizona State | 1 | 2024 |
| Boise State | 1 | 2024 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | 2021 |
| Florida State | 1 | 2014 |
| James Madison | 1 | 2025 |
| LSU | 1 | 2019 |
| Miami (Fla.) | 1 | 2025 |
| Michigan State | 1 | 2015 |
| Ole Miss | 1 | 2025 |
| Penn State | 1 | 2024 |
| SMU | 1 | 2024 |
| TCU | 1 | 2022 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas A&M | 1 | 2025 |
| Texas Tech | 1 | 2025 |
| Tulane | 1 | 2025 |
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 | 11 | 7-4 | 2 (2014) (2024) |
| 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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