<P> The College Football Playoff uses a four - team knockout bracket to determine the national champion . Six of the most historic bowl games--the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and Peach Bowl--rotate as hosts for the semifinals . The rotation is set on a three - year cycle with the following pairings: Rose / Sugar, Orange / Cotton, and Fiesta / Peach . The two semifinal bowls and the other four top - tier bowls are marketed as the "New Year's Six". Three of these bowls played per day, typically on consecutive days that include New Year's Day . The selection committee seeds and pairs the top four teams, and additionally assigns teams to the at - large bowls (Cotton, Fiesta, and Peach) in years when they do not host semifinals . </P> <P> The four - team format pits the No. 1 - ranked team against No. 4 and No. 2 vs. No. 3 . The selection committee seeds the two semifinal games, placing the top - seeded team at the closest site to prevent it from playing in a "road" environment . There are no limits on the number of teams per conference, a change from previous BCS rules . However, some non-semifinal bowl selections still maintain their conference tie - ins, similarly to the BCS's automatic qualifier berths . A team from one of the "Group of Five" conferences is guaranteed a spot in one of the New Year's Six bowls . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Th> Semifinal </Th> <Th> Winner </Th> <Th> Loser </Th> <Th> Score </Th> <Th> Venue </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014--15 </Td> <Td> Rose Bowl </Td> <Td> 2 Oregon </Td> <Td> 3 Florida State </Td> <Td> 59--20 </Td> <Td> Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> 4 Ohio State </Td> <Td> 1 Alabama </Td> <Td> 42--35 </Td> <Td> Mercedes - Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015--16 </Td> <Td> Orange Bowl </Td> <Td> 1 Clemson </Td> <Td> 4 Oklahoma </Td> <Td> 37--17 </Td> <Td> Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cotton Bowl </Td> <Td> 2 Alabama </Td> <Td> 3 Michigan State </Td> <Td> 38--0 </Td> <Td> AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016--17 </Td> <Td> Fiesta Bowl </Td> <Td> 2 Clemson </Td> <Td> 3 Ohio State </Td> <Td> 31--0 </Td> <Td> University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peach Bowl </Td> <Td> 1 Alabama </Td> <Td> 4 Washington </Td> <Td> 24--7 </Td> <Td> Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017--18 </Td> <Td> Rose Bowl </Td> <Td> 3 Georgia </Td> <Td> 2 Oklahoma </Td> <Td> 54--48 </Td> <Td> Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sugar Bowl </Td> <Td> 4 Alabama </Td> <Td> 1 Clemson </Td> <Td> 24--6 </Td> <Td> Mercedes - Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018--19 </Td> <Td> Orange Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cotton Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2019--20 </Td> <Td> Fiesta Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peach Bowl </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mercedes - Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Th> Semifinal </Th> <Th> Winner </Th> <Th> Loser </Th> <Th> Score </Th> <Th> Venue </Th> </Tr>

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