<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> College Football Playoff </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Clemson Tigers </Td> <Td> Alabama Crimson Tide </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (13--1) </Td> <Td> (14--0) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ACC </Td> <Td> SEC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Head coach: Dabo Swinney </Td> <Td> Head coach: Nick Saban </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> AP </Td> <Td> Coaches </Td> <Td> CFP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> AP </Td> <Td> Coaches </Td> <Td> CFP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Total </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Clemson </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> January 9, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Td> 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Stadium </Th> <Td> Raymond James Stadium </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Tampa, Florida </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> MVP </Th> <Td> Offensive: #4 QB Deshaun Watson, Jr . Clemson Defensive: #10 LB Ben Boulware, Sr. Clemson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Favorite </Th> <Td> Alabama by 6.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> National anthem </Th> <Td> Little Big Town </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Referee </Th> <Td> Mike Defee (Big 12) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Halftime show </Th> <Td> Million Dollar Band, Clemson University Tiger Band </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Attendance </Th> <Td> 74,512 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> United States TV coverage </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Network </Th> <Td> ESPN / ESPN Radio / ESPN Deportes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Announcers </Th> <Td> <P> Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Samantha Ponder and Tom Rinaldi (ESPN) </P> <P> Eduardo Varela and Pablo Virugela (ESPN Deportes) </P> Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe and Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nielsen ratings </Th> <Td> 15.3 (26.0 million viewers) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> College Football Playoff National Championship </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <2016 </Td> <Td> 2018> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship </Th> </Tr>

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