<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Alabama Crimson Tide </Td> <Td> Georgia Bulldogs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (12--1) </Td> <Td> (13--1) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> SEC </Td> <Td> SEC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Head coach: Nick Saban </Td> <Td> Head coach: Kirby Smart </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> OT </Th> <Th> Total </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> January 8, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Td> 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Stadium </Th> <Td> Mercedes - Benz Stadium </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Atlanta, Georgia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> MVP </Th> <Td> Offensive: #13 QB Tua Tagovailoa, Fr . Alabama Defensive: #94 DT Da'Ron Payne, Jr . Alabama </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Favorite </Th> <Td> Alabama by 3.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> National anthem </Th> <Td> Zac Brown Band </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Referee </Th> <Td> Dan Capron (Big Ten) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Halftime show </Th> <Td> Georgia Redcoat Marching Band Million Dollar Band </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Attendance </Th> <Td> 77,430 </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> Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor and Tom Rinaldi (ESPN) Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe and Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> College Football Playoff National Championship </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <2017 </Td> <Td> 2019> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship </Th> </Tr>

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