Just two teams are left standing with a shot at the College Football Playoff National Championship as the inaugural 12-team tournament has reached the finish line. No. 7 seed Notre Dame is set to take on No.

The longest College Football Playoff season in history is down to one game. Notre Dame and Ohio State are the two teams left standing after three rounds and will face off in Atlanta to decide the national champion for the 2024 season.

The Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish square off at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for the College Football Playoff National Championship.

Notre Dame threw a quality first punch in the College Football Playoff National Championship game. But just like every other opponent so far, it wasn't enough.

The CFP will never likely surpass the NFL in the attention economy, but the march through the first 12-team Playoff has been a positive one.

Any adjustments to the College Football Playoff for next season, including a potential tweak in the way byes are awarded, would have to take place later this year, probably in the spring, the leaders of the playoff said.

Notre Dame and Ohio State meet in the College Football Playoff championship game. Stay here for live score updates and results.

The Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish, two of the most storied programs in the sport’s history, lock horns on Monday night in the College Football Playoff National Championship. Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.)

Dating back to 1978 when Division I college football split into I-A and I-AA, three programs have won college football national champions as an independent: Miami, Notre Dame and Penn State all did it.

The Penn State Nittany Lions project as a top-5 team in the 2025 way-too-early rankings after making the College Football Playoff semifinals.

The first iteration of the 12-team College Football Playoff has proven as fascinating as it is controversial. On Monday, the oft-discussed competition reaches its crescendo: Ohio State will face off against Notre Dame for the right to hoist the CFP Championship trophy.