The 2036 season

Miami (OH) won the national title over Cleveland State, 56-35

College Football Playoff

First Round

Liberty7
Alabama31
Tennessee27
Miami (FL)41
Florida State49

Quarterfinals

Alabama21
Iowa22
Auburn21
Duke14
Florida State42

Semifinals

Iowa16
Florida State14

National Championship

Final AP Top 25

  1. 1Miami (OH)
  2. 2Cleveland State
  3. 3Florida State
  4. 4Alabama
  5. 5Ohio
  6. 6Auburn
  7. 7LSU
  8. 8Duke
  9. 9Tennessee
  10. 10Iowa
  11. 11Miami (FL)
  12. 12Boise State
  13. 13Clemson
  14. 14Liberty
  15. 15UCF
  16. 16Michigan
  17. 17South Florida
  18. 18Notre Dame
  19. 19Michigan State
  20. 20UAB
  21. 21App State
  22. 22Stanford
  23. 23Troy
  24. 24Oregon State
  25. 25Jacksonville State

Conference champions

ConferenceChampionTitle game
ACCDukedef. Florida State 39-35
Big 12Ohiodef. Miami (OH) 49-35
Big TenIowadef. Michigan 30-25
SECAuburndef. Alabama 28-17
Pac-12Stanforddef. Oregon State 36-34
AACSouth Floridadef. Charlotte 17-14
C-USALibertydef. Jacksonville State 31-14
MACAkrondef. Eastern Michigan 45-7
Mountain WestNevadadef. UNLV 34-22
Sun BeltArkansas Statedef. Marshall 34-24

Award winners

Final conference standings · top four

Big 12

  1. Ohio
  2. Miami (OH)
  3. Cleveland State
  4. UCF

ACC

  1. Duke
  2. Florida State
  3. Clemson
  4. Miami (FL)

Big Ten

  1. Iowa
  2. Michigan
  3. Ohio State
  4. Wisconsin

SEC

  1. Auburn
  2. Alabama
  3. LSU
  4. Tennessee

Pac-12

  1. Stanford
  2. Oregon State
  3. Boise State
  4. California

AAC

  1. South Florida
  2. Charlotte
  3. East Carolina
  4. Temple

C-USA

  1. Liberty
  2. Jacksonville State
  3. Kennesaw State
  4. Sam Houston

Independents

  1. Notre Dame
  2. UConn

MAC

  1. Akron
  2. Eastern Michigan
  3. Toledo
  4. Ball State

Mountain West

  1. Nevada
  2. UNLV
  3. Hawai'i
  4. Air Force

Sun Belt

  1. Arkansas State
  2. Marshall
  3. Troy
  4. App State

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