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College Football Playoff bracket set, IU football to face winner of Oklahoma-Alabama in Rose Bowl

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Photos from IU football's Big Ten championship win against Ohio State.

The College Football Playoff bracket is set.

Indiana, the Big Ten champion after Saturday night’s victory against Ohio State, is the No. 1 seed and headed to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

The Hoosiers will play the winner of the first round matchup between No. 8 Oklahoma and No. 9 Alabama.

The Rose Bowl game will kick off on Thursday, January 1, at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN. It’s the first appearance for IU football in the Rose Bowl since 1967.

The current get-in ticket price for the Rose Bowl, according to Vivid Seats (affiliate link), is close to $400.

The semifinal games in this year’s CFP are the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday, January 8, in Glendale, Arizona and the Peach Bowl on Friday, January 9, in Atlanta.

The CFP National Championship Game will be played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Monday, January 19.

The 12 CFP teams: 1. Indiana; 2. Ohio State; 3. Georgia; 4. Texas Tech; 5. Oregon; 6. Ole Miss; 7. Texas A&M; 8. Oklahoma; 9. Alabama; 10. Miami (FL); 11. Tulane; 12. James Madison

Full CFP Playoff Schedule

First round (Dec. 19-20) — on campus

Friday, Dec. 19

Alabama at Oklahoma
8 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN, WatchESPN

Saturday, Dec. 20

Miami (FL) at Texas A&M
12 p.m. on ABC, ESPN, WatchESPN

Tulane at Ole Miss
3:30 p.m. on TNT, truTV, HBO Max

James Madison at Oregon
7:30 p.m. on TNT, truTV, HBO Max

Quarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)

Wednesday, Dec. 31

Ohio State vs. Miami (FL)/Texas A&M winner
Cotton Bowl (Arlington, Texas) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN

Thursday, Jan. 1

Texas Tech vs. James Madison/Oregon winner
Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, Fla.) | 12 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN

Indiana vs. Alabama/Oklahoma winner
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.) | 4 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN

Georgia vs. Tulane/Ole Miss winner
Sugar Bowl (New Orleans) | 8 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN

Semifinals (Jan. 8-9)

Thursday, Jan. 8

Sugar Bowl winner vs. Cotton Bowl winner
Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN

Friday, Jan. 9

Rose Bowl winner vs. Orange Bowl winner
Peach Bowl (Atlanta) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN

CFP National Championship

Monday, Jan. 19

Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN, WatchESPN

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