Conference Championship Games 2026: Dates, Kickoff Times and TV for All 10 FBS Title Games

The 2026 college football conference championship games are played Friday, Dec. 4 and Saturday, Dec. 5, with kickoffs from noon to 9 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), according to conference announcements dated May 27, 2026 and to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) site NCAA.com and FBSchedules for the conferences whose own pages could not be read. Five Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) title games are on Friday and five on Saturday. The College Football Playoff (CFP) Selection Day follows on Sunday, Dec. 6.

The table below puts all ten in one place with ET times, TV and sites. The networks are ESPN, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), FOX, CBS and CBS Sports Network, and the playoff adds Turner Network Television (TNT). Our free one-page printable adds the CFP dates that come after.

What is the schedule for all 10 title games?

Times are Eastern Time. Where a conference gave its time in another zone, that time is in the table, and the ET conversion is ours. A “Confirmed” row comes from a conference release; a “Reported” row comes from the outlet named below the table, because the conference page was not readable for this story.

Day	Game	Kickoff (ET)	TV	Site	Status
Fri., Dec. 4	Sun Belt	7 p.m.	ESPN	Division winner with the best overall conference record	Confirmed
Fri., Dec. 4	Conference USA	7 p.m.	CBS Sports Network	Set by standings	Reported
Fri., Dec. 4	Big 12	8 p.m. (7 p.m. CT)	ABC	AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas	Confirmed
Fri., Dec. 4	Pac-12	8 p.m. (5 p.m. Pacific Time, PT)	CBS and Paramount+	Home venue of the highest seed	Confirmed
Fri., Dec. 4	Mountain West	9 p.m. (7 p.m. Mountain Time, MT)	FOX	Team with the best conference record	Reported
Sat., Dec. 5	Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)	Noon	ABC	Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte	Reported
Sat., Dec. 5	Mid-American Conference (MAC)	Noon	ESPN	Ford Field, Detroit	Reported
Sat., Dec. 5	Southeastern Conference (SEC)	4 p.m.	ABC	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta	Reported
Sat., Dec. 5	American	8 p.m.	ABC	Home stadium of the team with the best conference winning percentage	Confirmed
Sat., Dec. 5	Big Ten	8 p.m.	FOX	Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis	Reported

Notes on the sources: the Big 12, Pac-12, American and Sun Belt releases are all dated May 27, 2026. NCAA.com reported the SEC details on June 1, 2026. FBSchedules reported the Big Ten and Mountain West games. The ACC announced in a release titled “2026 ACC Football Championship Game to kick off at noon ET on ABC” on Jan. 26, 2026, and FBSchedules lists the game; the MAC time comes from school releases on May 27, 2026, per FBSchedules. FBSchedules lists the Conference USA game on CBS Sports Network, while one listing shows ESPN+, so check the network closer to the date.

Which games are on Friday and which on Saturday?

Friday, Dec. 4 has five games: Sun Belt and Conference USA at 7 p.m. ET, the Big 12 and Pac-12 at 8 p.m. ET, and the Mountain West at 9 p.m. ET. Saturday, Dec. 5 also has five: the ACC and MAC at noon ET, the SEC at 4 p.m. ET, and the American and Big Ten at 8 p.m. ET.

Two pairs of games share a start. On Saturday, the American on ABC and the Big Ten on FOX both kick off at 8 p.m. ET. On Friday, the Big 12 on ABC and the Pac-12 on CBS both start at 8 p.m. ET.

Where are the championship games played?

Five games have a fixed site in the reports: AT&T Stadium in Arlington (Big 12), Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte (ACC), Ford Field in Detroit (MAC), Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta (SEC) and Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis (Big Ten). The other five are set by standings.

The Pac-12 plays at the home venue of the highest seed. The American uses the home stadium of the team with the best conference winning percentage, per its May 27, 2026 release. The Sun Belt uses the site of the division winner with the best overall conference record, per its release. The Mountain West uses the team with the best conference record, as reported by FBSchedules. For Conference USA, the site is set by standings.

What are the 2026-27 College Football Playoff dates?

Selection Day is Sunday, Dec. 6, 2026, when the first-round campus sites are announced. The rest of the schedule, per Sports Video Group (June 3, 2026), National Football Post (June 1, 2026) and NCAA.com:

Date	Round	Time (ET) and TV	Site
Sun., Dec. 6	Selection Day	Not listed	Not listed
Fri., Dec. 18	First round	8 p.m., ESPN	Campus site
Sat., Dec. 19	First round	Noon on ABC or ESPN; 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on TNT	Campus sites
Wed., Dec. 30	Quarterfinal, Fiesta Bowl	7:30 p.m., TNT	Glendale, Arizona
Fri., Jan. 1, 2027	Quarterfinals, Cotton, Peach and Rose Bowls	Noon, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., across TNT and ESPN or ABC	Arlington, Atlanta, Pasadena
Thu., Jan. 14, 2027	Semifinal, Orange Bowl	7:30 p.m., TNT (NCAA.com)	Miami Gardens
Fri., Jan. 15, 2027	Semifinal, Sugar Bowl	ABC and ESPN; time not listed	New Orleans
Mon., Jan. 25, 2027	National championship	ABC and ESPN; kickoff time unconfirmed	Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas

The sources do not say which Jan. 1 game gets which time slot, so this page does not match them. For rankings release dates, see our College Football Playoff rankings story.

Can I print the schedule?

Yes. The free printable lists the ten title games, the Selection Day date and each CFP round with ET times and TV, and leaves room for your picks. Use the ink-saver version at home. It is a static sheet, so check the tables above for changes. Mark the dates on the December 2026 and January 2027 printable calendars.

Football is not the only schedule filling up. The Thanksgiving football schedule covers the Nov. 26 games, and the college basketball key dates cover the winter season.