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New College Football Playoff format breaks records

77,660 fans were in attendance at the CFP National Championship, the highest since 2015.

Riley Leonard #13 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish takes a snap in the first quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the 2025 CFP National Championship at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 20, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Ohio State Buckeyes weren&#x27;t the only winners of Monday night&#x27;s college football championship.The big picture: The first iteration of the 12-team <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="College Football Playoff" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/11/05/12-team-college-football-playoff-rankings-how-it-works" data-vars-content-id="ea006a0a-754f-49b0-827f-b4194196d47a" data-vars-headline="New College Football Playoff format breaks records" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/11/05/12-team-college-football-playoff-rankings-how-it-works" target="_self">College Football Playoff</a> (CFP) set records in TV ratings, attendance and ticket sales.

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New College Football Playoff format breaks records