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Your College Football Championship Week Viewing Guide

Championship Week is here and it’s full of great matchups. Here’s which games to spend your time on and how to watch.

NCAA Football: Michigan at Penn State
Championship week is here. A chance at the trophy is on the line.
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The college football regular season has come to an end and we find ourselves in championship week. While there are still technically some regular-season games being played, our focus is turned to those championship games with the most impact on the college football playoff and bowl pecking orders. With that, I’ve updated this week’s format just a bit to outline which games are championship games vs. regular season and we’ll operate on the assumption all the championship games are worth watching.

Here’s your guide to the week:

Friday

Championship Games

Matchup: #12 Stanford (9-3) vs. #10 USC (10-2)

Game: PAC 12 Championship

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Time: 7:00pm CT

TV: ESPN

Streaming: WatchESPN.com

Saturday

Early Games

NCAA Football: West Virginia at Oklahoma
Can Baker Mayfield lead Oklahoma past TCU for a Big 12 Championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff?
Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports

Championship Games

Matchup: #20 Memphis (10-1) vs. #14 UCF (11-0)

Game: American Championship

Location: Orlando, FL

Time: 11:00am CT

TV: ABC

Streaming: WatchESPN.com

Matchup: #11 TCU (10-2) vs. #3 Oklahoma (11-1)

Game: Big 12 Championship

Location: Arlington, TX

Time: 11:30am CT

TV: FOX

Streaming: FoxSportsGo.com

Matchup: Akron (7-5) vs. Toledo (10-2)

Game: MAC Championship

Location: Detroit, MI

Time: 11:00am CT

TV: ESPN

Streaming: WatchESPN.com

Matchup: North Texas (9-3) vs. Florida Atlantic (9-3)

Game: Conference USA Championship

Location: Boca Raton, FL

Time: 11:00am CT

TV: ESPN2

Streaming: WatchESPN.com

Other Football on TV

Matchup: Louisiana Monroe (4-7) at Florida State (5-6)

Time: 11:00am CT

TV: ACCN

Streaming: WatchESPN.com

Afternoon Games

Championship Games

Matchup: #6 Georgia (11-1) vs. #2 Auburn (10-2)

Game: SEC Championship

Location: Atlanta, GA

Time: 3:00pm CT

TV: CBS

Streaming: CBSSports.com

Other Football on TV

None.

Evening Games

NCAA Football: Clemson at South Carolina
Kelly Bryant and the top-ranked Clemson Tigers look to continue their quest to be back-to-back national champions.
Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports

Championship Games

Matchup: 25 Fresno State (9-3) vs. Boise State (9-3)

Game: Mountain West Championship

Location: Boise, ID

Time: 6:45pm CT

TV: ESPN

Streaming: WatchESPN.com

Matchup: #7 Miami (10-1) vs. #1 Clemson (11-1)

Game: ACC Championship

Location: Charlotte, NC

Time: 7:00pm CT

TV: ABC

Streaming: WatchESPN.com

Matchup: #8 Ohio State (10-2) vs. #4 Wisconsin (12-0)

Game: Big Ten Championship

Location: Indianapolis, IN

Time: 7:00pm CT

TV: FOX

Streaming: FoxSportsGo.com

Other Football on TV

Matchup: Troy (9-2) at Arkansas State (7-3)

Time: 6:30pm CT

TV: ESPN2

Streaming: WatchESPN.com


Here’s a look at the full slate of games. All times here are CENTRAL.

Full Slate of Championship Week Matchups, Game Times & TV Schedule

Date Matchup Time (CT) TV Streaming
Date Matchup Time (CT) TV Streaming
Friday, December 1st #12 Stanford at #10 USC 7:00 PM ESPN WatchESPN.com
Saturday, December 2nd #20 Memphis at #14 UCF 11:00 AM ABC WatchESPN.com
Saturday, December 2nd Akron at Toledo 11:00 AM ESPN WatchESPN.com
Saturday, December 2nd North Texas at FAU 11:00 AM ESPN2 WatchESPN.com
Saturday, December 2nd UMASS at FIU 11:00 AM None None
Saturday, December 2nd Louisiana Monroe at Florida State 11:00 AM ACCN WatchESPN.com
Saturday, December 2nd #11 TCU at #3 Oklahoma 11:30 AM FOX FoxSportsGo.com
Saturday, December 2nd Georgia Southern at Cosatal Carolina 12:00 PM ESPN3 WatchESPN.com
Saturday, December 2nd Idaho at Georgia State 1:00 PM ESPN3 WatchESPN.com
Saturday, December 2nd Louisiana at Appalachian State 1:30 PM ESPN3 WatchESPN.com
Saturday, December 2nd #6 Georgia at #2 Auburn 3:00 PM CBS CBSSports.com
Saturday, December 2nd South Alabama at New Mexico State 3:30 PM ESPN3 WatchESPN.com
Saturday, December 2nd Troy at Arkansas State 6:00 PM ESPN2 WatchESPN.com
Saturday, December 2nd #25 Fresno State at Boise State 6:45 PM ESPN WatchESPN.com
Saturday, December 2nd #7 Miami at #1 Clemson 7:00 PM ABC WatchESPN.com
Saturday, December 2nd #8 Ohio State at #4 Wisconsin 7:00 PM FOX FoxSportsGo.com