| 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4th College Football Playoff National Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 8, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offensive: #13 QB Tua Tagovailoa, Fr. Alabama Defensive: #94 DT Daron Payne, Jr. Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Alabama by 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Zac Brown Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Dan Capron (Big Ten)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Georgia Redcoat Marching Band Million Dollar Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 77,430 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN and ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Fowler (play-by-play) Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) Maria Taylor and Tom Rinaldi (sideline) (ESPN) Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe and Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 16.7 (28.44 million viewers)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Deportes ESPN Deportes Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Lalo Varela and Pablo Viruega (ESPN Deportes) Kenneth Garay and Sebastian Martinez (ESPN Deportes Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship was a college football bowl game played on January 8, 2018, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, and was televised nationally by ESPN. The fourth College Football Playoff National Championship, the game determined a national champion in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the 2017 season. It was the final game of the 2017-18 College Football Playoff (CFP) and, aside from the all star games following this, was the cumulating game of the 2017-18 bowl season. Sponsored by telecommunications company AT&T, the game was officially known as the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T.
The Alabama Crimson Tide came back from a 13–0 deficit at halftime to defeat the Georgia Bulldogs 26–23. This was the first CFP National Championship game to be decided in overtime, and the first overtime National Championship game since the 2003 Fiesta Bowl. True freshman quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and defensive tackle Daron Payne were respectively named the offensive and defensive players of the game.
The College Football Playoff selection committee chose the semifinalists following the conclusion of the 2017 regular season. Alabama and Georgia advanced to the national championship after winning the semifinal games hosted by the Sugar Bowl and Rose Bowl Game respectively on January 1, 2018.
- ^ Kirshner, Alex (January 8, 2018). "A Big Ten officiating crew is working the all-SEC National Championship". SBNation.com. SB Nation. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ Volner, Derek (January 9, 2018). "Epic College Football Playoff National Championship Delivers Massive 16.7 Overnight, Up 9% Year-Over-Year". www.espnmediazone.com. ESPN MediaZone. Retrieved December 4, 2018.