College Football Playoff Championship in Las Vegas: January 25, 2027

By the ThingsVegas Editorial Team | Published October 24, 2026. This page is a living guide: it will be fully updated when the finalists are set on January 15, 2027.

On Monday, January 25, 2027, the College Football Playoff National Championship will be played at Allegiant Stadium, the first time the title game has come to Las Vegas. It is the biggest college football date in the city's history, landing in a month when Las Vegas is usually at its calmest. This page collects what is confirmed today, what is still to come, and how to plan the weekend before the matchup rush begins. Part of our Las Vegas sports guide.

What is confirmed

• Date and venue: Monday, January 25, 2027, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas.
• The occasion: the first College Football Playoff National Championship game hosted in Las Vegas, at the home of the Raiders and UNLV football.
• The stadium plan: the same game day machinery as a Raiders Sunday. Our Allegiant Stadium game day guide covers parking, the clear bag policy, and the Hacienda Bridge walk from Mandalay Bay, and all of it applies here.

What is not known yet: the teams

The two finalists come out of the playoff semifinals on January 14 and 15, 2027, which means the matchup is set only about ten days before kickoff. That is normal for this event, and it shapes the smart planning strategy: anything that does not depend on the teams (hotels, flights, your stadium plan) can and should be booked early, while team-specific decisions (which side of the stadium, fan events, alumni gatherings) happen in the January 15 to 25 window. We will rewrite this page within hours of the semifinals ending.

The hotel angle: the friendliest title game math in years

Championship games in smaller host cities turn into hotel scrambles. Las Vegas breaks that pattern. The city carries roughly 150,000 hotel rooms, and late January is normally off-peak, when rates sit at their friendliest of the year. The result: rooms exist, at reasonable prices, even for the biggest game on the college calendar. The one caveat is location. The south Strip near Allegiant will sell first once the finalists are known, and fans of the two schools will arrive in the same ten-day window.

• Mandalay Bay: the closest major resort, and the start of the bridge walk to the stadium. Check Mandalay Bay rates on Expedia
• Luxor: the value anchor of the south Strip, a short walk from the bridge route. Check Luxor rates on Expedia
• Excalibur: the budget choice that keeps you inside walking distance of the stadium. Check Excalibur rates on Expedia
• Park MGM: the polished mid-Strip base if your group wants the full Strip weekend around the game. Check Park MGM rates on Expedia

Tickets

Championship tickets reach the public through the College Football Playoff's official channels and the schools' own allocations, and the secondary market does heavy volume once the matchup is set. Expect the sharpest price movement in the 48 hours after the semifinals, when both fan bases buy at once. If you are going regardless of who plays, the calmer moment to look is before the semifinals, when the matchup risk still holds prices down. Whichever route you take, buy through official or major resale channels and load the ticket to your phone wallet early: Allegiant is mobile-only at the gate.

Building the weekend around the game

A Monday night title game makes for an unusual and excellent trip shape: arrive Saturday, and you get a full Las Vegas weekend before the main event. The city will layer the usual championship week programming around the game, with fan events in the days before kickoff, and January brings its own calendar, including the tail of the convention season and mid-season Golden Knights hockey at T-Mobile Arena. If your team loses the semifinal, you still hold a January weekend in Las Vegas, which is not a bad consolation. Fans coming for the earlier rounds can warm up with the Las Vegas Bowl at the same stadium on December 31.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the College Football Playoff National Championship in Las Vegas?

Monday, January 25, 2027, at Allegiant Stadium. It is the first College Football Playoff National Championship game ever played in Las Vegas.

When will the CFP championship teams be known?

The two finalists are decided by the playoff semifinals on January 14 and 15, 2027, so the matchup is known about ten days before the game. This page updates with the teams as soon as the semifinals end.

Are hotels hard to get for the CFP championship in Las Vegas?

Easier than for any recent title game. Las Vegas has roughly 150,000 hotel rooms and late January is normally off-peak, so rooms exist at reasonable rates even for a championship weekend. The south Strip near Allegiant Stadium will still sell first once the teams are known.

How do I get to Allegiant Stadium for the championship game?

The same way Raiders fans do: walk the Hacienda Bridge from Mandalay Bay in about 15 to 25 minutes, or use the Deuce bus and south Strip shuttles. Parking runs to only about 12,000 spaces for 65,000 seats and sells in advance. Our Allegiant Stadium game day guide has the full breakdown.

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