TheCollege Football Playoff National Championship Trophy is thetrophy awarded to the winner of theCollege Football Playoff (CFP), thepostseasontournament in Americancollege football that determines anational champion for theNCAADivision I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). It is currently held by theOhio State Buckeyes, who won the2025 College Football Playoff National Championship to cap the2024 season.The 26.5-inch-tall (67 cm), 35-pound (16 kg) trophy is oblong-shaped like afootball at the base, tapering up to a flattened full-size football at the top.^[1] It is made of24-karatgold,bronze andstainless steel, with the bulk of the trophy gold-colored and the football at the top agray metallic color. The football's four laces represent the four playoff teams.^[2]

The trophy is separate from its 12-inch-tall bronze base, so it can be hoisted. The base is finished inblackpatina and weighs 30pounds (13.61kg).^[3]Dr Peppersponsors the trophy. Dr. Pepper originally came toan agreement withESPN in2014 to pay $35 million per year for sponsorship rights through the2020 season;^[4] the two companies agreed to acontract extension in2018 (the financial details of which have not been disclosed), allowing Dr. Pepper to retain sponsorship rights through the 2026 College Football Playoffs. The trophy was unveiled on July 14, 2014.^[1]

The trophy was designed by design firmPentagram and crafted by the Polich Tallixfine art foundry ofRock Tavern,New York.

College Football Playoff officials commissioned the trophy for the new playoff system, preferring a new award that was unconnected with the previousBowl Championship Series (BCS) postseason system which wassometimes controversial. Winners of theBCS National Championship Game were awarded theAFCA "crystal football" trophy through the2013 season.^[5]

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