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College Football Playoff 2023 Prize: How much does the winner of the national championship get?

The best thing that can happen to an FBS team is to win a College Football Playoff title, that is the dream of all head coaches and programs. Check here how much they get paid.

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The College Football Playoff is the biggest College Football Division I tournament to kick off the new year, but aside from winning a big title players are content to make it all the way to the National Championship game.

Since 2014 only six teams have been able to reach the National Championship Game, Alabama and Clemson are the two teams with the most appearances in said game.

The SEC is the most dominant conference within the CFP, 15 games won and only 5 losses for a .750 with 5 championships.

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How much do they pay the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship winner?

Nothing, the winning team of the 2023 CFP does not get any money. The CFP organization pays $6m to the conferences for each team selected to play in the CFP semifinals.

The two teams that will play in the National Championship will notpay for food, transportation and hotel expenses, that is covered by the CFP.

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Head coaches do get paid for winning semifinals and the national championship game, payouts for champion head coaches have been reported from $100,000 up to $1,000,000.

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