cfbd_playoffs_cfp: *Get College Football Playoff bracket information*

In cfbfastR: Access College Football Play by Play Data

Get College Football Playoff bracket information

Description

Get College Football Playoff bracket information Returns the College Football Playoff bracket for a season.

Usage

cfbd_playoffs_cfp(year, proxy = NULL)

Arguments

year	(Integer required): Season, 4 digits (YYYY). Minimum value accepted: 2014
proxy	(List optional): Per-call proxy override passed to get_req(). NULL (default) falls back to getOption("cfbfastR.proxy") and then the ⁠http(s)_proxy⁠ environment variables, so a caller can override the shared setting for one endpoint.

Value

cfbd_playoffs_cfp() - A tibble with 46 columns:

col_name	types	description
round_code	character	Playoff round code (first_round, quarterfinal, semifinal, championship).
round_name	character	Human-readable playoff round name.
round_order	integer	Ordinal position of the round in the bracket.
id	integer	Record identifier.
bracket_slot	character	Bracket position code for the matchup (e.g. FR1, QF2).
round	character	Playoff round code.
round_name_2	character	Round name 2.
round_order_2	integer	Round order 2.
matchup_order	integer	Ordinal position of the matchup within its round.
start_date	character	Scheduled start date and time (ISO 8601).
bowl_name	character	Bowl or site name hosting the matchup.
game_id	integer	Referencing game id.
game_start_date	character	Game scheduled start date and time (ISO 8601).
game_completed	logical	Game completion flag.
game_home_points	integer	Game home points.
game_away_points	integer	Game away points.
game_venue_id	integer	Game referencing venue id.
game_venue	character	Game venue name.
game_home_team_id	integer	Home team identifier.
game_home_team_school	character	Home team school name.
game_home_team_conference	character	Home team conference.
game_away_team_id	integer	Away team identifier.
game_away_team_school	character	Away team school name.
game_away_team_conference	character	Away team conference.
advances_to_matchup_id	integer	Next-matchup matchup id.
advances_to_bracket_slot	character	Next-matchup bracket position code for the matchup (e.g. FR1, QF2).
advances_to_position	integer	Next-matchup bracket position.
slot1_position	integer	First bracket slot bracket position.
slot1_seed	integer	First bracket slot seed.
slot1_team_id	integer	First bracket slot referencing team id.
slot1_school	character	First bracket slot school name.
slot1_conference	character	First bracket slot conference.
slot2_position	integer	Second bracket slot bracket position.
slot2_seed	integer	Second bracket slot seed.
slot2_team_id	integer	Second bracket slot referencing team id.
slot2_school	character	Second bracket slot school name.
slot2_conference	character	Second bracket slot conference.
season	integer	Four-digit season year.
competition	character	Competition identifier (e.g. cfp).
format	character	Bracket format descriptor.
team_count	integer	Number of teams in the field.
status	character	Status of the competition.
champion_id	integer	Referencing team id of the champion.
champion_school	character	School name of the champion.
champion_conference	character	Conference of the champion.
advances_to	logical	Advances to.

See Also

Other CFBD Playoff Functions: cfbd_playoffs_cfp_games(), cfbd_playoffs_cfp_participants()

Examples

  try(cfbd_playoffs_cfp(year = 2024))

cfbfastR documentation built on Aug. 24, 2026, 5:13 p.m.