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The CFP race

the most likely field, the bubble, and the games that move it
In the books
WEEK 1 · 2025
19 teams on the bubble entering week 1.

The bracket as of today

12 most likely teams, seeded by the sims · 1–4 get byes
8Clemson0039%
First round · at the 8 seed
9Miami0034%
1Penn State0098%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 8/9
5Texas0088%
First round · at the 5 seed
12Michigan0024%
4Ohio State0093%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 5/12
6Oregon0060%
First round · at the 6 seed
11USC0027%
3Georgia0095%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 6/11
7Ole Miss0055%
First round · at the 7 seed
10Alabama0034%
2Notre Dame0098%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 7/10

Bubble watch

15–85% playoff odds, with the last week's movement
#7Oregon00 · Big Ten60%
#21Ole Miss00 · SEC55%
#4Clemson00 · ACC39%
#10Miami00 · ACC34%
#8Alabama00 · SEC34%
USC00 · Big Ten27%
#14Michigan00 · Big Ten24%
#9LSU00 · SEC24%
#11Arizona State00 · Big 1224%
#16SMU00 · ACC23%
#20Indiana00 · Big Ten23%
#24Tennessee00 · SEC22%
TCU00 · Big 1219%
#13South Carolina00 · SEC19%
Jacksonville State00 · Conference USA18%
Louisville00 · ACC17%
Tulane00 · American Athletic17%
UNLV00 · Mountain West16%
#17Kansas State00 · Big 1215%

Games of the week

ranked by playoff probability in play across the country
· ABC
#9 LSU at #4 Clemson
Final · LSU 1710 Clemson
30 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
#22 Iowa State at #17 Kansas State
Final · Iowa State 2421 Kansas State
20 ppplayoff odds in play
· FOX
#1 Texas at #3 Ohio State
Final · Texas 714 Ohio State
17 ppplayoff odds in play
· ABC
#6 Notre Dame at #10 Miami
Final · Notre Dame 2427 Miami
19 ppplayoff odds in play
· ABC
#8 Alabama at Florida State
Final · Alabama 1731 Florida State
22 ppplayoff odds in play
· SEC Network
Georgia State at #21 Ole Miss
Final · Georgia State 763 Ole Miss
30 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
#25 Boise State at South Florida
Final · Boise State 734 South Florida
10 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
Virginia Tech at #13 South Carolina
Final · Virginia Tech 1124 South Carolina
15 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN+
Jacksonville State at UCF
Final · Jacksonville State 1017 UCF
16 ppplayoff odds in play
· FS1
Old Dominion at #20 Indiana
Final · Old Dominion 1427 Indiana
18 ppplayoff odds in play
Conference races:ACCAmerican AthleticAmerican RiversBig 12Big SkyBig South-OVCBig TenCAACCIWCIAAConference USAEmpire 8GLIACGreat AmericanGreat LakesGreat Midwest AthleticIvyLone StarMichiganMid AmericaMid AtlanticMid-AmericanMidwestMinnesotaMountain EastMountain WestMSCACMVFCNACCNECNESCACNew JerseyNEWMACNorth CoastNortheast 10Northern SunNorthwestOhioOld DominionPatriotPennsylvania State AthleticPioneerPresidents'Rocky MountainSECSIACSouth AtlanticSouthernSouthern AthleticSouthlandSun BeltSWACUACUSA SouthWisconsin

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 1, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 1). How the model works.