The CFP race
playoff chances, the bubble, and the games that move it
In the books
WEEK 1 · 2025
19 teams on the bubble entering week 1.
CFP chances
12 teams with the highest individual playoff chances. This is not a projected field or bracket.
TeamMake CFP
#6Notre Dame0–098%
#2Penn State0–098%
#5Georgia0–095%
#3Ohio State0–093%
#1Texas0–088%
#7Oregon0–060%
#21Ole Miss0–055%
#4Clemson0–039%
#10Miami0–034%
#8Alabama0–034%
USC0–027%
#14Michigan0–024%Bubble watch
15–85% playoff odds, with the last week's movementGames of the week
ranked by playoff probability in play across the country…
… · ESPN
Final · #22 Iowa State 24–21 #17 Kansas State
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… · FOX
Final · #1 Texas 7–14 #3 Ohio State
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… · ABC
Final · #6 Notre Dame 24–27 #10 Miami
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… · ABC
Final · #8 Alabama 17–31 Florida State
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… · SEC Network
Final · Georgia State 7–63 #21 Ole Miss
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… · ESPN
Final · #25 Boise State 7–34 South Florida
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… · ESPN
Final · Virginia Tech 11–24 #13 South Carolina
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… · ESPN+
Final · Jacksonville State 10–17 UCF
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… · FS1
Final · Old Dominion 14–27 #20 Indiana
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 1, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 1). How the model works.



















