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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
14 teams on the bubble entering week 1.

The bracket as of today

12 most likely teams, seeded by the sims · 1–4 get byes
8Clemson0056%
First round · at the 8 seed
9Miami0033%
1Penn State00100%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 8/9
5Texas00>99%
First round · at the 5 seed
12LSU0025%
4Ohio State00>99%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 5/12
6Oregon0091%
First round · at the 6 seed
11USC0023%
3Georgia00>99%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 6/11
7Ole Miss0087%
First round · at the 7 seed
10Alabama0047%
2Notre Dame00100%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 7/10

Bubble watch

15–85% playoff odds, with the last week's movement
#4Clemson00 · ACC56%
#8Alabama00 · SEC47%
#10Miami00 · ACC33%
#9LSU00 · SEC25%
USC00 · Big Ten23%
#20Indiana00 · Big Ten20%
#16SMU00 · ACC20%
Tulane00 · American Athletic20%
#11Arizona State00 · Big 1219%
#14Michigan00 · Big Ten19%
TCU00 · Big 1218%
UNLV00 · Mountain West18%
Jacksonville State00 · Conference USA17%
Louisville00 · ACC16%

Games of the week

ranked by playoff probability in play across the country
· ABC
#9 LSU at #4 Clemson
Final · LSU 1710 Clemson
53 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
#22 Iowa State at #17 Kansas State
Final · Iowa State 2421 Kansas State
23 ppplayoff odds in play
· ABC
#6 Notre Dame at #10 Miami
Final · Notre Dame 2427 Miami
33 ppplayoff odds in play
· ABC
#8 Alabama at Florida State
Final · Alabama 1731 Florida State
46 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN+
Jacksonville State at UCF
Final · Jacksonville State 1017 UCF
28 ppplayoff odds in play
· FS1
Old Dominion at #20 Indiana
Final · Old Dominion 1427 Indiana
32 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
Virginia Tech at #13 South Carolina
Final · Virginia Tech 1124 South Carolina
20 ppplayoff odds in play
· FOX
#1 Texas at #3 Ohio State
Final · Texas 714 Ohio State
1 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
#25 Boise State at South Florida
Final · Boise State 734 South Florida
12 ppplayoff odds in play
· SEC Network
Georgia State at #21 Ole Miss
Final · Georgia State 763 Ole Miss
29 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).