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The CFP race

the most likely field, the bubble, and the games that move it
In the books
WEEK 3 · 2025
15 teams on the bubble entering week 3.

The bracket as of today

12 most likely teams, seeded by the sims · 1–4 get byes
8LSU2057%
First round · at the 8 seed
9Ole Miss2041%
1Penn State2098%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 8/9
5Oregon2089%
First round · at the 5 seed
12Tennessee2021%
4Georgia2091%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 5/12
6Miami2054%
First round · at the 6 seed
11USC2024%
3Notre Dame0197%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 6/11
7Texas1168%
First round · at the 7 seed
10Alabama1138%
2Ohio State2097%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 7/10

Bubble watch

15–85% playoff odds, with the last week's movement
#7Texas11 · SEC +8pp68%
#3LSU20 · SEC −2pp57%
#5Miami20 · ACC +4pp54%
#17Ole Miss20 · SEC −12pp41%
#19Alabama11 · SEC +21pp38%
USC20 · Big Ten −1pp24%
#15Tennessee20 · SEC −1pp21%
#22Indiana20 · Big Ten +2pp21%
#12Clemson11 · ACC −9pp20%
Louisville20 · ACC +2pp20%
#11South Carolina20 · SEC −5pp19%
Jacksonville State11 · Conference USA18%
TCU10 · Big 12 −1pp18%
#9Illinois20 · Big Ten +11pp17%
SMU11 · ACC −7pp16%

Games of the week

ranked by playoff probability in play across the country
· ABC
#6 Georgia at #15 Tennessee
Final · Georgia 4441 Tennessee
27 ppplayoff odds in play
· The CW Network
#18 South Florida at #5 Miami
Final · South Florida 1249 Miami
22 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
Arkansas at #17 Ole Miss
Final · Arkansas 3541 Ole Miss
37 ppplayoff odds in play
· NBC
#16 Texas A&M at #8 Notre Dame
Final · Texas A&M 4140 Notre Dame
19 ppplayoff odds in play
· ABC
Florida at #3 LSU
Final · Florida 1020 LSU
26 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
#12 Clemson at Georgia Tech
Final · Clemson 2124 Georgia Tech
21 ppplayoff odds in play
· ABC
Wisconsin at #19 Alabama
Final · Wisconsin 1438 Alabama
24 ppplayoff odds in play
· Peacock
Ohio at #1 Ohio State
Final · Ohio 937 Ohio State
24 ppplayoff odds in play
· SEC Network
Vanderbilt at #11 South Carolina
Final · Vanderbilt 317 South Carolina
11 ppplayoff odds in play
· TNT
Texas State at Arizona State
Final · Texas State 1534 Arizona State
16 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 3, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 3). How the model works.