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The CFP race

the most likely field, the bubble, and the games that move it
In the books
WEEK 5 · 2025
18 teams on the bubble entering week 5.

The bracket as of today

12 most likely teams, seeded by the sims · 1–4 get byes
8Indiana4055%
First round · at the 8 seed
9LSU4045%
1Penn State3096%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 8/9
5Oregon4084%
First round · at the 5 seed
12Notre Dame1261%
4Georgia3089%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 5/12
6Texas3160%
First round · at the 6 seed
11Oklahoma4037%
3Miami4085%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 6/11
7Ole Miss4052%
First round · at the 7 seed
10Alabama2134%
2Ohio State3096%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 7/10

Bubble watch

15–85% playoff odds, with the last week's movement
#6Oregon40 · Big Ten +3pp84%
#22Notre Dame12 · FBS Independents −12pp61%
#10Texas31 · SEC +2pp60%
#11Indiana40 · Big Ten +31pp55%
#13Ole Miss40 · SEC +5pp52%
#4LSU40 · SEC −9pp45%
#7Oklahoma40 · SEC +15pp37%
#17Alabama21 · SEC −10pp34%
#9Texas A&M30 · SEC +7pp33%
#12Texas Tech40 · Big 12 +17pp32%
Memphis40 · American Athletic +1pp20%
Arizona State31 · Big 12 −1pp19%
#8Florida State30 · ACC +14pp19%
#15Tennessee31 · SEC −1pp19%
Louisville30 · ACC +1pp18%
#19Michigan31 · Big Ten −4pp17%
#24TCU30 · Big 12 −2pp17%
#21USC40 · Big Ten −3pp16%

Games of the week

ranked by playoff probability in play across the country
· ABC
#4 LSU at #13 Ole Miss
Final · LSU 1924 Ole Miss
54 ppplayoff odds in play
· ABC
#17 Alabama at #5 Georgia
Final · Alabama 2421 Georgia
44 ppplayoff odds in play
· ABC
#22 Notre Dame at Arkansas
Final · Notre Dame 5613 Arkansas
70 ppplayoff odds in play
· Peacock
#11 Indiana at Iowa
Final · Indiana 2015 Iowa
46 ppplayoff odds in play
· FOX
#24 TCU at Arizona State
Final · TCU 2427 Arizona State
36 ppplayoff odds in play
· NBC
#6 Oregon at #3 Penn State
Final · Oregon 3024 Penn State
22 ppplayoff odds in play
· FOX
#21 USC at #23 Illinois
Final · USC 3234 Illinois
20 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
Auburn at #9 Texas A&M
Final · Auburn 1016 Texas A&M
29 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
#25 BYU at Colorado
Final · BYU 2421 Colorado
15 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
#8 Florida State at Virginia
Final · Florida State 3846 Virginia
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 5, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 5). How the model works.