The CFP race
playoff chances, the bubble, and the games that move it
In the books
WEEK 5 · 2025
18 teams on the bubble entering week 5.
CFP chances
12 teams with the highest individual playoff chances. This is not a projected field or bracket.
TeamMake CFP
#3Penn State3–096%
#1Ohio State3–096%
#5Georgia3–089%
#2Miami4–085%
#6Oregon4–084%
#22Notre Dame1–261%
#10Texas3–160%
#11Indiana4–055%
#13Ole Miss4–052%
#4LSU4–045%
#7Oklahoma4–037%
#17Alabama2–134%Bubble watch
15–85% playoff odds, with the last week's movementGames of the week
ranked by playoff probability in play across the country…
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Final · #4 LSU 19–24 #13 Ole Miss
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Final · #17 Alabama 24–21 #5 Georgia
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Final · #22 Notre Dame 56–13 Arkansas
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Final · #11 Indiana 20–15 Iowa
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… · FOX
Final · #24 TCU 24–27 Arizona State
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Final · #6 Oregon 30–24 #3 Penn State
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Final · #21 USC 32–34 #23 Illinois
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… · ESPN
Final · Auburn 10–16 #9 Texas A&M
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Final · #8 Florida State 38–46 Virginia
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 5, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 5). How the model works.
















