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The CFP race

playoff chances, the bubble, and the games that move it
In the books
WEEK 8 · 2025
19 teams on the bubble entering week 8.

CFP chances

12 teams with the highest individual playoff chances. This is not a projected field or bracket.

Bubble watch

15–85% playoff odds, with the last week's movement
#2Miami5–0 · ACC▲ +1pp83%
#9Georgia5–1 · SEC▲ +16pp81%
#5Ole Miss6–0 · SEC▼ −5pp80%
#6Alabama5–1 · SEC▲ +4pp80%
#8Oregon5–1 · Big Ten▼ −11pp78%
#7Texas Tech6–0 · Big 12▲ +19pp70%
#13Notre Dame4–2 · FBS Independents▲ +4pp69%
#4Texas A&M6–0 · SEC▲ +7pp64%
#22Memphis6–0 · American Athletic▲ +4pp37%
#10LSU5–1 · SEC▲ +11pp32%
#11Tennessee5–1 · SEC▼ −2pp28%
#21Texas4–2 · SEC▲ +4pp19%
#23Utah5–1 · Big 12▲ +12pp18%
#16Missouri5–1 · SEC▲ +3pp18%
#19South Florida5–1 · American Athletic▲ +14pp17%
#15BYU6–0 · Big 12▲ +3pp17%
Boise State4–2 · Mountain West▲ +1pp17%
Penn State3–3 · Big Ten▼ −7pp15%
#14Oklahoma5–1 · SEC▼ −35pp15%

Games of the week

ranked by playoff probability in play across the country
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… · NBC
Final · #20 USC 24–34 #13 Notre Dame
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… · FOX
Final · #23 Utah 21–24 #15 BYU
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… · ABC
Final · #10 LSU 24–31 #17 Vanderbilt
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… · ABC
Final · #11 Tennessee 20–37 #6 Alabama
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… · ABC
Final · #5 Ole Miss 35–43 #9 Georgia
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… · ESPN
Final · Louisville 24–21 #2 Miami
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… · ESPN
Final · #4 Texas A&M 45–42 Arkansas
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… · FOX
Final · #7 Texas Tech 22–26 Arizona State
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… · SEC Network
Final · #14 Oklahoma 26–7 South Carolina
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… · SEC Network
Final · #16 Missouri 23–17 Auburn
Conference races:ACCAmerican AthleticBig 12Big TenConference USAMid-AmericanMountain WestSECSun Belt

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 8, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 8). How the model works.