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The CFP race

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

The bracket as of today

12 most likely teams, seeded by the sims · 1–4 get byes
8Texas Tech6070%
First round · at the 8 seed
9Texas A&M6064%
1Ohio State60>99%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 8/9
5Georgia5181%
First round · at the 5 seed
12Memphis6037%
4Alabama5180%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 5/12
6Ole Miss6080%
First round · at the 6 seed
11LSU5132%
3Indiana6088%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 6/11
7Oregon5178%
First round · at the 7 seed
10Notre Dame4269%
2Miami5083%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 7/10

Bubble watch

15–85% playoff odds, with the last week's movement
#2Miami50 · ACC +1pp83%
#9Georgia51 · SEC +16pp81%
#5Ole Miss60 · SEC −5pp80%
#6Alabama51 · SEC +4pp80%
#8Oregon51 · Big Ten −11pp78%
#7Texas Tech60 · Big 12 +19pp70%
#13Notre Dame42 · FBS Independents +4pp69%
#4Texas A&M60 · SEC +7pp64%
#22Memphis60 · American Athletic +4pp37%
#10LSU51 · SEC +11pp32%
#11Tennessee51 · SEC −2pp28%
#21Texas42 · SEC +4pp19%
#23Utah51 · Big 12 +12pp18%
#16Missouri51 · SEC +3pp18%
#19South Florida51 · American Athletic +14pp17%
#15BYU60 · Big 12 +3pp17%
Boise State42 · Mountain West +1pp17%
Penn State33 · Big Ten −7pp15%
#14Oklahoma51 · SEC −35pp15%

Games of the week

ranked by playoff probability in play across the country
· NBC
#20 USC at #13 Notre Dame
Final · USC 2434 Notre Dame
92 ppplayoff odds in play
· FOX
#23 Utah at #15 BYU
Final · Utah 2124 BYU
41 ppplayoff odds in play
· ABC
#10 LSU at #17 Vanderbilt
Final · LSU 2431 Vanderbilt
43 ppplayoff odds in play
· ABC
#11 Tennessee at #6 Alabama
Final · Tennessee 2037 Alabama
48 ppplayoff odds in play
· ABC
#5 Ole Miss at #9 Georgia
Final · Ole Miss 3543 Georgia
44 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
Louisville at #2 Miami
Final · Louisville 2421 Miami
48 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
#4 Texas A&M at Arkansas
Final · Texas A&M 4542 Arkansas
41 ppplayoff odds in play
· FOX
#7 Texas Tech at Arizona State
Final · Texas Tech 2226 Arizona State
42 ppplayoff odds in play
· SEC Network
#14 Oklahoma at South Carolina
Final · Oklahoma 267 South Carolina
29 ppplayoff odds in play
· SEC Network
#16 Missouri at Auburn
Final · Missouri 2317 Auburn
27 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 8, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 8). How the model works.