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The CFP race

the most likely field, the bubble, and the games that move it
In the books
WEEK 9 · 2025
10 teams on the bubble entering week 9.

The bracket as of today

12 most likely teams, seeded by the sims · 1–4 get byes
8Miami5168%
First round · at the 8 seed
9Georgia Tech7046%
1Ohio State70100%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 8/9
5Oregon61>99%
First round · at the 5 seed
12South Florida6134%
4Georgia61>99%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 5/12
6Texas A&M70>99%
First round · at the 6 seed
11Texas Tech6142%
3Alabama61>99%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 6/11
7Ole Miss6197%
First round · at the 7 seed
10Notre Dame5292%
2Indiana70100%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 7/10

Bubble watch

15–85% playoff odds, with the last week's movement
#9Miami51 · ACC −31pp68%
#7Georgia Tech70 · ACC +39pp46%
#14Texas Tech61 · Big 12 −33pp42%
#18South Florida61 · American Athletic +13pp34%
James Madison61 · Sun Belt +26pp34%
Boise State52 · Mountain West +14pp30%
SMU52 · ACC +13pp24%
#11BYU70 · Big 12 +7pp19%
#19Louisville51 · ACC +10pp17%
#10Vanderbilt61 · SEC +15pp16%

Games of the week

ranked by playoff probability in play across the country
· ESPN
#15 Missouri at #10 Vanderbilt
Final · Missouri 1017 Vanderbilt
36 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN2
#18 South Florida at Memphis
Final · South Florida 3134 Memphis
52 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
Syracuse at #7 Georgia Tech
Final · Syracuse 1641 Georgia Tech
60 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPNU
Oklahoma State at #14 Texas Tech
Final · Oklahoma State 042 Texas Tech
53 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
Stanford at #9 Miami
Final · Stanford 742 Miami
50 ppplayoff odds in play
· FOX
#11 BYU at Iowa State
Final · BYU 4127 Iowa State
30 ppplayoff odds in play
· ABC
#8 Ole Miss at #13 Oklahoma
Final · Ole Miss 3426 Oklahoma
15 ppplayoff odds in play
· ABC
#3 Texas A&M at #20 LSU
Final · Texas A&M 4925 LSU
Who cares:Texas ±2pp
2 ppplayoff odds in play
· The CW Network
SMU at Wake Forest
Final · SMU 1213 Wake Forest
36 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN2
Baylor at #21 Cincinnati
Final · Baylor 2041 Cincinnati
10 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 9, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 9).