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The CFP race

playoff chances, the bubble, and the games that move it
In the books
WEEK 9 · 2025
16 teams on the bubble entering week 9.

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
#3Texas A&M7–0 · SEC▲ +14pp78%
#8Ole Miss6–1 · SEC▼ −6pp74%
#12Notre Dame5–2 · FBS Independents▼ −9pp59%
#9Miami5–1 · ACC▼ −27pp57%
#14Texas Tech6–1 · Big 12▼ −26pp44%
#7Georgia Tech7–0 · ACC▲ +31pp43%
#10Vanderbilt6–1 · SEC▲ +21pp32%
Boise State5–2 · Mountain West▲ +12pp29%
#18South Florida6–1 · American Athletic▲ +10pp27%
James Madison6–1 · Sun Belt▲ +14pp25%
#11BYU7–0 · Big 12▲ +7pp24%
SMU5–2 · ACC▲ +11pp22%
#19Louisville5–1 · ACC▲ +10pp18%
#13Oklahoma6–1 · SEC▲ +3pp18%
#17Tennessee5–2 · SEC▼ −13pp16%
#15Missouri6–1 · SEC▼ −3pp15%

Games of the week

ranked by playoff probability in play across the country
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… · ABC
Final · #8 Ole Miss 34–26 #13 Oklahoma
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… · ESPN
Final · #15 Missouri 10–17 #10 Vanderbilt
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… · ABC
Final · #3 Texas A&M 49–25 #20 LSU
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… · ESPN2
Final · #18 South Florida 31–34 Memphis
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… · FOX
Final · #11 BYU 41–27 Iowa State
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Final · Syracuse 16–41 #7 Georgia Tech
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Final · Oklahoma State 0–42 #14 Texas Tech
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Final · #4 Alabama 29–22 South Carolina
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Final · Stanford 7–42 #9 Miami
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Final · #17 Tennessee 56–34 Kentucky
Conference races:ACCAmerican AthleticBig 12Big TenConference USAMid-AmericanMountain WestSECSun Belt

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 9, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 9). How the model works.