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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
16 teams on the bubble entering week 9.

The bracket as of today

12 most likely teams, seeded by the sims · 1–4 get byes
8Miami5157%
First round · at the 8 seed
9Georgia Tech7043%
1Ohio State70>99%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 8/9
5Oregon6187%
First round · at the 5 seed
12Texas Tech6144%
4Georgia6189%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 5/12
6Texas A&M7078%
First round · at the 6 seed
11Notre Dame5259%
3Alabama6188%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 6/11
7Ole Miss6174%
First round · at the 7 seed
10Vanderbilt6132%
2Indiana7096%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 7/10

Bubble watch

15–85% playoff odds, with the last week's movement
#3Texas A&M70 · SEC +14pp78%
#8Ole Miss61 · SEC −6pp74%
#12Notre Dame52 · FBS Independents −9pp59%
#9Miami51 · ACC −27pp57%
#14Texas Tech61 · Big 12 −26pp44%
#7Georgia Tech70 · ACC +31pp43%
#10Vanderbilt61 · SEC +21pp32%
Boise State52 · Mountain West +12pp29%
#18South Florida61 · American Athletic +10pp27%
James Madison61 · Sun Belt +14pp25%
#11BYU70 · Big 12 +7pp24%
SMU52 · ACC +11pp22%
#19Louisville51 · ACC +10pp18%
#13Oklahoma61 · SEC +3pp18%
#17Tennessee52 · SEC −13pp16%
#15Missouri61 · SEC −3pp15%

Games of the week

ranked by playoff probability in play across the country
· ABC
#8 Ole Miss at #13 Oklahoma
Final · Ole Miss 3426 Oklahoma
60 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
#15 Missouri at #10 Vanderbilt
Final · Missouri 1017 Vanderbilt
50 ppplayoff odds in play
· ABC
#3 Texas A&M at #20 LSU
Final · Texas A&M 4925 LSU
44 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN2
#18 South Florida at Memphis
Final · South Florida 3134 Memphis
40 ppplayoff odds in play
· FOX
#11 BYU at Iowa State
Final · BYU 4127 Iowa State
28 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
Syracuse at #7 Georgia Tech
Final · Syracuse 1641 Georgia Tech
40 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPNU
Oklahoma State at #14 Texas Tech
Final · Oklahoma State 042 Texas Tech
43 ppplayoff odds in play
· ABC
#4 Alabama at South Carolina
Final · Alabama 2922 South Carolina
30 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
Stanford at #9 Miami
Final · Stanford 742 Miami
34 ppplayoff odds in play
· SEC Network
#17 Tennessee at Kentucky
Final · Tennessee 5634 Kentucky
20 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). How the model works.