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The CFP race

the most likely field, the bubble, and the games that move it
Way too early
WEEK 1 · 2026
20 teams on the bubble entering week 1.

The bracket as of today

12 most likely teams, seeded by the sims · 1–4 get byes
8Texas0042%
First round · at the 8 seed
9Utah0043%
1Indiana0098%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 8/9
5Ole Miss0061%
First round · at the 5 seed
12Miami0055%
4Georgia0073%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 5/12
6Oregon0070%
First round · at the 6 seed
11Iowa0041%
3Ohio State0080%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 6/11
7Texas Tech0067%
First round · at the 7 seed
10Penn State0046%
2Notre Dame0099%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 7/10

Bubble watch

15–85% playoff odds, with the last week's movement
Ohio State00 · Big Ten80%
Georgia00 · SEC73%
Oregon00 · Big Ten70%
Texas Tech00 · Big 1267%
Ole Miss00 · SEC61%
Miami00 · ACC55%
Penn State00 · Big Ten46%
Utah00 · Big 1243%
Texas00 · SEC42%
Iowa00 · Big Ten41%
James Madison00 · Sun Belt36%
Vanderbilt00 · SEC35%
Texas A&M00 · SEC32%
Alabama00 · SEC29%
USC00 · Big Ten24%
SMU00 · ACC23%
Washington00 · Big Ten23%
Oklahoma00 · SEC20%
Tennessee00 · SEC17%
South Florida00 · American Athletic16%

Games of the week

ranked by playoff probability in play across the country
· ESPN
Miami at Stanford
Miami 88%
39 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
SMU at Florida State
SMU 64%
23 ppplayoff odds in play
· ABC
Louisville at Ole Miss
Ole Miss 79%
27 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
NC State at Virginia
Virginia 53%
8 ppplayoff odds in play
· ABC
East Carolina at Alabama
Alabama 89%
22 ppplayoff odds in play
· ABC
Clemson at LSU
LSU 63%
10 ppplayoff odds in play
TBD
SAT SEP 5
UNLV at Hawai'i
UNLV 53%
5 ppplayoff odds in play
TBD
SAT SEP 5
Boise State at Oregon
Oregon 94%
22 ppplayoff odds in play
TBD
FRI SEP 4
Fresno State at USC
USC 89%
19 ppplayoff odds in play
TBD
SAT SEP 5
Texas State at Texas
Texas 90%
18 ppplayoff odds in play
Conference races:ACCAmerican AthleticBig 12Big SkyBig South-OVCBig TenCAAConference USAMid-AmericanMountain WestMVFCPac-12SECSouthernSouthlandSun BeltSWACUAC

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 1, with preseason ratings projected from last season: way too early, enjoy responsibly. How the model works.