The CFP race
playoff chances, the bubble, and the games that move it
Looking ahead
WEEK 15 · 2026
Week 15 is still ahead — here's the national picture entering week 6.
CFP chances
12 teams with the highest individual playoff chances. This is not a projected field or bracket.
TeamMake CFP
#3Notre Dame5–097%
#4Miami5–095%
#2Georgia5–095%
#1Texas4–092%
#5Ohio State4–191%
#7Indiana5–089%
#6Alabama5–085%
#12Utah4–060%
#11Texas Tech5–049%
#13Oregon3–136%
#8BYU4–033%
James Madison5–032%Bubble watch
15–85% playoff odds, with the last week's movementGames of the week
ranked by playoff probability in play across the countryThe slate gets ranked when this becomes the current week — too much football happens between now and then.
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 6, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 6). How the model works.







