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The CFP race

the most likely field, the bubble, and the games that move it
Way too early
WEEK 2 · 2026
Week 2 is still ahead — here's the national picture entering week 2.

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
· ABC
Ohio State at Texas
Ohio State 54%
39 ppplayoff odds in play
TBD
SAT SEP 12
Oklahoma at Michigan
Michigan 56%
27 ppplayoff odds in play
TBD
SAT SEP 12
South Florida at Army
South Florida 55%
21 ppplayoff odds in play
TBD
SAT SEP 12
Iowa State at Iowa
Iowa 86%
25 ppplayoff odds in play
TBD
SAT SEP 12
21 ppplayoff odds in play
TBD
SAT SEP 12
UTSA at Texas State
Texas State 57%
10 ppplayoff odds in play
TBD
SAT SEP 12
Alabama at Kentucky
Alabama 71%
15 ppplayoff odds in play
TBD
SAT SEP 12
Tennessee at Georgia Tech
Tennessee 65%
12 ppplayoff odds in play
TBD
SAT SEP 12
Arizona at BYU
BYU 66%
13 ppplayoff odds in play
TBD
SAT SEP 12
Penn State at Temple
Penn State 94%
24 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 2, with preseason ratings projected from last season: way too early, enjoy responsibly. How the model works.