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The CFP race

playoff chances, the bubble, and the games that move it
Looking ahead
WEEK 7 · 2026
Week 7 is still ahead — here's the national picture entering week 7.

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
#6Alabama5–0 · SEC85%
#12Utah4–0 · Big 1259%
#11Texas Tech5–0 · Big 1249%
#8BYU4–0 · Big 12▲ +2pp36%
#13Oregon3–1 · Big Ten36%
#9Ole Miss3–1 · SEC▲ +1pp31%
James Madison5–0 · Sun Belt▼ −2pp30%
#10LSU4–1 · SEC▲ +1pp22%
#15Tennessee4–1 · SEC20%
#23Boise State4–1 · Pac-12▲ +1pp19%
Liberty4–1 · Conference USA17%
#14Missouri4–1 · SEC17%
#20Iowa4–1 · Big Ten▼ −1pp17%
New Mexico4–1 · Mountain West15%

Games of the week

ranked by playoff probability in play across the country
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Ole Miss 63%
Rooting for
Missouri
MissouriCurrent playoff chance: 17%If Missouri wins: 28.2%If Ole Miss wins: 10.3%IndianaCurrent playoff chance: 87.9%If Missouri wins: 88.4%If Ole Miss wins: 87.5%IowaCurrent playoff chance: 16.8%If Missouri wins: 17.3%If Ole Miss wins: 16.6%
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Ole Miss
Ole MissCurrent playoff chance: 30.8%If Ole Miss wins: 38.8%If Missouri wins: 17.4%AlabamaCurrent playoff chance: 84.5%If Ole Miss wins: 84.8%If Missouri wins: 84.1%PittsburghCurrent playoff chance: 6.3%If Ole Miss wins: 6.5%If Missouri wins: 5.9%
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Alabama
AlabamaCurrent playoff chance: 84.5%If Alabama wins: 90.3%If Tennessee wins: 73.1%New MexicoCurrent playoff chance: 15.5%If Alabama wins: 15.7%If Tennessee wins: 15%BYUCurrent playoff chance: 35.8%If Alabama wins: 36%If Tennessee wins: 35.5%
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Tennessee
TennesseeCurrent playoff chance: 19.6%If Tennessee wins: 31.1%If Alabama wins: 13.8%Ole MissCurrent playoff chance: 30.8%If Tennessee wins: 31.2%If Alabama wins: 30.6%James MadisonCurrent playoff chance: 29.7%If Tennessee wins: 30%If Alabama wins: 29.6%
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Notre Dame 82%
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Notre Dame
Notre DameCurrent playoff chance: 97.1%If Notre Dame wins: 98.5%If BYU wins: 90.8%TennesseeCurrent playoff chance: 19.6%If Notre Dame wins: 19.8%If BYU wins: 18.4%MiamiCurrent playoff chance: 95.7%If Notre Dame wins: 96%If BYU wins: 94.5%
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BYU
BYUCurrent playoff chance: 35.8%If BYU wins: 54.8%If Notre Dame wins: 31.6%James MadisonCurrent playoff chance: 29.7%If BYU wins: 30%If Notre Dame wins: 29.7%SMUCurrent playoff chance: 8.4%If BYU wins: 8.6%If Notre Dame wins: 8.3%
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Ohio State
Ohio StateCurrent playoff chance: 90.4%If Ohio State wins: 96.3%If Indiana wins: 87.6%OregonCurrent playoff chance: 35.8%If Ohio State wins: 36.7%If Indiana wins: 35.3%USCCurrent playoff chance: 10.4%If Ohio State wins: 10.9%If Indiana wins: 10.1%
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Indiana
IndianaCurrent playoff chance: 87.9%If Indiana wins: 93.3%If Ohio State wins: 76.6%Ole MissCurrent playoff chance: 30.8%If Indiana wins: 31%If Ohio State wins: 30.5%North TexasCurrent playoff chance: 6%If Indiana wins: 6.1%If Ohio State wins: 5.8%
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Mississippi State
Mississippi StateCurrent playoff chance: 5.6%If Mississippi State wins: 11.8%If LSU wins: 3.6%Ole MissCurrent playoff chance: 30.8%If Mississippi State wins: 32.2%If LSU wins: 30.4%Texas TechCurrent playoff chance: 49.1%If Mississippi State wins: 50.1%If LSU wins: 48.8%
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LSU
LSUCurrent playoff chance: 22.4%If LSU wins: 26.2%If Mississippi State wins: 10.8%TennesseeCurrent playoff chance: 19.6%If LSU wins: 20.1%If Mississippi State wins: 18.1%AlabamaCurrent playoff chance: 84.5%If LSU wins: 84.9%If Mississippi State wins: 83.5%
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Florida
FloridaCurrent playoff chance: 10.4%If Florida wins: 22.8%If Texas wins: 8.5%UtahCurrent playoff chance: 59.2%If Florida wins: 59.9%If Texas wins: 59.1%VanderbiltCurrent playoff chance: 5.8%If Florida wins: 6.4%If Texas wins: 5.7%
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Texas
TexasCurrent playoff chance: 92.8%If Texas wins: 94.1%If Florida wins: 84.4%James MadisonCurrent playoff chance: 29.7%If Texas wins: 30%If Florida wins: 28.1%Ole MissCurrent playoff chance: 30.8%If Texas wins: 31.1%If Florida wins: 29.3%
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Oregon 72%
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Nebraska
NebraskaCurrent playoff chance: 6.4%If Nebraska wins: 13%If Oregon wins: 3.9%IowaCurrent playoff chance: 16.8%If Nebraska wins: 18.2%If Oregon wins: 16.3%BYUCurrent playoff chance: 35.8%If Nebraska wins: 36.9%If Oregon wins: 35.4%
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Oregon
OregonCurrent playoff chance: 35.8%If Oregon wins: 41.6%If Nebraska wins: 20.3%MichiganCurrent playoff chance: 4.9%If Oregon wins: 5%If Nebraska wins: 4.5%MemphisCurrent playoff chance: 6.3%If Oregon wins: 6.4%If Nebraska wins: 6%
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Utah 95%
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Utah
UtahCurrent playoff chance: 59.2%If Utah wins: 60.6%If Colorado wins: 35.5%LibertyCurrent playoff chance: 17.4%If Utah wins: 17.5%If Colorado wins: 15.6%TexasCurrent playoff chance: 92.8%If Utah wins: 92.9%If Colorado wins: 91.8%
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Colorado
Texas TechCurrent playoff chance: 49.1%If Colorado wins: 56%If Utah wins: 48.7%OregonCurrent playoff chance: 35.8%If Colorado wins: 37.4%If Utah wins: 35.7%LSUCurrent playoff chance: 22.4%If Colorado wins: 24.1%If Utah wins: 22.3%
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Penn State 52%
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Penn State
Penn StateCurrent playoff chance: 10.2%If Penn State wins: 17.3%If Michigan wins: 2.5%WashingtonCurrent playoff chance: 6.1%If Penn State wins: 6.5%If Michigan wins: 5.8%New MexicoCurrent playoff chance: 15.5%If Penn State wins: 15.6%If Michigan wins: 15.3%
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Michigan
MichiganCurrent playoff chance: 4.9%If Michigan wins: 8%If Penn State wins: 2%OregonCurrent playoff chance: 35.8%If Michigan wins: 36.8%If Penn State wins: 34.9%IndianaCurrent playoff chance: 87.9%If Michigan wins: 88.6%If Penn State wins: 87.2%
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Oklahoma State
Oklahoma StateCurrent playoff chance: 0.6%If Oklahoma State wins: 1.8%If Houston wins: 0.3%MiamiCurrent playoff chance: 95.7%If Oklahoma State wins: 96.2%If Houston wins: 95.6%AlabamaCurrent playoff chance: 84.5%If Oklahoma State wins: 85%If Houston wins: 84.5%
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Houston
HoustonCurrent playoff chance: 2.7%If Houston wins: 3.2%If Oklahoma State wins: 0.5%OregonCurrent playoff chance: 35.8%If Houston wins: 35.9%If Oklahoma State wins: 34.9%Boise StateCurrent playoff chance: 19.4%If Houston wins: 19.4%If Oklahoma State wins: 18.9%
Conference races:ACCAmerican AthleticBig 12Big TenConference USAMid-AmericanMountain WestPac-12SECSun Belt

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 7, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 6). How the model works.