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The CFP race

the most likely field, the bubble, and the games that move it
In the books
WEEK 3 · 2025
15 teams on the bubble entering week 3.

The bracket as of today

12 most likely teams, seeded by the sims · 1–4 get byes
8LSU2057%
First round · at the 8 seed
9Ole Miss2041%
1Penn State2098%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 8/9
5Oregon2089%
First round · at the 5 seed
12Tennessee2021%
4Georgia2091%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 5/12
6Miami2054%
First round · at the 6 seed
11USC2024%
3Notre Dame0197%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 6/11
7Texas1168%
First round · at the 7 seed
10Alabama1138%
2Ohio State2097%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 7/10

Bubble watch

15–85% playoff odds, with the last week's movement
#7Texas11 · SEC +8pp68%
#3LSU20 · SEC −2pp57%
#5Miami20 · ACC +4pp54%
#17Ole Miss20 · SEC −12pp41%
#19Alabama11 · SEC +21pp38%
USC20 · Big Ten −1pp24%
#15Tennessee20 · SEC −1pp21%
#22Indiana20 · Big Ten +2pp21%
#12Clemson11 · ACC −9pp20%
Louisville20 · ACC +2pp20%
#11South Carolina20 · SEC −5pp19%
Jacksonville State11 · Conference USA18%
TCU10 · Big 12 −1pp18%
#9Illinois20 · Big Ten +11pp17%
SMU11 · ACC −7pp16%

Games of the week

ranked by playoff probability in play across the country
· ABC
Final · Georgia 4441 Tennessee
· The CW Network
Final · South Florida 1249 Miami
· ESPN
Final · Arkansas 3541 Ole Miss
· NBC
Final · Texas A&M 4140 Notre Dame
· ABC
Final · Florida 1020 LSU
· ESPN
Final · Clemson 2124 Georgia Tech
· ABC
Final · Wisconsin 1438 Alabama
· Peacock
Final · Ohio 937 Ohio State
· SEC Network
Final · Vanderbilt 317 South Carolina
· TNT
Final · Texas State 1534 Arizona State
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 3, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 3). How the model works.