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The CFP race

the most likely field, the bubble, and the games that move it
In the books
WEEK 5 · 2025
14 teams on the bubble entering week 5.

The bracket as of today

12 most likely teams, seeded by the sims · 1–4 get byes
8LSU4057%
First round · at the 8 seed
9Ole Miss4061%
1Penn State30>99%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 8/9
5Oregon40>99%
First round · at the 5 seed
12Memphis4031%
4Miami40>99%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 5/12
6Texas3173%
First round · at the 6 seed
11Notre Dame1274%
3Georgia30>99%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 6/11
7Indiana4082%
First round · at the 7 seed
10Oklahoma4043%
2Ohio State30100%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 7/10

Bubble watch

15–85% playoff odds, with the last week's movement
#11Indiana40 · Big Ten +70pp82%
#22Notre Dame12 · FBS Independents −24pp74%
#10Texas31 · SEC −10pp73%
#13Ole Miss40 · SEC +2pp61%
#4LSU40 · SEC −30pp57%
#7Oklahoma40 · SEC +29pp43%
Memphis40 · American Athletic +3pp31%
#9Texas A&M30 · SEC +6pp29%
#12Texas Tech40 · Big 12 +12pp24%
Arizona State31 · Big 12 −1pp19%
Louisville30 · ACC +3pp19%
James Madison21 · Sun Belt +12pp19%
#17Alabama21 · SEC −29pp16%
#24TCU30 · Big 12 −2pp16%

Games of the week

ranked by playoff probability in play across the country
· ABC
#4 LSU at #13 Ole Miss
Final · LSU 1924 Ole Miss
77 ppplayoff odds in play
· ABC
#22 Notre Dame at Arkansas
Final · Notre Dame 5613 Arkansas
91 ppplayoff odds in play
· ABC
#17 Alabama at #5 Georgia
Final · Alabama 2421 Georgia
53 ppplayoff odds in play
· Peacock
#11 Indiana at Iowa
Final · Indiana 2015 Iowa
55 ppplayoff odds in play
· FOX
#24 TCU at Arizona State
Final · TCU 2427 Arizona State
38 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
Auburn at #9 Texas A&M
Final · Auburn 1016 Texas A&M
40 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN
#25 BYU at Colorado
Final · BYU 2421 Colorado
19 ppplayoff odds in play
· FOX
#21 USC at #23 Illinois
Final · USC 3234 Illinois
6 ppplayoff odds in play
· NBC
#6 Oregon at #3 Penn State
Final · Oregon 3024 Penn State
3 ppplayoff odds in play
· ESPN2
Memphis at Florida Atlantic
Final · Memphis 5526 Florida Atlantic
37 ppplayoff odds in play
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 5, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 5).