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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
18 teams on the bubble entering week 5.

The bracket as of today

12 most likely teams, seeded by the sims · 1–4 get byes
8Indiana4055%
First round · at the 8 seed
9LSU4045%
1Penn State3096%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 8/9
5Oregon4084%
First round · at the 5 seed
12Notre Dame1261%
4Georgia3089%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 5/12
6Texas3160%
First round · at the 6 seed
11Oklahoma4037%
3Miami4085%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 6/11
7Ole Miss4052%
First round · at the 7 seed
10Alabama2134%
2Ohio State3096%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 7/10

Bubble watch

15–85% playoff odds, with the last week's movement
#6Oregon40 · Big Ten +3pp84%
#22Notre Dame12 · FBS Independents −12pp61%
#10Texas31 · SEC +2pp60%
#11Indiana40 · Big Ten +31pp55%
#13Ole Miss40 · SEC +5pp52%
#4LSU40 · SEC −9pp45%
#7Oklahoma40 · SEC +15pp37%
#17Alabama21 · SEC −10pp34%
#9Texas A&M30 · SEC +7pp33%
#12Texas Tech40 · Big 12 +17pp32%
Memphis40 · American Athletic +1pp20%
Arizona State31 · Big 12 −1pp19%
#8Florida State30 · ACC +14pp19%
#15Tennessee31 · SEC −1pp19%
Louisville30 · ACC +1pp18%
#19Michigan31 · Big Ten −4pp17%
#24TCU30 · Big 12 −2pp17%
#21USC40 · Big Ten −3pp16%

Games of the week

ranked by playoff probability in play across the country
· ABC
Final · LSU 1924 Ole Miss
· ABC
Final · Alabama 2421 Georgia
· ABC
Final · Notre Dame 5613 Arkansas
· Peacock
Final · Indiana 2015 Iowa
· FOX
Final · TCU 2427 Arizona State
· NBC
Final · Oregon 3024 Penn State
· FOX
Final · USC 3234 Illinois
· ESPN
Final · Auburn 1016 Texas A&M
· ESPN
Final · BYU 2421 Colorado
· ESPN
Final · Florida State 3846 Virginia
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). How the model works.