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The CFP race

the most likely field, the bubble, and the games that move it
In the books
WEEK 8 · 2025
19 teams on the bubble entering week 8.

The bracket as of today

12 most likely teams, seeded by the sims · 1–4 get byes
8Texas Tech6070%
First round · at the 8 seed
9Texas A&M6064%
1Ohio State60>99%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 8/9
5Georgia5181%
First round · at the 5 seed
12Memphis6037%
4Alabama5180%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 5/12
6Ole Miss6080%
First round · at the 6 seed
11LSU5132%
3Indiana6088%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 6/11
7Oregon5178%
First round · at the 7 seed
10Notre Dame4269%
2Miami5083%
Quarterfinal · vs winner of 7/10

Bubble watch

15–85% playoff odds, with the last week's movement
#2Miami50 · ACC +1pp83%
#9Georgia51 · SEC +16pp81%
#5Ole Miss60 · SEC −5pp80%
#6Alabama51 · SEC +4pp80%
#8Oregon51 · Big Ten −11pp78%
#7Texas Tech60 · Big 12 +19pp70%
#13Notre Dame42 · FBS Independents +4pp69%
#4Texas A&M60 · SEC +7pp64%
#22Memphis60 · American Athletic +4pp37%
#10LSU51 · SEC +11pp32%
#11Tennessee51 · SEC −2pp28%
#21Texas42 · SEC +4pp19%
#23Utah51 · Big 12 +12pp18%
#16Missouri51 · SEC +3pp18%
#19South Florida51 · American Athletic +14pp17%
#15BYU60 · Big 12 +3pp17%
Boise State42 · Mountain West +1pp17%
Penn State33 · Big Ten −7pp15%
#14Oklahoma51 · SEC −35pp15%

Games of the week

ranked by playoff probability in play across the country
· NBC
Final · USC 2434 Notre Dame
· FOX
Final · Utah 2124 BYU
· ABC
Final · LSU 2431 Vanderbilt
· ABC
Final · Tennessee 2037 Alabama
· ABC
Final · Ole Miss 3543 Georgia
· ESPN
Final · Louisville 2421 Miami
· ESPN
Final · Texas A&M 4542 Arkansas
· FOX
Final · Texas Tech 2226 Arizona State
· SEC Network
Final · Oklahoma 267 South Carolina
· SEC Network
Final · Missouri 2317 Auburn
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 8, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 8). How the model works.