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NCAA Football - Week 4 of 13

2026 NCAA Football Playoff Performance Probabilities

How far is your team going to proceed into the College Football Playoffs? The College Football Performance Probabilities table presents the probabilities that your team will proceed to different playoffs rounds. All future unplayed games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths. It will take several weeks of play (¼ to ½ of a season) before meaningful results start to appear. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.

College Football Playoff Performance Probabilities
  Record NCAA Football
National Champions
Championship Game
Participate
Semifinals Quarterfinals Round 1
Team W L
Texas 3 0 6% 12% 21% 37% 48%
Notre Dame 3 0 6% 10% 19% 35% 49%
Ole Miss 3 0 5% 10% 18% 32% 42%
Miami 3 0 5% 9% 17% 32% 41%
Alabama 3 0 5% 9% 16% 28% 36%
BYU 3 0 4% 7% 14% 27% 37%
USC 4 0 4% 7% 13% 22% 29%
Penn St. 3 0 4% 7% 13% 22% 29%
Michigan 3 0 4% 6% 11% 18% 24%
Texas Tech 3 0 3% 6% 12% 24% 33%
Florida 3 0 3% 6% 10% 17% 23%
Mississippi St.Miss. St. 3 0 3% 5% 9% 14% 19%
Duke 3 0 3% 5% 8% 13% 21%
Georgia 3 0 2% 6% 14% 32% 45%
Indiana 3 0 2% 5% 13% 28% 40%
LSU 2 1 2% 5% 10% 23% 34%
Tennessee 3 0 2% 5% 10% 21% 30%
Missouri 3 0 2% 5% 9% 17% 23%
Ohio St. 2 1 2% 4% 11% 27% 39%
Pittsburgh 3 0 2% 4% 7% 12% 19%
UCLA 3 0 2% 4% 7% 11% 16%
Cincinnati 3 0 2% 3% 6% 11% 16%
Virginia Tech 3 0 2% 3% 6% 11% 16%
Utah 3 0 1% 3% 8% 18% 28%
Iowa 3 0 1% 3% 8% 17% 25%
Louisville 2 1 1% 3% 7% 17% 27%
West Virginia 3 0 1% 3% 6% 10% 16%
Vanderbilt 3 0 1% 3% 6% 10% 14%
Tulsa 3 0 1% 3% 5% 10% 17%
James Madison 3 0 1% 3% 5% 9% 16%
Kansas St. 3 0 1% 3% 5% 9% 14%
Oregon 2 1 1% 2% 5% 13% 21%
NorthwesternN. Western 2 0 1% 2% 5% 10% 15%
Oklahoma 2 1 1% 2% 5% 10% 14%
SMU 2 1 1% 2% 4% 11% 19%
Texas A&M 2 1 1% 2% 4% 10% 16%
Washington 3 0 1% 2% 4% 8% 12%
South Florida 3 0 1% 2% 4% 7% 13%
Nebraska 3 0 1% 2% 3% 7% 11%
Houston 2 1 1% 1% 4% 9% 17%
Kentucky 2 1 1% 1% 3% 8% 12%
Michigan St. 2 1 1% 1% 3% 7% 11%
Auburn 2 1 1% 1% 3% 6% 10%
Appalachian St.App. St. 3 0 1% 1% 2% 5% 9%
North Dakota St. 4 0 1% 1% 2% 3% 6%
UCF 2 1 <1% 1% 2% 4% 8%
Clemson 2 1 <1% 1% 2% 4% 7%
Florida Atlantic 2 1 <1% 1% 2% 4% 7%
Oklahoma St. 2 1 <1% 1% 2% 4% 7%
Maryland 2 1 <1% 1% 2% 4% 6%
California 2 1 <1% 1% 1% 3% 7%
UTSA 2 1 <1% 1% 1% 3% 7%
Colorado 2 1 <1% 1% 1% 3% 6%
Marshall 2 1 <1% 1% 1% 3% 6%
Wake Forest 2 1 <1% 1% 1% 3% 6%
Minnesota 2 1 <1% <1% 1% 3% 5%
South Carolina 2 1 <1% <1% 1% 3% 5%
Wisconsin 2 1 <1% <1% 1% 3% 5%
Arizona St. 2 1 <1% <1% 1% 2% 5%
Illinois 2 1 <1% <1% 1% 2% 5%
Virginia 2 1 <1% <1% 1% 2% 5%
Baylor 2 1 <1% <1% 1% 2% 4%
North Carolina 2 1 <1% <1% 1% 2% 4%
Boston College 2 1 <1% <1% 1% 2% 3%
Fresno State 2 1 <1% <1% 1% 1% 3%
Iowa St. 2 1 <1% <1% 1% 1% 3%
TCU 2 1 <1% <1% <1% 2% 3%
Memphis 3 1 <1% <1% <1% 1% 2%
UMass 3 0 <1% <1% <1% 1% 2%
Arizona 2 1 <1% <1% <1% 1% 2%
UL Lafayette 2 1 <1% <1% <1% 1% 2%
Western Michigan 2 1 <1% <1% <1% 1% 2%
Tulane 1 2 <1% <1% <1% 1% 2%
Georgia St. 2 1 <1% <1% <1% 1% 1%
New Mexico 2 1 <1% <1% <1% 1% 1%
South Alabama 2 1 <1% <1% <1% 1% 1%
Boise State 2 1 <1% <1% <1% <1% 1%
Central Michigan 2 1 <1% <1% <1% <1% 1%
Colorado St. 2 1 <1% <1% <1% <1% 1%
Delaware 2 1 <1% <1% <1% <1% 1%
Toledo 2 1 <1% <1% <1% <1% 1%
Troy 2 1 <1% <1% <1% <1% 1%
East Carolina 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% 1%
N.C. State 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% 1%
Navy 1 1 <1% <1% <1% <1% 1%
Purdue 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% 1%
Stanford 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% 1%
Jacksonville St.Jacksnvlle St. 2 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Liberty 2 1 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Middle Tenn. St. 2 1 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
San José State 2 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
UConn 2 1 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Air Force 1 1 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Akron 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Arkansas 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Arkansas St. 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Ball State 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Black Knights 1 1 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Buffalo 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Coastal Carolina 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Eastern Michigan 1 3 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Florida Intl. 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Florida St. 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Ga. Southern 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Georgia Tech 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Hawaii 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Kansas 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Kennesaw St. 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Kent State 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Louisiana Tech 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Miami OH 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Missouri St. 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Nevada 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
New Mexico St. 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
North Texas 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Ohio 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Old Dominion 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Oregon St. 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Rice 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Sacramento St. 1 3 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Sam Houston 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
San Diego State 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Southern Miss 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Syracuse 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Temple 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Texas St. 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
UAB 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
UNLV 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
UTEP 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Washington St. 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Wyoming 1 2 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Bowling Green 0 3 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Charlotte 0 3 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
LA Monroe 0 3 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Northern Illinois 0 3 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Rutgers 0 3 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
Utah St. 0 3 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
W. Kentucky 0 3 <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%
  • Notes
  • ^ means the team has already proceeded to the next playoff round
  • X means the team did not proceed to this playoff round
  • 50% - probability the team will proceed to this playoff round - green number indicates the team controls its destiny for this spot
  • 50% - probability the team will proceed to this playoff round - red number indicates the team does not control its destiny for this spot