ESPN ranks Top 25 teams with highest chance to make College Football Playoff after Week 5

ESPN’s Allstate Playoff Predictor updated its College Football Playoff odds after Week 5, with Miami jumping to the top at a 93% chance of making the 12-team field. Texas follows at 91%, while Notre Dame, Alabama and Georgia are all at 85% or higher. The Big Ten remains prominent near the top with Ohio State and Indiana, and the Big 12 has Texas Tech and Utah inside the top nine. Oregon rounds out the top 10 with 39%, just ahead of LSU at 38%. The article then lists lower-probability teams down to 12% for Wisconsin, Mississippi State, and UCLA, and 34% for BYU. It also notes Oregon’s bye and sets up a Week 6 matchup at UCLA’s venue in Eugene.