Back to the Oklahoma Sooners Newsfeed

Oklahoma’s College Football Playoff chances are real and fragile all at once

Heading into the daunting backend of their schedule, the Oklahoma Sooners don’t just have a chance to make the College Football Playoff, but one of the best chances to. At least for now.

After starting the season 6-1 before playing five ranked opponents in a row to conclude the season, according to ESPN’s College Football Power Index, the No. 13 Sooners have a 42.9% chance to make the 12-team field of the CFP heading into Week 9.

ESPN FPI has Sooners in College Football Playoff

ESPN’s FPI is a predictive system developed by Bill Connelly that uses the strength of teams to project how they’ll finish.