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However, the FPI projects that Cal has less than a 1% chance to win the ACC title – an 0.7% chance to be exact – and just a 2.1% chance to get a berth in the College Football Playoff.

The Buckeyes have the 18th-toughest schedule in 2025, per the FPI. While Alabama ranks ahead of Ohio State, coach Kalen DeBoer’s team has a lower probability (66.2%) to make the CFP.

In terms of the FPI projections, USC is projected for 8.3 wins and 3.9 losses with a 0.3 percent chance to go undefeated and a 4.2 percent chance to win the Big Ten conference.