2026-27 Week 4 College Football Playoff, bowl projections

Key Points:

• Week 4 of college football featured major upsets and thrilling finishes, notably Iowa's dramatic win over Michigan, which has widened the Big Ten title race.
• Florida remains undefeated entering Week 5 for the first time since 2019, while Oregon secured a significant road victory at USC.
• Starting in the 2026 season, Power 4 conference champions receive automatic College Football Playoff (CFP) bids, along with the highest-ranked Group of 6 team, with the remaining spots filled by the next seven highest-ranked teams; Notre Dame is guaranteed a spot if ranked in the top 12.
• The CFP will feature 12 teams, with the top four seeds earning first-round byes and the other eight playing first-round games at campus sites, followed by quarterfinals, semifinals, and the National Championship game on January 25, 2026, in Las Vegas.
• ESPN analysts Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach provide weekly postseason predictions, including detailed schedules for first-round games, quarterfinals, semifinals, and numerous bowl games from December through early January.