Coastal Carolina · Playoff picture

Will Coastal Carolina make the College Football Playoff?

Not if the season ended today: Coastal Carolina is unranked and does not lead the Sun Belt.

Louisiana Tech leads the Sun Belt at 3-0; Coastal Carolina is 1-2. Five games are left, none against ranked teams. This is the standings as they stand, not a forecast.

Coastal Carolina · playoff chances, the forecast

Make the 12-team playoff
<1%
First-round bye
<1%
Win its conference
1%
Win the national title
<1%
Average regular-season record
4.1-7.9

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season, updated Updated Sun, Oct 25, 2026, 8:26 PM ET. The table above is the field if the season ended today; this is where it is likely to end. Every team's playoff odds.

The field today, seeds 7 to 12

Record
How in
7
UCLA
7-0
At-large
8
BYU
6-1
At-large
9
Kentucky
7-1
Leads SEC
10
Alabama
6-2
At-large
11
Texas
5-2
At-large
12
Boise State
6-1
Group of Six

Byes: Miami, Ohio State, Georgia, Indiana. First out: Ole Miss, No. 12.

The full playoff picture
Sun Belt
Louisiana Tech 3-0 · Coastal Carolina 1-2
The best-ranked Group of Six champion takes one bid.
The Sun Belt table
What is left
5 games, 0 against ranked teams
The Coastal Carolina schedule

Questions

Would Coastal Carolina make the College Football Playoff if the season ended today?

No. Coastal Carolina is unranked and does not lead the Sun Belt.

Which ranked teams are left on the Coastal Carolina schedule?

None, as the poll stands today.