Hawai'i · Playoff picture

Will Hawai'i make the College Football Playoff?

Not if the season ended today: Hawai'i is unranked and does not lead the Mountain West.

New Mexico leads the Mountain West at 3-0; Hawai'i is 1-4. Four games are left, none against ranked teams. This is the standings as they stand, not a forecast.

Hawai'i · 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
4.0-8.0

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season, updated Updated Sun, Oct 25, 2026, 5:25 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
Mountain West
New Mexico 3-0 · Hawai'i 1-4
The best-ranked Group of Six champion takes one bid.
The Mountain West table
What is left
4 games, 0 against ranked teams
The Hawai'i schedule

Questions

Would Hawai'i make the College Football Playoff if the season ended today?

No. Hawai'i is unranked and does not lead the Mountain West.

Which ranked teams are left on the Hawai'i schedule?

None, as the poll stands today.