Old Dominion · Playoff picture

Will Old Dominion make the College Football Playoff?

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

Louisiana Tech leads the Sun Belt at 3-0; Old Dominion is 1-4. Four games are left, none against ranked teams. This is the standings as they stand, not a forecast.

Old Dominion · 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
3.6-8.4

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
Sun Belt
Louisiana Tech 3-0 · Old Dominion 1-4
The best-ranked Group of Six champion takes one bid.
The Sun Belt table
What is left
4 games, 0 against ranked teams
The Old Dominion schedule

Questions

Would Old Dominion make the College Football Playoff if the season ended today?

No. Old Dominion is unranked and does not lead the Sun Belt.

Which ranked teams are left on the Old Dominion schedule?

None, as the poll stands today.