College Football Playoff projections: Top teams hold steady - ESPN

Ohio State's last-second win against Notre Dame didn't help or hurt the Buckeyes when it comes to their chances of winning the national championship, but they still have a better-than-average chance of making the College Football Playoff.

Ohio State players can watch the Week 5 action from the comfort of their own homes with the Buckeyes off until the Oct. 7 matchup with unbeaten Maryland. As it stands, the Allstate Playoff Predictor gives Ohio State a 59% chance to make the playoff, by far the best.

Next are Oklahoma (47%) and Texas (44%), who face one another in Week 6. Texas still has to get past unbeaten Kansas (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC) and Oklahoma welcomes Iowa State (7 p.m. ET, Fox Sports1) on Saturday.

Other analytics that will play out in Week 5:

• Are Huskies for real? How much are our models buying Washington? The Huskies rank first in total efficiency — meaning on a play-to-play basis, adjusting for quality of opponent and garbage time, they have played the best football this year. FPI sees them as the ninth-best team going forward (after starting the year at No. 22) and that results in a 22% chance to reach the playoff. Part of the issue for Washington: the other Pac-12 schools in the way.

• Tough slate for Trojans: No team in the country has a harder remaining strength of schedule than USC, per FPI. That's why it's down at just a 19% chance to reach the playoff despite a 4-0 start and potential Heisman candidate at QB.

• There's still a chance: Ole Miss and LSU meet this week (6 p.m. ET, ESPN), each on the fringe of the playoff race with a loss, but to a strong opponent. If LSU wins this week, its chances to reach the playoff would rise to 10%. If Ole Miss wins, it would be at 7%.

• Stakes are high: It's a week