College Football Playoff Bracket & Survivor Picks Strategy

A complete strategy guide to winning College Football Playoff Survivor, Bracket Pools, and Confidence Pools during the 2025–26 postseason.

Jason Lisk breaks down how CFP matchups, playoff formats, and public behavior shape optimal strategy, while introducing PoolGenius’ Bowl Pick’em Tool and how it helps players make smarter decisions across multiple CFP pool types.

He walks through the CFP bracket and matchups, explains strategy for Playoff Survivor, reviews round-by-round odds, and highlights the top individual paths that offer the best advancement value. Jason also shows how to plan out an entire CFP Survivor entry and which teams are likely to be the most popular options in Splash Sports Pools and similar formats.

Whether you’re playing in a casual CFP pick’em, a Survivor contest, or a confidence pool, this episode shows how to adjust strategy by format, avoid common playoff-pool mistakes, and take advantage of the unique dynamics of the College Football Playoff.