
#15Virginia Cavaliers
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Virginia's pathYour game. Beat California and your playoff odds are 18%; lose and they drop to 4%.
ACC race: Syracuse losing helps your spot in the standings; you beat North Carolina — their wins make your résumé stronger.
ACC race: Duke losing helps your spot in the standings; you still play Duke in week 12.
ACC race: Georgia Tech losing helps your spot in the standings.
SMU winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
ACC race: Pittsburgh losing helps your spot in the standings; you beat Stanford — their wins make your résumé stronger.
ACC race: Wake Forest losing helps your spot in the standings; you beat Florida State — their wins make your résumé stronger; you still play Wake Forest in week 11.
ACC race: Louisville losing helps your spot in the standings; you already beat Louisville; them losing again keeps them behind you; Virginia Tech visits your schedule in week 14 — keep them ranked.
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Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 10, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 10).