#21USC Trojans
4–0 · 2–0 BIG TEN
In the books
WEEK 5 · 2025
16%
Big Ten title game
4%
Win the Big Ten
5%
Make the playoff
<1%
First-round bye
avg seed 9.1
How the week went: playoff odds 5% → 1% · title-game odds 16% → 4%.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves USC's pathYour game
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… · FOX
#21 USC at #23 Illinois
Your game. Beat Illinois and your playoff odds are 6%; lose and they drop to <1%.
Final · USC 32–34 IllinoisWent the other way ✗
Just win
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
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… · Peacock
#11 Indiana at Iowa
Big Ten race: Indiana losing helps your spot in the standings; Iowa visits your schedule in week 12 — keep them ranked.
Final · Indiana 20–15 IowaWent the other way ✗
Root for Iowa+4.5 pp title-game odds
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#1 Ohio State at Washington
Big Ten race: Ohio State losing helps your spot in the standings.
Final · Ohio State 24–6 WashingtonWent the other way ✗
Root for Washington+4.3 pp title-game odds
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#6 Oregon at #3 Penn State
Oregon visits your schedule in week 13 — keep them ranked.
Final · Oregon 30–24 Penn StateWish granted ✓
Root for Oregon+1.6 pp playoff odds
47 more games that don't move your needle
Army at East Carolina · ESPN
Florida State at Virginia · ESPN
TCU at Arizona State · FOX
Houston at Oregon State · ESPN
Notre Dame at Arkansas · ABC
Rutgers at Minnesota · BTN
Duke at Syracuse · ACC Network
Georgia Tech at Wake Forest · ESPN
Louisville at Pittsburgh · ESPN2
Cincinnati at Kansas · TNT
UCF at Kansas State · FS1
South Alabama at North Texas · ESPNU
Bowling Green at Ohio · CBSSN
Utah State at Vanderbilt · SEC Network
Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan · ESPN+
Georgia Southern at James Madison · ESPN+
Arkansas State at UL Monroe · ESPN+
LSU at Ole Miss · ABC
Auburn at Texas A&M · ESPN
UCLA at Northwestern · BTN
California at Boston College · ACC Network
Baylor at Oklahoma State · ESPN2
Utah at West Virginia · FOX
UConn at Buffalo · ESPN+
San Diego State at Northern Illinois · ESPN+
Rice at Navy · CBSSN
Akron at Toledo · ESPN+
New Mexico State at New Mexico
Hawai'i at Air Force · FS1
Tulane at Tulsa · ESPNU
Tennessee at Mississippi State · SEC Network
Middle Tennessee at Kennesaw State · ESPN+
Liberty at Old Dominion · ESPN+
Virginia Tech at NC State · The CW Network
Arizona at Iowa State · ESPN
Jacksonville State at Southern Miss · ESPN+
Western Kentucky at Missouri State · ESPN+
Memphis at Florida Atlantic · ESPN2
Alabama at Georgia · ABC
Massachusetts at Missouri · ESPNU
Washington State at Colorado State · CBSSN
San José State at Stanford · ACC Network
App State at Boise State · FS1
Kentucky at South Carolina · SEC Network
Marshall at Louisiana · ESPN+
Louisiana Tech at UTEP · ESPN+
BYU at Colorado · ESPN
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 5, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 5).