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Ohio Bobcats

3–3 · 1–1 MID-AMERICAN
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WEEK 8 · 2025
The Week 8 recap

Ohio beat Northern Illinois. Playoff odds moved from 3% to 5%.

Your game

Northern Illinois at Ohio
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MAC title-game chanceEntering46%Win51%Loss19%
Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois 16%Ohio 84%
Ohio
Final · Northern Illinois 21–48 OhioWish granted ✓

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Ohio wanted
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Impact 1
Rooted for
Eastern Michigan
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Miami (OH)
Final · Eastern Michigan 30–44 Miami (OH)Went the other way ✗
Projected 6.0-point title-game boost

Miami (OH) won instead, so Ohio did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection51% if Eastern Michigan won45% with the other result6-point differenceOhio MAC title-game chance
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Impact 2
Rooted for
Kent State
at
Toledo
Final · Kent State 10–45 ToledoWent the other way ✗
Projected 5.5-point title-game boost

Toledo won instead, so Ohio did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection51% if Kent State won46% with the other result5.5-point differenceOhio MAC title-game chance
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CBSSN
Impact 3
Rooted for
Central Michigan
at
Bowling Green
Final · Central Michigan 27–6 Bowling GreenWish granted ✓
Projected 4.7-point title-game boost

Bowling Green lost, improving Ohio's place in the Mid-American standings.

Entering-week projection50% if Central Michigan won46% with the other result4.7-point differenceOhio MAC title-game chance
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Impact 4
Buffalo
at
Rooted for
Massachusetts
Final · Buffalo 28–21 MassachusettsWent the other way ✗
Projected 3.8-point title-game boost

Buffalo won instead, so Ohio did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection49% if Massachusetts won46% with the other result3.8-point differenceOhio MAC title-game chance
54 other games had little impact
Memphis at UAB · ESPN2
New Mexico State at Liberty · CBSSN
Arkansas State at South Alabama · ESPN2
Florida International at Western Kentucky · ESPNU
Delaware at Jacksonville State · ESPN2
UTEP at Sam Houston · CBSSN
Tulsa at East Carolina · ESPN
Louisville at Miami · ESPN
Nebraska at Minnesota · FOX
San José State at Utah State · CBSSN
North Carolina at California · ESPN
LSU at Vanderbilt · ABC
Washington at Michigan · FOX
Georgia Tech at Duke · ESPN
UConn at Boston College · ACC Network
Arizona at Houston · FS1
Baylor at TCU · ESPN2
Army at Tulane · ESPNU
Oklahoma at South Carolina · SEC Network
West Virginia at UCF · TNT
Purdue at Northwestern · BTN
Troy at UL Monroe · ESPN+
Texas A&M at Arkansas · ESPN
Ole Miss at Georgia · ABC
Ohio State at Wisconsin · CBS
Michigan State at Indiana · Peacock
SMU at Clemson · ACC Network
Wyoming at Air Force · CBSSN
UNLV at Boise State · FS1
Coastal Carolina at App State · ESPN+
Old Dominion at James Madison · ESPNU
Texas State at Marshall · ESPN+
Temple at Charlotte · ESPN+
UTSA at North Texas · ESPN+
Akron at Ball State · ESPN+
Texas Tech at Arizona State · FOX
Mississippi State at Florida · SEC Network
Southern Miss at Louisiana · ESPN+
Oregon at Rutgers · BTN
Washington State at Virginia · The CW Network
Texas at Kentucky · ESPN
Penn State at Iowa · Peacock
Maryland at UCLA · FS1
Hawai'i at Colorado State
Georgia State at Georgia Southern · ESPN+
Tennessee at Alabama · ABC
USC at Notre Dame · NBC
Pittsburgh at Syracuse · ACC Network
Florida Atlantic at South Florida · ESPNU
Missouri at Auburn · SEC Network
Utah at BYU · FOX
Cincinnati at Oklahoma State · ESPN2
Nevada at New Mexico · FS1
Florida State at Stanford · ESPN
The rooting list was:Ohio, then Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Central Michigan, Massachusetts.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 8, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 8). How the model works.