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#1Ohio State Buckeyes

7–0 · 4–0 BIG TEN
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WEEK 9 · 2025
The Week 9 recap

Ohio State was off. Playoff odds moved from >99% to >99%.

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Ohio State wanted
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FS1
Impact 1
Rooted for
Wisconsin
at
Oregon
Final · Wisconsin 7–21 OregonWent the other way ✗
Projected 8.8-point title-game boost

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

Entering-week projection86% if Wisconsin won77% with the other result8.8-point differenceOhio State Big Ten title-game chance
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FOX
Impact 2
Rooted for
UCLA
at
Indiana
Final · UCLA 6–56 IndianaWent the other way ✗
Projected 8.2-point title-game boost

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

Entering-week projection86% if UCLA won77% with the other result8.2-point differenceOhio State Big Ten title-game chance
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NBC
Impact 3
Michigan
at
Rooted for
Michigan State
Final · Michigan 31–20 Michigan StateWent the other way ✗
Projected 2.7-point title-game boost

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

Entering-week projection80% if Michigan State won77% with the other result2.7-point differenceOhio State Big Ten title-game chance
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CBS
Impact 4
Rooted for
Minnesota
at
Iowa
Final · Minnesota 3–41 IowaWent the other way ✗
Projected 2.2-point title-game boost

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

Entering-week projection79% if Minnesota won77% with the other result2.2-point differenceOhio State Big Ten title-game chance
49 other games had little impact
Boise State at Nevada · CBSSN
Texas A&M at LSU · ABC
Kennesaw State at Florida International · ESPNU
Western Kentucky at Louisiana Tech · CBSSN
Middle Tennessee at Delaware · ESPN2
Missouri State at New Mexico State · CBSSN
South Alabama at Georgia State · ESPN2
North Texas at Charlotte · ESPN2
California at Virginia Tech · ESPN
Ole Miss at Oklahoma · ABC
Northwestern at Nebraska · FS1
Rutgers at Purdue · BTN
SMU at Wake Forest · The CW Network
Syracuse at Georgia Tech · ESPN
Virginia at North Carolina · ACC Network
Kansas State at Kansas · TNT
App State at Old Dominion · ESPNU
South Florida at Memphis · ESPN2
Bowling Green at Kent State · ESPN+
Ohio at Eastern Michigan · CBSSN
Auburn at Arkansas · SEC Network
Akron at Buffalo · ESPN+
UConn at Rice · ESPN+
Utah State at New Mexico
Alabama at South Carolina · ABC
Missouri at Vanderbilt · ESPN
Illinois at Washington · BTN
Toledo at Washington State · The CW Network
NC State at Pittsburgh · ACC Network
BYU at Iowa State · FOX
San Diego State at Fresno State · FS1
UL Monroe at Southern Miss · ESPN+
Florida Atlantic at Navy · CBSSN
Temple at Tulsa · ESPN+
Ball State at Northern Illinois · ESPN+
Massachusetts at Central Michigan · ESPN+
Western Michigan at Miami (OH) · ESPN+
Baylor at Cincinnati · ESPN2
Oklahoma State at Texas Tech · ESPNU
Texas at Mississippi State · SEC Network
TCU at West Virginia · ESPN+
Stanford at Miami · ESPN
Georgia Southern at Arkansas State · ESPN+
Louisiana at Troy · ESPN+
Boston College at Louisville · ACC Network
Colorado State at Wyoming · CBSSN
Tennessee at Kentucky · SEC Network
Houston at Arizona State · ESPN2
Colorado at Utah · ESPN
The rooting list was:Ohio State is off, then Wisconsin, UCLA, Michigan State, Minnesota.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 9, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 9). How the model works.