SMU Mustangs
0–0 · 0–0 ACC
Way too early
WEEK 1 · 2026
49%
ACC title game
23%
Win the ACC
23%
Make the playoff
0%
First-round bye
avg seed 10.6
Way-too-early read: ratings carry last season forward — the portal will have opinions. The week-1 job: beat Florida State.
If SMU wins out: 55% to win the ACC, 64% to make the playoff.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves SMU's pathYour game
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SMU at Florida State
Your game. Beat Florida State and your playoff odds are 28%; lose and they drop to 10%.
SMU 73%
Just win
Big swingsthese move your odds the most
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Miami at Stanford
Stanford visits your schedule in week 13 — keep them ranked.
Miami 92%
Root for Stanford+8.4 pp playoff odds
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
TBD
SAT SEP 5
Florida International at South Florida
Florida International winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
South Florida 90%
Root for Florida International+1.7 pp playoff odds
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Louisville at Ole Miss
ACC race: Louisville losing helps your spot in the standings; you still play Louisville in week 3.
Ole Miss 73%
Root for Ole Miss+2.3 pp title-game odds
45 more games that don't move your needle
Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh
Hawai'i at Stanford
Memphis at UNLV
San José State at USC
New Mexico State at Florida State
North Carolina at TCU · ESPN
NC State at Virginia · ESPN
Akron at Wake Forest
Massachusetts at Rutgers
Colorado at Georgia Tech · ESPN
Toledo at Michigan State
Fresno State at USC
San José State at Eastern Michigan
Florida Atlantic at Florida
UL Monroe at Mississippi State
UTEP at Oklahoma
Kent State at South Carolina
Texas State at Texas
Missouri State at Texas A&M
Oklahoma State at Tulsa
Boston College at Cincinnati
Oregon State at Houston
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia
Tulane at Duke
UCLA at California
UAB at Illinois
North Texas at Indiana
Northern Illinois at Iowa
Western Michigan at Michigan
Ohio at Nebraska
Ball State at Ohio State
Boise State at Oregon
Marshall at Penn State
Washington State at Washington
Wyoming at Colorado State
Arkansas State at Memphis
Western Kentucky at Nevada
UNLV at Hawai'i
Central Michigan at New Mexico
Liberty at James Madison
Sam Houston at Troy
East Carolina at Alabama · ABC
Baylor at Auburn · ABC
Clemson at LSU · ABC
Notre Dame at Wisconsin
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 1, with last season's ratings carried forward — way too early, enjoy responsibly.