Ohio State Buckeyes

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Preseason

WEEK 10 · 2026

The Week 10 job

Beat Oregon and avoid turning a likely win into a season problem.

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playoff chanceNow80%Win88%Loss64%

Oregon

Oregon 33%Ohio State 67%

Ohio State

By importanceWatch plan

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Priority 1

Penn State

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Washington

Root for Washington5.2-point title-game boost

Big Ten race: Penn State losing helps your spot in the standings.

34% if Washington wins29% with the other result5.2-point differenceOhio State Big Ten title-game chance

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Iowa

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Northwestern

Root for Northwestern2.6-point playoff boost

Northwestern visits your schedule in week 11: keep them ranked.

82% if Northwestern wins79% with the other result2.6-point differenceOhio State playoff chance

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Priority 3

Root for

West Virginia

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Texas Tech

Root for West Virginia3.1-point first-round-bye boost

You're close to a playoff lock: the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and West Virginia winning protects it.

39% if West Virginia wins36% with the other result3.1-point differenceOhio State first-round bye chance

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Priority 4

Michigan State

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Michigan

Root for Michigan1.6-point playoff boost

Michigan visits your schedule in week 13: keep them ranked.

80% if Michigan wins78% with the other result1.6-point differenceOhio State playoff chance

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Priority 5

Texas A&M

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South Carolina

Root for South Carolina1.3-point playoff boost

South Carolina winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

81% if South Carolina wins79% with the other result1.3-point differenceOhio State playoff chance

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Priority 6

Oklahoma

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Florida

Root for Florida1.3-point playoff boost

Florida winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

81% if Florida wins79% with the other result1.3-point differenceOhio State playoff chance

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Nebraska

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Illinois

Root for Nebraska1.3-point playoff boost

Nebraska visits your schedule in week 12: keep them ranked.

81% if Nebraska wins79% with the other result1.3-point differenceOhio State playoff chance

53 more games that don't move your needle

Vanderbilt at Mississippi State

BYU at Utah

Maryland at Purdue

Ohio at Akron

Buffalo at Miami (OH)

Ball State at Massachusetts

Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan

UTSA at Florida Atlantic

James Madison at Southern Miss

TCU at Arizona · ESPN

Virginia Tech at SMU · ESPN

South Florida at East Carolina · ESPN2

Arkansas at Auburn

Alabama at LSU

Georgia at Ole Miss

Texas at Missouri

Kentucky at Tennessee

UCF at Kansas

Cincinnati at Houston

Colorado at Arizona State

Iowa State at Baylor

Oklahoma State at Kansas State

Clemson at Syracuse

Duke at NC State

Louisville at Georgia Tech

Florida State at Boston College

North Carolina at UConn · CBSSN

UCLA at Minnesota

Rutgers at Wisconsin

Boise State at Colorado State · USA Network

Texas State at Oregon State · The CW Network

Fresno State at Utah State · USA Network

Charlotte at UAB

Temple at Navy · CBSSN

Rice at North Texas

Tulsa at Tulane

Air Force at Army · CBS

Hawai'i at UTEP

New Mexico at Nevada · CBSSN

Northern Illinois at San José State · MW+

Wyoming at UNLV · CBSSN

Georgia State at App State

UL Monroe at Arkansas State

Old Dominion at Coastal Carolina

Marshall at Georgia Southern

South Alabama at Louisiana

Liberty at New Mexico State

Delaware at Kennesaw State

Missouri State at Florida International

Sam Houston at Jacksonville State · CBSSN

Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee

Louisiana Tech at Troy

Miami at Notre Dame · NBC

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 10, with preseason ratings projected from last season. How the model works.