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Ohio State Buckeyes

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WEEK 11 ยท 2026
The Week 11 job

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

Your game

Northwestern at Ohio State
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playoff chanceNow80%Win82%Loss55%
Northwestern
Northwestern 8%Ohio State 92%
Ohio State

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Ohio State wants
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Priority 1
Root for
Michigan
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Oregon
Root for Michigan5.6-point title-game boost

Big Ten race: Oregon losing helps your spot in the standings; Michigan visits your schedule in week 13: keep them ranked.

36% if Michigan wins31% with the other result5.6-point differenceOhio State Big Ten title-game chance
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Priority 2
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Minnesota
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Penn State
Root for Minnesota4.3-point title-game boost

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

36% if Minnesota wins31% with the other result4.3-point differenceOhio State Big Ten title-game chance
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Priority 3
Root for
USC
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Indiana
Root for USC2.9-point title-game boost

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

34% if USC wins31% with the other result2.9-point differenceOhio State Big Ten title-game chance
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Priority 4
Texas
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Root for
LSU
Root for LSU1.5-point playoff boost

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

81% if LSU wins79% with the other result1.5-point differenceOhio State playoff chance
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Priority 5
Texas Tech
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Root for
Oklahoma State
Root for Oklahoma State2.7-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 Oklahoma State winning protects it.

39% if Oklahoma State wins36% with the other result2.7-point differenceOhio State first-round bye chance
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Ole Miss
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Root for
Oklahoma
Root for Oklahoma2.6-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 Oklahoma winning protects it.

38% if Oklahoma wins35% with the other result2.6-point differenceOhio State first-round bye chance
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Priority 7
Root for
Nebraska
at
Rutgers
Root for Nebraska1.4-point playoff boost

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

81% if Nebraska wins79% with the other result1.4-point differenceOhio State playoff chance
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Your rooting list:Ohio State, then Michigan, Minnesota, USC, LSU, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Nebraska.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 11, with preseason ratings projected from last season. How the model works.