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Penn State Nittany Lions

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Preseason
WEEK 11 ยท 2026
The Week 11 job

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

Your game

Minnesota at Penn State
TBD
SAT NOV 14
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playoff chanceNow46%Win49%Loss18%
Minnesota
Minnesota 12%Penn State 88%
Penn State

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Penn State wants
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SAT NOV 14
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Priority 1
Root for
USC
at
Indiana
Root for USC5.8-point title-game boost

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

29% if USC wins23% with the other result5.8-point differencePenn State Big Ten title-game chance
TBD
SAT NOV 14
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Priority 2
Root for
Northwestern
at
Ohio State
Root for Northwestern5.5-point title-game boost

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

29% if Northwestern wins23% with the other result5.5-point differencePenn State Big Ten title-game chance
TBD
SAT NOV 14
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Priority 3
Root for
Michigan
at
Oregon
Root for Michigan5.1-point title-game boost

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

28% if Michigan wins23% with the other result5.1-point differencePenn State Big Ten title-game chance
TBD
SAT NOV 14
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Priority 4
Root for
Purdue
at
Iowa
Root for Purdue4.4-point title-game boost

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

28% if Purdue wins23% with the other result4.4-point differencePenn State Big Ten title-game chance
TBD
SAT NOV 14
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Priority 5
Wisconsin
at
Root for
Maryland
Root for Maryland2.8-point playoff boost

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

47% if Maryland wins44% with the other result2.8-point differencePenn State playoff chance
TBD
SAT NOV 14
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Priority 6
Root for
Duke
at
Miami
Root for Duke1.8-point playoff boost

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

47% if Duke wins45% with the other result1.8-point differencePenn State playoff chance
TBD
SAT NOV 14
TV TBA
Priority 7
Utah
at
Root for
Arizona
Root for Arizona1.5-point playoff boost

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

47% if Arizona wins45% with the other result1.5-point differencePenn State playoff chance
TBD
SAT NOV 14
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Priority 8
Nebraska
at
Root for
Rutgers
Root for Rutgers1.4-point playoff boost

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

46% if Rutgers wins45% with the other result1.4-point differencePenn State playoff chance
TBD
SAT NOV 14
TV TBA
Priority 9
Washington
at
Root for
Michigan State
Root for Michigan State1.3-point playoff boost

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

47% if Michigan State wins45% with the other result1.3-point differencePenn State playoff chance
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South Carolina at Arkansas
Missouri at Georgia
Florida at Kentucky
Texas at LSU
Auburn at Mississippi State
Ole Miss at Oklahoma
Tennessee at Texas A&M
Alabama at Vanderbilt
California at Virginia
Georgia Tech at Clemson
Louisville at North Carolina
Stanford at Virginia Tech
Syracuse at NC State
Wake Forest at SMU
Illinois at UCLA ยท FOX
Oregon State at Boise State ยท USA Network
Utah State at San Diego State ยท USA Network
Fresno State at Texas State ยท The CW Network
Colorado State at Washington State ยท CBSSN
James Madison at UConn ยท CBSSN
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Florida Atlantic at Tulsa
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Tulane at Rice
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UNLV at New Mexico ยท The CW Network
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App State at Marshall
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Your rooting list:Penn State, then USC, Northwestern, Michigan, Purdue, Maryland, Duke, Arizona, Rutgers, Michigan State.

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