Priority 1
Root for
Louisiana
USC
Root for Louisiana1.7-point playoff boost
Louisiana winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
10% if Louisiana wins9% with the other result1.7-point differenceClemson playoff chance
Clemson Tigers
0–0 · 0–0 ACC
Preseason
WEEK 2 · 2026
The Week 2 job
Beat Georgia Southern and avoid turning a likely win into a season problem.
Your game
Georgia Southern at Clemsonplayoff chanceNow9%Win9%Loss5%
Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern 8%Clemson 92%
Clemson
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the highlighted team is the result Clemson wants45 more games that don't move your needle
App State at East Carolina · ESPNU
Rutgers at Boston College · ESPN2
Arkansas at Utah · ESPN
Southern Miss at Auburn
Western Kentucky at Georgia · SEC Network
Alabama at Kentucky · ABC
Charlotte at Ole Miss
Mississippi State at Minnesota · CBS
Missouri at Kansas · FOX
Oklahoma at Michigan · FOX
Tennessee at Georgia Tech · ESPN
Arizona State at Texas A&M · ABC
Delaware at Vanderbilt · SEC Network
Washington State at Kansas State · TNT
Oregon at Oklahoma State · ESPN
Texas Tech at Oregon State · CBS
Iowa State at Iowa · NBC
UCF at Pittsburgh · ESPN2
Arizona at BYU · FOX
California at Syracuse · ACC Network
Duke at Illinois · FS1
Old Dominion at Virginia Tech · The CW Network
Wake Forest at Purdue · FS1
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State · BTN
Bowling Green at Nebraska · FS1
Penn State at Temple · ESPN2
San Diego State at UCLA · BTN
Maryland at UConn · CBSSN
Utah State at Washington · BTN
Memphis at Boise State · USA Network
UTSA at Texas State · The CW Network
South Florida at Army · CBSSN
Navy at Florida Atlantic
UNLV at North Texas · ESPNU
Tulsa at Sam Houston · ESPN+
UL Monroe at UAB · ESPN+
South Alabama at Tulane · ESPN+
New Mexico State at Hawai'i · MW+
Buffalo at Florida International · ESPN+
Jacksonville State at Ohio · ESPN+
Louisiana Tech at LSU · SECN+
Georgia State at Kennesaw State · ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at Marshall · ESPN+
Rice at Notre Dame · NBC
Ohio State at Texas · ABC
Your rooting list:Clemson, then Louisiana.
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 2, with preseason ratings projected from last season. How the model works.