Priority 1
Iowa State
Root for
Iowa
Root for Iowa2.1-point playoff boost
Iowa visits your schedule in week 5: keep them ranked.
80% if Iowa wins78% with the other result2.1-point differenceOhio State playoff chance
Ohio State Buckeyes
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Preseason
WEEK 2 · 2026
The Week 2 job
Beat Texas and keep Ohio State's season in its own hands.
Your game
Ohio State at Texasplayoff chanceNow80%Win86%Loss73%
Ohio State
Ohio State 54%Texas 46%
Texas
Other impactful games
the highlighted team is the result Ohio State wantsPriority 2
Oklahoma
Root for
Michigan
Root for Michigan1.5-point playoff boost
Michigan visits your schedule in week 13: keep them ranked.
80% if Michigan wins79% with the other result1.5-point differenceOhio State playoff chance
44 more games that don't move your needle
Arizona State at Texas A&M · ABC
Georgia State at Kennesaw State · ESPN+
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
Tennessee at Georgia Tech · ESPN
Delaware at Vanderbilt · SEC Network
Washington State at Kansas State · TNT
Oregon at Oklahoma State · ESPN
Texas Tech at Oregon State · CBS
UCF at Pittsburgh · ESPN2
Arizona at BYU · FOX
California at Syracuse · ACC Network
Duke at Illinois · FS1
Georgia Southern at Clemson · ACC Network
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
Louisiana at USC · BTN
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+
App State at East Carolina · ESPNU
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+
Middle Tennessee at Marshall · ESPN+
Rice at Notre Dame · NBC
Your rooting list:Ohio State, then Iowa, Michigan.
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 2, with preseason ratings projected from last season. How the model works.