Priority 1
Root for
Delaware
Vanderbilt
Root for Delaware3.5-point playoff boost
Delaware winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
70% if Delaware wins66% with the other result3.5-point differenceTexas Tech playoff chance
Texas Tech Red Raiders
0–0 · 0–0 BIG 12
Preseason
WEEK 2 · 2026
The Week 2 job
Beat Oregon State and avoid turning a likely win into a season problem.
Your game
Texas Tech at Oregon Stateplayoff chanceNow67%Win67%Loss56%
Texas Tech
Texas Tech 95%Oregon State 5%
Oregon State
Other impactful games
the highlighted team is the result Texas Tech wantsPriority 2
Root for
Western Kentucky
Georgia
Root for Western Kentucky3.3-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 Western Kentucky winning protects it.
24% if Western Kentucky wins21% with the other result3.3-point differenceTexas Tech first-round bye chance
Priority 3
Root for
Arizona State
Texas A&M
Root for Arizona State1.7-point playoff boost
Arizona State visits your schedule in week 7: keep them ranked.
68% if Arizona State wins66% with the other result1.7-point differenceTexas Tech playoff chance
Priority 4
Root for
Arizona
BYU
Root for Arizona1.5-point playoff boost
Arizona visits your schedule in week 9: keep them ranked.
68% if Arizona wins66% with the other result1.5-point differenceTexas Tech playoff chance
42 more games that don't move your needle
Ohio State at Texas · ABC
Rutgers at Boston College · ESPN2
Arkansas at Utah · ESPN
Southern Miss at Auburn
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
Washington State at Kansas State · TNT
Oregon at Oklahoma State · ESPN
Iowa State at Iowa · NBC
UCF at Pittsburgh · ESPN2
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+
Georgia State at Kennesaw State · ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at Marshall · ESPN+
Rice at Notre Dame · NBC
Your rooting list:Texas Tech, then Delaware, Western Kentucky, Arizona State, Arizona.
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 2, with preseason ratings projected from last season. How the model works.