Priority 1
Root for
LSU
Ole Miss
Root for LSU2.2-point playoff boost
LSU visits your schedule in week 10: keep them ranked.
31% if LSU wins29% with the other result2.2-point differenceAlabama playoff chance
Alabama Crimson Tide
0–0 · 0–0 SEC
Preseason
WEEK 3 · 2026
The Week 3 job
Beat Florida State and avoid turning a likely win into a season problem.
Your game
Florida State at Alabamaplayoff chanceNow29%Win31%Loss18%
Florida State
Florida State 13%Alabama 87%
Alabama
Other impactful games
the highlighted team is the result Alabama wantsPriority 2
USC
Root for
Rutgers
Root for Rutgers1.3-point playoff boost
Rutgers winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
30% if Rutgers wins29% with the other result1.3-point differenceAlabama playoff chance
Priority 3
Florida
Root for
Auburn
Root for Auburn1.3-point playoff boost
Auburn visits your schedule in week 13: keep them ranked.
30% if Auburn wins28% with the other result1.3-point differenceAlabama playoff chance
52 more games that don't move your needle
Georgia at Arkansas · ABC
NC State at Vanderbilt · SEC Network
Syracuse at Pittsburgh · ESPN
Miami at Wake Forest · ESPN
Troy at Missouri · SECN+
New Mexico at Oklahoma · ESPN2
Mississippi State at South Carolina · SEC Network
Kennesaw State at Tennessee · SEC Network
UTSA at Texas · SECN+
Kentucky at Texas A&M
Tulane at Kansas State · ESPN2
Northern Illinois at Arizona · TNT
BYU at Colorado State · CBS
Colorado at Northwestern
Miami (OH) at Cincinnati · ESPN+
Bowling Green at Iowa State · ESPNU
Arkansas State at TCU · ESPNU
Georgia State at UCF · ESPN+
Utah State at Utah · FOX
Virginia at West Virginia · ACC Network
Houston at Texas Tech · FOX
Kansas at Arizona State · FS1
North Carolina at Clemson · ESPN
SMU at Louisville
Stanford at Duke · The CW Network
Virginia Tech at Maryland
Western Kentucky at Indiana · Peacock
UTEP at Michigan · BTN
Akron at Minnesota · BTN
Kent State at Ohio State · FOX
Buffalo at Penn State · BTN
Purdue at UCLA · BTN
Eastern Michigan at Wisconsin · Peacock
James Madison at San Diego State · The CW Network
Fresno State at San José State · FS1
North Texas at Texas State · USA Network
UConn at Southern Miss · ESPN+
East Carolina at Old Dominion · ESPN+
Florida International at Florida Atlantic · ESPN+
Western Michigan at Rice · ESPN+
Temple at Toledo · CBSSN
UAB at Louisiana · ESPN+
Nevada at Middle Tennessee · ESPN+
Wyoming at Central Michigan · ESPN+
Charlotte at App State · ESPN+
Ball State at Liberty · ESPN+
Ohio at South Alabama · ESPN+
Louisiana Tech at Baylor · ESPNU
Coastal Carolina at Delaware · CBSSN
Georgia Southern at Jacksonville State · ESPN+
Marshall at Missouri State · CBSSN
Michigan State at Notre Dame · NBC
Your rooting list:Alabama, then LSU, Rutgers, Auburn.
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 3, with preseason ratings projected from last season. How the model works.