Priority 1
Miami
Root for
Wake Forest
Root for Wake Forest5.4-point playoff boost
Wake Forest visits your schedule in week 11: keep them ranked.
27% if Wake Forest wins22% with the other result5.4-point differenceSMU playoff chance
SMU Mustangs
0–0 · 0–0 ACC
Preseason
WEEK 3 · 2026
The Week 3 job
Beat Louisville and keep SMU's season in its own hands.
Your game
SMU at Louisville…
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TV TBA
ACC title-game chanceNow44%Win65%Loss25%
SMU
SMU 48%Louisville 52%
Louisville
Other impactful games
the highlighted team is the result SMU wantsPriority 2
Root for
Syracuse
Pittsburgh
Root for Syracuse3.4-point title-game boost
ACC race: Pittsburgh losing helps your spot in the standings; Syracuse visits your schedule in week 9: keep them ranked.
47% if Syracuse wins44% with the other result3.4-point differenceSMU ACC title-game chance
Priority 3
Root for
Stanford
Duke
Root for Stanford2.4-point title-game boost
ACC race: Duke losing helps your spot in the standings; Stanford visits your schedule in week 13: keep them ranked.
46% if Stanford wins44% with the other result2.4-point differenceSMU ACC title-game chance
Priority 4
Root for
North Carolina
Clemson
Root for North Carolina2.0-point title-game boost
ACC race: Clemson losing helps your spot in the standings.
46% if North Carolina wins44% with the other result2-point differenceSMU ACC title-game chance
51 more games that don't move your needle
Florida State at Alabama · ABC
Georgia at Arkansas · ABC
Florida at Auburn · 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
NC State at Vanderbilt · SEC Network
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
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
USC at Rutgers · CBS
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
LSU at Ole Miss · ABC
Michigan State at Notre Dame · NBC
Your rooting list:SMU, then Wake Forest, Syracuse, Stanford, North Carolina.
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 3, with preseason ratings projected from last season. How the model works.