๐Ÿˆ Fan Watch

Indiana Hoosiers

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Preseason
WEEK 5 ยท 2026
The Week 5 job

Beat Rutgers and avoid turning a likely win into a season problem.

Your game

Indiana at Rutgers
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Big Ten title-game chanceNow74%Win76%Loss50%
Indiana
Indiana 94%Rutgers 7%
Rutgers

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Indiana wants
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Priority 1
Penn State
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Root for
Northwestern
Root for Northwestern4.9-point title-game boost

Big Ten race: Penn State losing helps your spot in the standings.

77% if Northwestern wins73% with the other result4.9-point differenceIndiana Big Ten title-game chance
TBD
SAT OCT 3
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Priority 2
Notre Dame
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North Carolina
Root for North Carolinaโ‰ˆ0.3 seed lines

Seeding watch: North Carolina winning moves you from around the 3rd seed toward the 2nd: a friendlier bracket.

Notre Dame 97%
TBD
SAT OCT 3
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Priority 3
Texas Tech
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Colorado
Root for Colorado2.2-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 Colorado winning protects it.

84% if Colorado wins82% with the other result2.2-point differenceIndiana first-round bye chance
51 more games that don't move your needle
Washington at USC
North Texas at Tulsa ยท ESPN
Western Kentucky at New Mexico State ยท CBSSN
Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech ยท ESPN
Liberty at Delaware ยท CBSSN
Vanderbilt at Georgia
Alabama at Mississippi State
Florida at Missouri
Kentucky at South Carolina
Auburn at Tennessee
Arkansas at Texas A&M
Middle Tennessee at Kansas
Baylor at Arizona State
BYU at TCU
UCF at Houston
Cincinnati at Arizona
West Virginia at Iowa State
Boston College at SMU
California at UNLV ยท CBSSN
Louisville at NC State
Miami at Clemson
Stanford at Wake Forest
Syracuse at UConn ยท CBSSN
Virginia at Florida State
Purdue at Illinois
Ohio State at Iowa
Michigan at Minnesota
Maryland at Nebraska
Michigan State at Wisconsin
Utah State at Boise State ยท CBSSN
Oregon State at Colorado State ยท USA Network
Texas State at San Diego State ยท The CW Network
Fresno State at Washington State ยท USA Network
Memphis at Charlotte
UTSA at Rice
Navy at Air Force ยท CBS
Temple at South Florida
San Josรฉ State at Hawai'i ยท MW+
UTEP at New Mexico ยท MW+
Akron at Central Michigan
Toledo at Ball State
Western Michigan at Buffalo
Eastern Michigan at Massachusetts
Ohio at Kent State
Bowling Green at Miami (OH)
Army at Louisiana Tech
Arkansas State at Louisiana
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina
Old Dominion at Georgia State
Marshall at James Madison
UL Monroe at South Alabama
Your rooting list:Indiana, then Northwestern, North Carolina, Colorado.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 5, with preseason ratings projected from last season. How the model works.