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Ohio State Buckeyes

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Preseason
WEEK 5 ยท 2026
The Week 5 job

Beat Iowa and keep Ohio State's season in its own hands.

Your game

Ohio State at Iowa
TBD
SAT OCT 3
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Big Ten title-game chanceNow32%Win45%Loss14%
Ohio State
Ohio State 57%Iowa 43%
Iowa

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Ohio State wants
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Priority 1
Penn State
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Northwestern
Root for Northwestern6.4-point title-game boost

Big Ten race: Penn State losing helps your spot in the standings; Northwestern visits your schedule in week 11: keep them ranked.

36% if Northwestern wins30% with the other result6.4-point differenceOhio State Big Ten title-game chance
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Priority 2
Indiana
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Rutgers
Root for Rutgers3.9-point title-game boost

Big Ten race: Indiana losing helps your spot in the standings; you still play Indiana in week 7.

35% if Rutgers wins32% with the other result3.9-point differenceOhio State Big Ten title-game chance
TBD
SAT OCT 3
TV TBA
Priority 3
Notre Dame
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Root for
North Carolina
Root for North Carolina4.0-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 North Carolina winning protects it.

40% if North Carolina wins36% with the other result4-point differenceOhio State first-round bye chance
TBD
SAT OCT 3
TV TBA
Priority 4
Ohio
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Kent State
Root for Kent State1.3-point playoff boost

Kent State winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

81% if Kent State wins80% with the other result1.3-point differenceOhio State playoff chance
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Michigan at Minnesota
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Oregon State at Colorado State ยท USA Network
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Bowling Green at Miami (OH)
Army at Louisiana Tech
Arkansas State at Louisiana
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Your rooting list:Ohio State, then Northwestern, Rutgers, North Carolina, Kent State.

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