Sacramento State Hornets

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Preseason

WEEK 5 · 2026

The Week 5 job

Sacramento State is off. Use the short list below as the scoreboard-watching plan.

Sacramento State is out of the playoff race.

Nothing else moves the path

the rest is background football

Nothing else meaningfully changes Sacramento State's path. Watch the rest because it is football.

56 more games that don't move your needle

Western Kentucky at New Mexico State · CBSSN

North Texas at Tulsa · ESPN

Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech · ESPN

Liberty at Delaware · CBSSN

Penn State at Northwestern · FOX

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

Texas Tech at Colorado

West Virginia at Iowa State

Boston College at SMU

Louisville at NC State

Miami at Clemson

Notre Dame at North Carolina

Stanford at Wake Forest

Virginia at Florida State

Purdue at Illinois

Ohio State at Iowa

Michigan at Minnesota

Maryland at Nebraska

Washington at USC

Michigan State at Wisconsin

Memphis at Charlotte

UTSA at Rice

Temple at South Florida

San José State at Hawai'i · MW+

UTEP at New Mexico · 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

Syracuse at UConn · CBSSN

Navy at Air Force · CBS

California at UNLV · CBSSN

Wyoming at North Dakota State · The CW Network

Oregon State at Colorado State · USA Network

Utah State at Boise State · CBSSN

Indiana at Rutgers

Fresno State at Washington State · USA Network

Texas State at San Diego State · The CW Network

Your rooting list:Sacramento State is off. Nothing else meaningfully moves the path.

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