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Texas Tech Red Raiders

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Preseason
WEEK 5 ยท 2026
The Week 5 job

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

Your game

Texas Tech at Colorado
TBD
SAT OCT 3
TV TBA
playoff chanceNow67%Win69%Loss45%
Texas Tech
Texas Tech 89%Colorado 11%
Colorado

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Texas Tech wants
TBD
SAT OCT 3
TV TBA
Priority 1
BYU
at
Root for
TCU
Root for TCU3.2-point title-game boost

Big 12 race: BYU losing helps your spot in the standings; TCU visits your schedule in week 13: keep them ranked.

80% if TCU wins76% with the other result3.2-point differenceTexas Tech Big 12 title-game chance
TBD
SAT OCT 3
TV TBA
Priority 2
Root for
Cincinnati
at
Arizona
Root for Cincinnati1.4-point playoff boost

Cincinnati visits your schedule in week 8: keep them ranked.

68% if Cincinnati wins66% with the other result1.4-point differenceTexas Tech playoff chance
TBD
SAT OCT 3
TV TBA
Priority 3
Root for
West Virginia
at
Iowa State
Root for West Virginia2.1-point title-game boost

Big 12 race: Iowa State losing helps your spot in the standings; West Virginia visits your schedule in week 10: keep them ranked.

80% if West Virginia wins78% with the other result2.1-point differenceTexas Tech Big 12 title-game chance
51 more games that don't move your needle
Indiana at Rutgers
Ohio State at Iowa
Miami at Clemson
UCF at Houston
Alabama at Mississippi State
Penn State at Northwestern ยท FOX
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
Florida at Missouri
Kentucky at South Carolina
Auburn at Tennessee
Arkansas at Texas A&M
Middle Tennessee at Kansas
Baylor at Arizona State
Boston College at SMU
California at UNLV ยท CBSSN
Louisville at NC State
Notre Dame at North Carolina
Stanford at Wake Forest
Syracuse at UConn ยท CBSSN
Virginia at Florida State
Purdue at Illinois
Michigan at Minnesota
Maryland at Nebraska
Washington at USC
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:Texas Tech, then TCU, Cincinnati, West Virginia.

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