๐Ÿˆ Fan Watch

Ohio State Buckeyes

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Preseason
WEEK 6 ยท 2026
The Week 6 job

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

Your game

Maryland at Ohio State
TBD
SAT OCT 10
TV TBA
playoff chanceNow80%Win81%Loss61%
Maryland
Maryland 4%Ohio State 96%
Ohio State

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Ohio State wants
TBD
SAT OCT 10
TV TBA
Priority 1
Indiana
at
Root for
Nebraska
Root for Nebraska5.1-point title-game boost

Big Ten race: Indiana losing helps your spot in the standings; Nebraska visits your schedule in week 12: keep them ranked.

36% if Nebraska wins31% with the other result5.1-point differenceOhio State Big Ten title-game chance
TBD
SAT OCT 10
TV TBA
Priority 2
Root for
USC
at
Penn State
Root for USC3.8-point title-game boost

Big Ten race: Penn State losing helps your spot in the standings; USC visits your schedule in week 9: keep them ranked.

34% if USC wins31% with the other result3.8-point differenceOhio State Big Ten title-game chance
53 more games that don't move your needle
Tennessee at Arkansas
Iowa at Washington
Georgia at Alabama
Southern Miss at Troy ยท ESPN2
Jacksonville State at Kennesaw State ยท CBSSN
New Mexico State at Florida International ยท ESPN2
South Florida at UTSA
South Alabama at Arkansas State
Sam Houston at Liberty ยท ESPNU
Missouri State at Western Kentucky ยท CBSSN
Florida State at Louisville ยท ESPN
Washington State at Utah State ยท The CW Network
South Carolina at Florida
LSU at Kentucky
Texas A&M at Missouri
Texas at Oklahoma
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt
Hawai'i at Arizona State
Arizona at West Virginia
UCF at Oklahoma State
Houston at Kansas State
Iowa State at BYU ยท ESPN
Kansas at Utah
Duke at Georgia Tech
North Carolina at Pittsburgh
Syracuse at Virginia
Virginia Tech at California
Wake Forest at NC State
Illinois at Michigan State
Ball State at Northwestern
UCLA at Oregon
Minnesota at Purdue
Boise State at Fresno State ยท The CW Network
San Diego State at Oregon State ยท USA Network
UConn at Temple
Tulane at Army ยท CBSSN
Charlotte at North Texas
Rice at East Carolina
UAB at Memphis
Tulsa at Navy ยท CBSSN
Air Force at Northern Illinois ยท CBSSN
Nevada at UTEP
Wyoming at San Josรฉ State ยท CBSSN
Eastern Michigan at Akron
Buffalo at Toledo
Central Michigan at Ohio
Kent State at Western Michigan
Miami (OH) at Massachusetts
Old Dominion at App State
Coastal Carolina at Marshall
James Madison at Georgia Southern
Louisiana at Louisiana Tech
Stanford at Notre Dame ยท NBC
Your rooting list:Ohio State, then Nebraska, USC.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 6, with preseason ratings projected from last season. How the model works.