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Penn State Nittany Lions

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Preseason
WEEK 6 ยท 2026
The Week 6 job

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

Your game

USC at Penn State
TBD
SAT OCT 10
TV TBA
playoff chanceNow46%Win54%Loss28%
USC
USC 32%Penn State 68%
Penn State

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Penn State wants
TBD
SAT OCT 10
TV TBA
Priority 1
Indiana
at
Root for
Nebraska
Root for Nebraska4.5-point title-game boost

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

28% if Nebraska wins23% with the other result4.5-point differencePenn State Big Ten title-game chance
TBD
SAT OCT 10
TV TBA
Priority 2
Root for
UCLA
at
Oregon
Root for UCLA4.1-point title-game boost

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

28% if UCLA wins23% with the other result4.1-point differencePenn State Big Ten title-game chance
TBD
SAT OCT 10
TV TBA
Priority 3
Root for
Maryland
at
Ohio State
Root for Maryland3.9-point title-game boost

Big Ten race: Ohio State losing helps your spot in the standings; Maryland visits your schedule in week 13: keep them ranked.

27% if Maryland wins23% with the other result3.9-point differencePenn State Big Ten title-game chance
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Priority 4
Iowa
at
Root for
Washington
Root for Washington2.3-point playoff boost

Washington visits your schedule in week 10: keep them ranked.

47% if Washington wins44% with the other result2.3-point differencePenn State playoff chance
51 more games that don't move your needle
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
Georgia at Alabama
Tennessee at Arkansas
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
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:Penn State, then Nebraska, UCLA, Maryland, Washington.

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