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WEEK 6 · 2026

The Week 6 job

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

By importanceWatch plan

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ESPN

Priority 1

Root for

Florida State

at

Louisville

Root for Florida State3.6-point title-game boost

ACC race: Louisville losing helps your spot in the standings.

47% if Florida State wins43% with the other result3.6-point differenceSMU ACC title-game chance

TBD

SAT OCT 10

TV TBA

Priority 2

Root for

Wake Forest

at

NC State

Root for Wake Forest3.4-point title-game boost

ACC race: NC State losing helps your spot in the standings; Wake Forest visits your schedule in week 11: keep them ranked.

46% if Wake Forest wins43% with the other result3.4-point differenceSMU ACC title-game chance

TBD

SAT OCT 10

TV TBA

Priority 3

Indiana

at

Root for

Nebraska

Root for Nebraska1.8-point playoff boost

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

25% if Nebraska wins23% with the other result1.8-point differenceSMU playoff chance

TBD

SAT OCT 10

TV TBA

Priority 4

Duke

at

Root for

Georgia Tech

Root for Georgia Tech2.6-point title-game boost

ACC race: Duke losing helps your spot in the standings.

45% if Georgia Tech wins43% with the other result2.6-point differenceSMU ACC title-game chance

TBD

SAT OCT 10

TV TBA

Priority 5

Root for

North Carolina

at

Pittsburgh

Root for North Carolina2.4-point title-game boost

ACC race: Pittsburgh losing helps your spot in the standings.

46% if North Carolina wins44% with the other result2.4-point differenceSMU ACC title-game chance

TBD

SAT OCT 10

TV TBA

Priority 6

Root for

Syracuse

at

Virginia

Root for Syracuse2.1-point title-game boost

ACC race: Virginia losing helps your spot in the standings; Syracuse visits your schedule in week 9: keep them ranked.

46% if Syracuse wins44% with the other result2.1-point differenceSMU ACC title-game chance

50 more games that don't move your needle

Southern Miss at Troy · ESPN2

Jacksonville State at Kennesaw State · CBSSN

New Mexico State at Florida International · ESPN2

South Florida at UTSA

South Alabama at Arkansas State

Sam Houston at Liberty · ESPNU

Missouri State at Western Kentucky · CBSSN

Washington State at Utah State · 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 · ESPN

Kansas at Utah

Virginia Tech at California

Illinois at Michigan State

Ball State at Northwestern

Maryland at Ohio State

UCLA at Oregon

USC at Penn State

Minnesota at Purdue

Iowa at Washington

Boise State at Fresno State · The CW Network

San Diego State at Oregon State · USA Network

UConn at Temple

Tulane at Army · CBSSN

Charlotte at North Texas

Rice at East Carolina

UAB at Memphis

Tulsa at Navy · CBSSN

Air Force at Northern Illinois · CBSSN

Nevada at UTEP

Wyoming at San José State · 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 · NBC

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