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WEEK 6 · 2026

The Week 6 job

Beat Penn State and keep USC's season in its own hands.

TBD

SAT OCT 10

TV TBA

playoff chanceNow24%Win39%Loss16%

USC

USC 32%Penn State 68%

Penn State

By importanceWatch plan

TBD

SAT OCT 10

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Priority 1

Root for

UCLA

at

Oregon

Root for UCLA2.7-point playoff boost

UCLA visits your schedule in week 13: keep them ranked.

26% if UCLA wins24% with the other result2.7-point differenceUSC playoff chance

TBD

SAT OCT 10

TV TBA

Priority 2

Root for

Indiana

at

Nebraska

Root for Indiana1.8-point playoff boost

Indiana visits your schedule in week 11: keep them ranked.

24% if Indiana wins22% with the other result1.8-point differenceUSC playoff chance

53 more games that don't move your needle

Maryland at Ohio State

Tennessee at Arkansas

Iowa at Washington

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

Florida State at Louisville · ESPN

Washington State at Utah State · The CW Network

Georgia at Alabama

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

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 · 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.