Western Michigan Broncos

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Preseason

WEEK 6 · 2026

The Week 6 job

Beat Kent State and avoid turning a likely win into a season problem.

TBD

SAT OCT 10

TV TBA

MAC title-game chanceNow43%Win45%Loss19%

Kent State

Kent State 8%Western Michigan 92%

Western Michigan

By importanceWatch plan

TBD

SAT OCT 10

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Priority 1

Root for

Central Michigan

at

Ohio

Root for Central Michigan4.3-point title-game boost

Mid-American race: Ohio losing helps your spot in the standings; Central Michigan visits your schedule in week 7: keep them ranked.

46% if Central Michigan wins42% with the other result4.3-point differenceWestern Michigan MAC title-game chance

TBD

SAT OCT 10

TV TBA

Priority 2

Miami (OH)

at

Root for

Massachusetts

Root for Massachusetts4.0-point title-game boost

Mid-American race: Miami (OH) losing helps your spot in the standings; you still play Miami (OH) in week 13.

46% if Massachusetts wins42% with the other result4-point differenceWestern Michigan MAC title-game chance

TBD

SAT OCT 10

TV TBA

Priority 3

Root for

Buffalo

at

Toledo

Root for Buffalo3.1-point title-game boost

Mid-American race: Toledo losing helps your spot in the standings; you still play Toledo in week 8.

45% if Buffalo wins42% with the other result3.1-point differenceWestern Michigan MAC title-game chance

52 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

Florida State at Louisville · ESPN

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

Duke at Georgia Tech

North Carolina at Pittsburgh

Syracuse at Virginia

Virginia Tech at California

Wake Forest at NC State

Illinois at Michigan State

Indiana at Nebraska

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

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.