Ball State Cardinals
0–0 · 0–0 MID-AMERICAN
Way too early
WEEK 7 · 2026
<1%
MAC title game
<1%
Win the MAC
0%
Make the playoff
0%
First-round bye
Ball State is out of the playoff race.
Way-too-early read: ratings carry last season forward — the portal will have opinions. The week-7 job: beat Bowling Green.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Ball State's pathYour game
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Ball State at Bowling Green
Your game. Win and your Mid-American title-game odds are 1%; lose and they fall to <1%.
Bowling Green 82%
No other game this week meaningfully moves Ball State's odds. Enjoy the football.
56 more games that don't move your needle
Florida International at Jacksonville State
Delaware at Middle Tennessee
Kennesaw State at Missouri State
Western Kentucky at Sam Houston
East Carolina at UAB
Georgia Southern at Old Dominion
Memphis at Tulane
App State at Coastal Carolina
Auburn at Georgia
Mississippi State at LSU
Missouri at Ole Miss
Kentucky at Oklahoma
Alabama at Tennessee
Florida at Texas
Arkansas at Vanderbilt
Notre Dame at BYU
Arizona State at Texas Tech
Cincinnati at West Virginia
Kansas at Kansas State
Oklahoma State at Houston
TCU at Baylor
Utah at Colorado
Florida State at Miami
Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech
Louisville at Syracuse
North Carolina at Duke
Pittsburgh at Boston College
Virginia at SMU
Wake Forest at California
Ohio State at Indiana
Rutgers at Maryland
Penn State at Michigan
Northwestern at Michigan State
Nebraska at Oregon
Washington at Purdue
Wisconsin at UCLA
Washington State at Oregon State
Fresno State at San Diego State
Colorado State at Texas State
Florida Atlantic at Army
Charlotte at Temple
Navy at UTSA
Tulsa at Rice
Kent State at South Florida
New Mexico at Hawai'i
Northern Illinois at Wyoming
San José State at UTEP
UNLV at Air Force
Massachusetts at Buffalo
Western Michigan at Central Michigan
Toledo at Eastern Michigan
Akron at Miami (OH)
Arkansas State at Southern Miss
Georgia State at James Madison
Troy at Louisiana
Louisiana Tech at UL Monroe
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 7, with last season's ratings carried forward — way too early, enjoy responsibly.