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BYU Cougars

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Preseason
WEEK 8 ยท 2026
The Week 8 job

Beat UCF and keep BYU's season in its own hands.

Your game

BYU at UCF
TBD
SAT OCT 24
TV TBA
Big 12 title-game chanceNow17%Win22%Loss7%
BYU
BYU 65%UCF 35%
UCF

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result BYU wants
TBD
SAT OCT 24
TV TBA
Priority 1
Texas Tech
at
Root for
Cincinnati
Root for Cincinnati6.1-point title-game boost

Big 12 race: Texas Tech losing helps your spot in the standings; Cincinnati visits your schedule in week 13: keep them ranked.

22% if Cincinnati wins16% with the other result6.1-point differenceBYU Big 12 title-game chance
TBD
SAT OCT 24
TV TBA
Priority 2
Root for
Houston
at
Utah
Root for Houston3.5-point title-game boost

Big 12 race: Utah losing helps your spot in the standings; you still play Utah in week 10.

20% if Houston wins16% with the other result3.5-point differenceBYU Big 12 title-game chance
51 more games that don't move your needle
West Virginia at TCU
Kansas State at Arizona State
Middle Tennessee at Florida International ยท CBSSN
Missouri State at Delaware ยท ESPNU
South Alabama at Marshall ยท ESPN2
Liberty at Kennesaw State ยท CBSSN
New Mexico State at Sam Houston ยท ESPN2
East Carolina at Memphis ยท ESPN2
James Madison at App State ยท ESPNU
Duke at Virginia ยท ESPN
NC State at Stanford ยท ESPN
Army at Tulsa ยท ESPN2
Texas A&M at Alabama
LSU at Auburn
Vanderbilt at Kentucky
Oklahoma at Mississippi State
Tennessee at South Carolina
Ole Miss at Texas
Baylor at Kansas
Colorado at Oklahoma State
Iowa State at Arizona
California at SMU
Boston College at Georgia Tech
Pittsburgh at Miami
Syracuse at North Carolina
Virginia Tech at Clemson
Oregon at Illinois
Indiana at Michigan
Iowa at Minnesota
Rutgers at Northwestern
Michigan State at UCLA
USC at Wisconsin
San Diego State at Colorado State ยท The CW Network
Utah State at Texas State ยท CBSSN
Boise State at Washington State ยท USA Network
Massachusetts at UConn ยท CBSSN
Rice at Florida Atlantic
North Texas at Navy ยท CBSSN
UTSA at Tulane
Air Force at Wyoming ยท The CW Network
Hawai'i at Northern Illinois ยท MW+
San Josรฉ State at Nevada ยท MW+
Akron at Kent State
Bowling Green at Buffalo
Eastern Michigan at Ohio
Western Michigan at Toledo
Miami (OH) at Central Michigan
Georgia State at Arkansas State
Louisiana at Southern Miss
Old Dominion at Louisiana Tech
UL Monroe at Troy
Your rooting list:BYU, then Cincinnati, Houston.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 8, with preseason ratings projected from last season. How the model works.