Texas Tech Red Raiders
0–0 · 0–0 BIG 12
Way too early
WEEK 8 · 2026
87%
Big 12 title game
63%
Win the Big 12
>99%
Make the playoff
64%
First-round bye
avg seed 4.2
Way-too-early read: ratings carry last season forward — the portal will have opinions. The week-8 job: beat Cincinnati.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Texas Tech's pathYour game
TBD
SAT OCT 24
Texas Tech at Cincinnati
Your game. You're essentially in — this is about seeding: win and you're looking at roughly the 4th seed, lose and it's closer to the 5th.
Texas Tech 91%
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
TBD
SAT OCT 24
Oregon at Illinois
You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and Illinois winning protects it.
Oregon 88%
TBD
SAT OCT 24
Houston at Utah
Big 12 race: Utah losing helps your spot in the standings.
Utah 92%
TBD
SAT OCT 24
Kansas State at Arizona State
Big 12 race: Kansas State losing helps your spot in the standings.
Arizona State 53%
TBD
SAT OCT 24
Indiana at Michigan
You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and Michigan winning protects it.
Indiana 80%
TBD
SAT OCT 24
BYU at UCF
Big 12 race: BYU losing helps your spot in the standings.
BYU 73%
48 more games that don't move your needle
Pittsburgh at Miami
USC at Wisconsin
Ole Miss at Texas
Iowa State at Arizona
San José State at Nevada
Middle Tennessee at Florida International
Missouri State at Delaware
South Alabama at Marshall
Liberty at Kennesaw State
New Mexico State at Sam Houston
East Carolina at Memphis
James Madison at App State
Duke at Virginia
NC State at Stanford
Army at Tulsa
Texas A&M at Alabama
LSU at Auburn
Vanderbilt at Kentucky
Oklahoma at Mississippi State
Tennessee at South Carolina
Baylor at Kansas
Colorado at Oklahoma State
West Virginia at TCU
California at SMU
Boston College at Georgia Tech
Syracuse at North Carolina
Virginia Tech at Clemson
Iowa at Minnesota
Rutgers at Northwestern
Michigan State at UCLA
San Diego State at Colorado State
Utah State at Texas State
Boise State at Washington State
Massachusetts at UConn
Rice at Florida Atlantic
North Texas at Navy
UTSA at Tulane
Air Force at Wyoming
Hawai'i at Northern Illinois
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
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 8, with last season's ratings carried forward — way too early, enjoy responsibly.