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Utah Utes

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Preseason
WEEK 8 ยท 2026
The Week 8 job

Beat Houston and avoid turning a likely win into a season problem.

Your game

Houston at Utah
TBD
SAT OCT 24
TV TBA
playoff chanceNow43%Win46%Loss22%
Houston
Houston 11%Utah 89%
Utah

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Utah wants
TBD
SAT OCT 24
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Priority 1
Texas Tech
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Root for
Cincinnati
Root for Cincinnati5.9-point playoff boost

Cincinnati visits your schedule in week 9: keep them ranked.

48% if Cincinnati wins43% with the other result5.9-point differenceUtah playoff chance
TBD
SAT OCT 24
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Priority 2
Iowa
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Root for
Minnesota
Root for Minnesota2.1-point playoff boost

Minnesota winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

45% if Minnesota wins43% with the other result2.1-point differenceUtah playoff chance
TBD
SAT OCT 24
TV TBA
Priority 3
BYU
at
Root for
UCF
Root for UCF2.5-point title-game boost

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

56% if UCF wins54% with the other result2.5-point differenceUtah Big 12 title-game chance
50 more games that don't move your needle
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Missouri State at Delaware ยท ESPNU
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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
Colorado at Oklahoma State
Iowa State at Arizona
Kansas State at Arizona State
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
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:Utah, then Cincinnati, Minnesota, UCF.

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