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East Carolina Pirates

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Preseason
WEEK 9 ยท 2026
The Week 9 job

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

Your game

Temple at East Carolina
TBD
SAT OCT 31
TV TBA
American title-game chanceNow20%Win23%Loss6%
Temple
Temple 14%East Carolina 86%
East Carolina

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result East Carolina wants
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Priority 1
Root for
Florida Atlantic
at
North Texas
Root for Florida Atlantic4.8-point title-game boost

American Athletic race: North Texas losing helps your spot in the standings; Florida Atlantic visits your schedule in week 13: keep them ranked.

25% if Florida Atlantic wins20% with the other result4.8-point differenceEast Carolina American title-game chance
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Your rooting list:East Carolina, then Florida Atlantic.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 9, with preseason ratings projected from last season. How the model works.