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Michigan Wolverines

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Preseason
WEEK 9 ยท 2026
The Week 9 job

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

Your game

Michigan at Rutgers
TBD
SAT OCT 31
TV TBA
playoff chanceNow11%Win15%Loss4%
Michigan
Michigan 66%Rutgers 34%
Rutgers

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Michigan wants
TBD
SAT OCT 31
TV TBA
Priority 1
Root for
Wisconsin
at
Iowa
Root for Wisconsin1.8-point playoff boost

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

13% if Wisconsin wins11% with the other result1.8-point differenceMichigan playoff chance
TBD
SAT OCT 31
TV TBA
Priority 2
Root for
Ohio State
at
USC
Root for Ohio State1.7-point playoff boost

Ohio State visits your schedule in week 13: keep them ranked.

12% if Ohio State wins10% with the other result1.7-point differenceMichigan playoff chance
51 more games that don't move your needle
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Mississippi State at Texas
Delaware at Western Kentucky ยท CBSSN
Sam Houston at Missouri State ยท ESPN2
Jacksonville State at New Mexico State ยท ESPN2
Kennesaw State at Middle Tennessee ยท CBSSN
Florida Atlantic at North Texas
Troy at James Madison
Tulane at Charlotte ยท ESPN2
Missouri at Arkansas
Florida at Georgia ยท ABC
Auburn at Ole Miss
South Carolina at Oklahoma
Arizona at Texas Tech
Arizona State at BYU
Baylor at UCF ยท ESPN
Kansas at TCU
Kansas State at Colorado
Oklahoma State at Iowa State
Utah at Cincinnati
California at NC State
SMU at Syracuse
Boston College at Duke
Clemson at Florida State
Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh
Miami at North Carolina
Stanford at Louisville
Virginia at Wake Forest
Minnesota at Indiana
Illinois at Maryland
Washington at Nebraska
Purdue at Penn State
Nevada at UCLA
Navy at Notre Dame
Texas State at Boise State ยท The CW Network
Washington State at San Diego State ยท CBSSN
Colorado State at Utah State ยท USA Network
Oregon State at Fresno State ยท USA Network
UConn at Air Force ยท MW+
Army at Memphis
Temple at East Carolina
UAB at South Florida
New Mexico at San Josรฉ State ยท MW+
Northern Illinois at UNLV ยท CBSSN
Bowling Green at Western Michigan ยท CBSSN
App State at Georgia Southern
Coastal Carolina at Georgia State
Florida International at Liberty ยท CBSSN
Southern Miss at UL Monroe
Marshall at Old Dominion
Louisiana Tech at South Alabama
Your rooting list:Michigan, then Wisconsin, Ohio State.

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