Rice Owls
0–0 · 0–0 AMERICAN ATHLETIC
Preseason
WEEK 9 · 2026
The Week 9 job
Rice is off. Use the short list below as the scoreboard-watching plan.
Rice is out of the playoff race.
Nothing else moves the path
the rest is background footballNothing else meaningfully changes Rice's path. Watch the rest because it is football.
54 more games that don't move your needle
Delaware at Western Kentucky · CBSSN
Sam Houston at Missouri State · ESPN2
Jacksonville State at New Mexico State · ESPN2
Kennesaw State at Middle Tennessee · CBSSN
Florida Atlantic at North Texas
Troy at James Madison
Tulane at Charlotte · ESPN2
Missouri at Arkansas
Florida at Georgia · ABC
Auburn at Ole Miss
South Carolina at Oklahoma
Mississippi State at Texas
Arizona at Texas Tech
Arizona State at BYU
Baylor at UCF · 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
Wisconsin at Iowa
Illinois at Maryland
Washington at Nebraska
Northwestern at Oregon
Purdue at Penn State
Michigan at Rutgers
Nevada at UCLA
Ohio State at USC
Navy at Notre Dame
Texas State at Boise State · The CW Network
Washington State at San Diego State · CBSSN
Colorado State at Utah State · USA Network
Oregon State at Fresno State · USA Network
UConn at Air Force · MW+
Army at Memphis
Temple at East Carolina
UAB at South Florida
New Mexico at San José State · MW+
Northern Illinois at UNLV · CBSSN
Bowling Green at Western Michigan · CBSSN
App State at Georgia Southern
Coastal Carolina at Georgia State
Florida International at Liberty · CBSSN
Southern Miss at UL Monroe
Marshall at Old Dominion
Louisiana Tech at South Alabama
Your rooting list:Rice is off. Nothing else meaningfully moves the path.
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 9, with preseason ratings projected from last season. How the model works.