Texas Tech Red Raiders

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WEEK 9 · 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-9 job: beat Arizona.

Playoff odds by week

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The Saturday rundown

ranked by what moves Texas Tech's path

Your game

TBD

SAT OCT 31

Arizona at Texas Tech

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 6th.

Texas Tech 91%

Worth a glancesmaller, but real

TBD

SAT OCT 31

Florida at Georgia

You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and Florida winning protects it.

Georgia 90%

TBD

SAT OCT 31

Northwestern at Oregon

You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and Northwestern winning protects it.

Oregon 95%

TBD

SAT OCT 31

Ohio State at USC

You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and USC winning protects it.

Ohio State 71%

TBD

SAT OCT 31

Utah at Cincinnati

Big 12 race: Utah losing helps your spot in the standings.

Utah 83%

TBD

SAT OCT 31

Minnesota at Indiana

You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and Minnesota winning protects it.

Indiana 97%

TBD

SAT OCT 31

Kansas State at Colorado

Big 12 race: Kansas State losing helps your spot in the standings.

Kansas State 76%

TBD

SAT OCT 31

Oklahoma State at Iowa State

Big 12 race: Iowa State losing helps your spot in the standings; Oklahoma State visits your schedule in week 11 — keep them ranked.

Iowa State 94%

46 more games that don't move your needle

Arizona State at BYU

Jacksonville State at New Mexico State

Coastal Carolina at Georgia State

Delaware at Western Kentucky

Sam Houston at Missouri State

Kennesaw State at Middle Tennessee

Florida Atlantic at North Texas

Troy at James Madison

Tulane at Charlotte

Missouri at Arkansas

Auburn at Ole Miss

South Carolina at Oklahoma

Mississippi State at Texas

Baylor at UCF

Kansas at TCU

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

Wisconsin at Iowa

Illinois at Maryland

Washington at Nebraska

Purdue at Penn State

Michigan at Rutgers

Nevada at UCLA

Navy at Notre Dame

Texas State at Boise State

Washington State at San Diego State

Colorado State at Utah State

Oregon State at Fresno State

UConn at Air Force

Army at Memphis

Temple at East Carolina

UAB at South Florida

New Mexico at San José State

Northern Illinois at UNLV

Bowling Green at Western Michigan

App State at Georgia Southern

Florida International at Liberty

Southern Miss at UL Monroe

Marshall at Old Dominion

Louisiana Tech at South Alabama

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 9, with last season's ratings carried forward — way too early, enjoy responsibly.