Tulane Green Wave
0–0 · 0–0 AMERICAN ATHLETIC
Way too early
WEEK 9 · 2026
19%
American title game
9%
Win the American
2%
Make the playoff
0%
First-round bye
avg seed 11.9
Way-too-early read: ratings carry last season forward — the portal will have opinions. The week-9 job: beat Charlotte.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Tulane's pathYour game
TBD
FRI OCT 30
Tulane at Charlotte
Your game. Beat Charlotte and your playoff odds are 2%; lose and they drop to <1%. A loss ends it.
Tulane 92%
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
TBD
THU OCT 29
Florida Atlantic at North Texas
American Athletic race: North Texas losing helps your spot in the standings; you still play North Texas in week 12.
North Texas 94%
TBD
SAT OCT 31
UAB at South Florida
American Athletic race: South Florida losing helps your spot in the standings; you still play South Florida in week 13.
South Florida 96%
TBD
SAT OCT 31
Temple at East Carolina
American Athletic race: East Carolina losing helps your spot in the standings.
East Carolina 88%
TBD
THU OCT 29
Troy at James Madison
Troy winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
James Madison 95%
49 more games that don't move your needle
Delaware at Western Kentucky
Sam Houston at Missouri State
Jacksonville State at New Mexico State
Kennesaw State at Middle Tennessee
Missouri at Arkansas
Florida at Georgia
Auburn at Ole Miss
South Carolina at Oklahoma
Mississippi State at Texas
Arizona at Texas Tech
Arizona State at BYU
Baylor at UCF
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
Washington State at San Diego State
Colorado State at Utah State
Oregon State at Fresno State
UConn at Air Force
Army at Memphis
New Mexico at San José State
Northern Illinois at UNLV
Bowling Green at Western Michigan
App State at Georgia Southern
Coastal Carolina at Georgia State
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.