#2Penn State Nittany Lions
0–0 · 0–0 BIG TEN
In the books
WEEK 1 · 2025
69%
Big Ten title game
50%
Win the Big Ten
98%
Make the playoff
79%
First-round bye
avg seed 2.8
How the week went: playoff odds 98% → 98%.
If Penn State wins out: 76% to win the Big Ten, 100% to make the playoff.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Penn State's pathYour game
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… · CBS
Nevada at #2 Penn State
Your game. Beat Nevada and your playoff odds are 98%; lose and they drop to 94%.
Final · Nevada 11–46 Penn StateWish granted ✓
Just win
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
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… · FOX
#1 Texas at #3 Ohio State
You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and Ohio State winning protects it; Ohio State visits your schedule in week 10 — keep them ranked.
Final · Texas 7–14 Ohio StateWish granted ✓
Root for Ohio State+2.2 pp first-round-bye odds
46 more games that don't move your needle
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Stanford at Hawai'i · CBS
Boise State at South Florida · ESPN
Ohio at Rutgers · BTN
East Carolina at NC State · ACC Network
Jacksonville State at UCF · ESPN+
Wyoming at Akron · ESPN+
Buffalo at Minnesota · FS1
Nebraska at Cincinnati · ESPN
Miami (OH) at Wisconsin · BTN
Western Michigan at Michigan State · FS1
Kennesaw State at Wake Forest · ACC Network
App State at Charlotte · ESPNU
Auburn at Baylor · FOX
Georgia Tech at Colorado · ESPN
UNLV at Sam Houston · CBSSN
Central Michigan at San José State · FS1
Mississippi State at Southern Miss · ESPN
Syracuse at Tennessee · ABC
Florida Atlantic at Maryland · BTN
Ball State at Purdue · BTN
Northwestern at Tulane · ESPNU
Toledo at Kentucky · SEC Network
Old Dominion at Indiana · FS1
Alabama at Florida State · ABC
Marshall at Georgia · ESPN
Temple at Massachusetts · ESPN+
Coastal Carolina at Virginia · ACC Network
UTSA at Texas A&M · ESPN
LSU at Clemson · ABC
Missouri State at USC · BTN
New Mexico at Michigan · NBC
UTEP at Utah State · CBSSN
Georgia State at Ole Miss · SEC Network
Rice at Louisiana · ESPN+
Eastern Michigan at Texas State · ESPN+
Georgia Southern at Fresno State · FS1
California at Oregon State · ESPN
Hawai'i at Arizona · TNT
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Colorado State at Washington · BTN
Virginia Tech at South Carolina · ESPN
TCU at North Carolina · ESPN
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 1, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 1). How the model works.