Tulane Green Wave
0–0 · 0–0 AMERICAN ATHLETIC
In the books
WEEK 1 · 2025
54%
American title game
32%
Win the American
20%
Make the playoff
0%
First-round bye
avg seed 11.6
How the week went: playoff odds 20% → 20%.
If Tulane wins out: 70% to win the American, 70% to make the playoff.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Tulane's pathYour game
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… · ESPNU
Northwestern at Tulane
Your game. Beat Northwestern and your playoff odds are 21%; lose and they drop to 10%.
Final · Northwestern 3–23 TulaneWish granted ✓
Just win
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
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Jacksonville State at UCF
UCF winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Final · Jacksonville State 10–17 UCFWish granted ✓
Root for UCF+2.2 pp playoff odds
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UNLV at Sam Houston
Sam Houston winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Final · UNLV 38–21 Sam HoustonWent the other way ✗
Root for Sam Houston+1.5 pp playoff odds
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Colorado State at Washington
Washington winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Final · Colorado State 21–38 WashingtonWish granted ✓
Root for Washington+1.4 pp playoff odds
44 more games that don't move your needle
Iowa State at Kansas State · ESPN
Fresno State at Kansas · FOX
Sam Houston at Western Kentucky · CBSSN
Stanford at Hawai'i · CBS
Boise State at South Florida · ESPN
Ohio at Rutgers · BTN
East Carolina at NC State · ACC Network
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
Central Michigan at San José State · FS1
Mississippi State at Southern Miss · ESPN
Syracuse at Tennessee · ABC
Texas at Ohio State · FOX
Florida Atlantic at Maryland · BTN
Ball State at Purdue · BTN
Toledo at Kentucky · SEC Network
Old Dominion at Indiana · FS1
Alabama at Florida State · ABC
Marshall at Georgia · ESPN
Nevada at Penn State · CBS
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
Utah at UCLA · FOX
Virginia Tech at South Carolina · ESPN
Notre Dame at Miami · ABC
TCU at North Carolina · ESPN
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 1, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 1).