USC Trojans
0–0 · 0–0 BIG TEN
In the books
WEEK 1 · 2025
26%
Big Ten title game
8%
Win the Big Ten
23%
Make the playoff
<1%
First-round bye
avg seed 8.6
How the week went: playoff odds 23% → 16%.
If USC wins out: 35% to win the Big Ten, 99% to make the playoff.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves USC's pathYour game
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Missouri State at USC
Your game. Beat Missouri State and your playoff odds are 23%; lose and they drop to 8%.
Final · Missouri State 13–73 USCWish granted ✓
Just win
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
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#8 Alabama at Florida State
Florida State winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Final · Alabama 17–31 Florida StateWish granted ✓
Root for Florida State+3.3 pp playoff odds
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Old Dominion at #20 Indiana
Old Dominion winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Final · Old Dominion 14–27 IndianaWent the other way ✗
Root for Old Dominion+2.6 pp playoff odds
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Syracuse at #24 Tennessee
Syracuse winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Final · Syracuse 26–45 TennesseeWent the other way ✗
Root for Syracuse+1.6 pp playoff odds
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UTSA at #19 Texas A&M
Texas A&M winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Final · UTSA 24–42 Texas A&MWish granted ✓
Root for Texas A&M+1.3 pp playoff odds
43 more games that don't move your needle
Virginia Tech at South Carolina · ESPN
Texas at Ohio State · FOX
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
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
Florida Atlantic at Maryland · BTN
Ball State at Purdue · BTN
Northwestern at Tulane · ESPNU
Toledo at Kentucky · SEC Network
Marshall at Georgia · ESPN
Nevada at Penn State · CBS
Temple at Massachusetts · ESPN+
Coastal Carolina at Virginia · ACC Network
LSU at Clemson · ABC
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
Colorado State at Washington · BTN
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).