
#12BYU Cougars
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves BYU's pathYour game. Beat TCU and your playoff odds are 41%; lose and they drop to 13%.
Big 12 race: Texas Tech losing helps your spot in the standings; Texas Tech losing softens the sting of your loss to them; UCF visits your schedule in week 14 — keep them ranked.
Big 12 race: Arizona State losing helps your spot in the standings; you beat West Virginia — their wins make your résumé stronger.
Big 12 race: Cincinnati losing helps your spot in the standings; you beat Arizona — their wins make your résumé stronger; you still play Cincinnati in week 13.
Minnesota winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Florida winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
You already beat Utah; them losing again keeps them behind you.
Pittsburgh winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
50 more games that don't move your needle
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 12, anchored to the Playoff Committee Rankings (week 12). How the model works.