East Carolina Pirates

In the books

WEEK 17 · 2025

American title game

Win the American

Make the playoff

First-round bye

East Carolina is out of the playoff race.

This week is in the books — the rundown below shows how each wish landed.

Playoff odds by week

If East Carolina wins out: 0% to win the American, 0% to make the playoff.

The Saturday rundown

ranked by what moves East Carolina's path

No other game this week meaningfully moves East Carolina's odds. Enjoy the football.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 17, anchored to the Playoff Committee Rankings (week 16). How the model works.