USC Trojans
1–0 · 0–0 BIG TEN
In the books
WEEK 2 · 2025
26%
Big Ten title game
8%
Win the Big Ten
16%
Make the playoff
<1%
First-round bye
avg seed 8.5
How the week went: playoff odds 16% → 17% · title-game odds 26% → 24%.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves USC's pathYour game
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… · FS1
Georgia Southern at USC
Your game. Beat Georgia Southern and your playoff odds are 17%; lose and they drop to 7%.
Final · Georgia Southern 20–59 USCWish granted ✓
Just win
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
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… · SEC Network
UL Monroe at #21 Alabama
UL Monroe winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Final · UL Monroe 0–73 AlabamaWent the other way ✗
Root for UL Monroe+2.5 pp playoff odds
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#20 Ole Miss at Kentucky
Kentucky winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Final · Ole Miss 30–23 KentuckyWent the other way ✗
Root for Kentucky+2.1 pp playoff odds
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… · ESPN+
Louisiana Tech at #3 LSU
Louisiana Tech winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Final · Louisiana Tech 7–23 LSUWent the other way ✗
Root for Louisiana Tech+1.6 pp playoff odds
46 more games that don't move your needle
Michigan at Oklahoma · ABC
James Madison at Louisville · ESPN2
Northern Illinois at Maryland · BTN
San José State at Texas · ABC
Florida International at Penn State · BTN
Kennesaw State at Indiana · FS1
Iowa at Iowa State · FOX
Illinois at Duke · ESPN
Virginia at NC State · ESPN2
Baylor at SMU · The CW Network
Central Michigan at Pittsburgh · ESPNU
UConn at Syracuse · ESPN+
Kent State at Texas Tech · TNT
Liberty at Jacksonville State · CBSSN
Utah State at Texas A&M · SEC Network
Kansas at Missouri · ESPN2
Miami (OH) at Rutgers · Peacock
Oklahoma State at Oregon · CBS
Fresno State at Oregon State · The CW Network
Troy at Clemson · ACC Network
Bowling Green at Cincinnati · ESPN+
Delaware at Colorado · FOX
Texas State at UTSA · ESPN+
UAB at Navy · CBSSN
North Texas at Western Michigan · ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at Wisconsin · FS1
West Virginia at Ohio · ESPNU
South Florida at Florida · SEC Network
Arkansas State at Arkansas · ESPN+
Missouri State at Marshall · ESPN+
North Carolina at Charlotte · ESPN+
Army at Kansas State · ESPN
Houston at Rice · ESPN+
Western Kentucky at Toledo · ESPN+
Memphis at Georgia State · ESPN+
Tulane at South Alabama · ESPN+
Ball State at Auburn · ESPNU
Arizona State at Mississippi State · ESPN2
Vanderbilt at Virginia Tech · ACC Network
Akron at Nebraska · BTN
Boston College at Michigan State · NBC
UCLA at UNLV · CBSSN
Tulsa at New Mexico State · ESPN+
San Diego State at Washington State · The CW Network
Stanford at BYU · ESPN
Sam Houston at Hawai'i
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 2, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 2).