
#14Texas Tech Red Raiders
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Texas Tech's pathYour game. Beat Oklahoma State and your playoff odds are 44%; lose and they drop to 18%.
Big 12 race: Arizona State losing helps your spot in the standings; you beat Houston — their wins make your résumé stronger.
Big 12 race: TCU losing helps your spot in the standings; West Virginia visits your schedule in week 14 — keep them ranked.
Michigan State winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
You already beat Utah; them losing again keeps them behind you.
Big 12 race: BYU losing helps your spot in the standings; you still play BYU in week 11.
Big 12 race: Kansas State losing helps your spot in the standings; you beat Kansas — their wins make your résumé stronger; you still play Kansas State in week 10.
Big 12 race: Cincinnati losing helps your spot in the standings.
45 more games that don't move your needle
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 9, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 9). How the model works.