In the books
WEEK 0 · 2026
The Week 0 recap
LSU was off. Playoff odds moved from 15% to 22%.
Other impactful games
the highlighted team was the result LSU wantedFinal · San José State 26–42 USCWent the other way ✗
Projected 1.9-point playoff boostUSC won instead, so LSU did not get the result it wanted.
Entering-week projection16% if San José State won15% with the other result1.9-point differenceLSU playoff chance
Impact 2
Rooted for
New Mexico State
Final · New Mexico State 17–34 Florida StateWent the other way ✗
Projected 1.4-point playoff boostFlorida State won instead, so LSU did not get the result it wanted.
Entering-week projection16% if New Mexico State won14% with the other result1.4-point differenceLSU playoff chance
6 other games had little impact
North Carolina at TCU
NC State at Virginia
Jacksonville State at North Dakota State
Sacramento State at Eastern Michigan
Hawai'i at Stanford
Memphis at UNLV
The rooting list was:LSU is off, then San José State, New Mexico State. Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 0. How the model works.
