Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
0–0 · 0–0 CONFERENCE USA
In the books
WEEK 0 · 2026
The Week 0 recap
Western Kentucky was off. Playoff odds moved from 0% to <1%.
The model sees Western Kentucky as an extreme playoff long shot.
Nothing else moves the path
the rest is background footballNothing else meaningfully changes Western Kentucky's path. Watch the rest because it is football.
8 other games had little impact
North Carolina at TCU
San José State at USC
NC State at Virginia
Jacksonville State at North Dakota State
Sacramento State at Eastern Michigan
Hawai'i at Stanford
New Mexico State at Florida State
Memphis at UNLV
The rooting list was:Western Kentucky is off. Nothing else meaningfully moves the path.
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 0. How the model works.