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WEEK 1 · 2026
Week 1 pregame guide

What Pitt fans should root for in Week 1

Pitt hosts Miami (Ohio), while Florida State offers the only useful result elsewhere on the Week 1 board.

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Pittsburgh linebacker Rasheem Biles stands on the sideline at the 2025 Military Bowl.
Pittsburgh linebacker Rasheem Biles at the 2025 Military Bowl.
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Your game

Miami (OH) at Pittsburgh
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The CW Network
Final
Miami (OH)
Final · Miami (OH) 14–59 PittsburghWish granted ✓
Pittsburgh

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Pittsburgh wanted
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ESPN
Impact 1
SMU
at
Rooted for
Florida State
Final · SMU 27–24 Florida StateWent the other way ✗
Projected 5.1-point title-game boost

SMU won instead, so Pittsburgh did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection23% if Florida State won18% with the other result5.1-point differencePittsburgh ACC title-game chance
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Impact 2
Miami
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Rooted for
Stanford
Final · Miami 45–6 StanfordWent the other way ✗
Projected 2.9-point playoff boost

Miami won instead, so Pittsburgh did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection11% if Stanford won8% with the other result2.9-point differencePittsburgh playoff chance
40 other games had little impact
Sam Houston at Troy · ESPN+
Massachusetts at Rutgers · BTN
Akron at Wake Forest · ACC Network
Colorado at Georgia Tech · ESPN
UAB at Illinois · BTN
San José State at Eastern Michigan · ESPN+
UTEP at Oklahoma · SECN+
Toledo at Michigan State · FS1
Fresno State at USC · FOX
East Carolina at Alabama · ABC
Oregon State at Houston · ESPN
Coastal Carolina at West Virginia · TNT
North Texas at Indiana · FOX
Ohio at Nebraska · FS1
Liberty at James Madison · ESPNU
Ball State at Ohio State · BTN
Kent State at South Carolina · SEC Network
Baylor at Auburn · ABC
Texas State at Texas · ESPN
Boston College at Cincinnati · FOX
Tulane at Duke · ACC Network
Boise State at Oregon · CBS
Marshall at Penn State · FS1
Oklahoma State at Tulsa · ESPNU
Northern Illinois at Iowa · BTN
Wyoming at Colorado State · USA Network
Missouri State at Texas A&M · ESPN
Arkansas State at Memphis · ESPN+
Florida International at South Florida · ESPN+
Clemson at LSU · ABC
UL Monroe at Mississippi State · ESPNU
Western Michigan at Michigan · NBC
Florida Atlantic at Florida · SEC Network
UNLV at Hawai'i · The CW Network
Central Michigan at New Mexico · FS1
UCLA at California · ESPN
Western Kentucky at Nevada · CBSSN
Washington State at Washington · NBC
Louisville at Ole Miss · ABC
Wisconsin at Notre Dame · NBC
The rooting list was:Pittsburgh, then Florida State, Stanford.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 1, anchored to the AP Top 25 (preseason). How the model works.