North Texas Mean Green
0–0 · 0–0 AMERICAN ATHLETIC
Way too early
WEEK 2 · 2026
52%
American title game
25%
Win the American
8%
Make the playoff
0%
First-round bye
avg seed 11.9
Way-too-early read: ratings carry last season forward — the portal will have opinions. The week-2 job: beat UNLV.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves North Texas's pathYour game
TBD
SAT SEP 12
UNLV at North Texas
Your game. Beat UNLV and your playoff odds are 10%; lose and they drop to 5%.
North Texas 67%
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
TBD
SAT SEP 12
South Florida at Army
American Athletic race: South Florida losing helps your spot in the standings.
South Florida 74%
TBD
SAT SEP 12
Navy at Florida Atlantic
American Athletic race: Navy losing helps your spot in the standings; Florida Atlantic visits your schedule in week 9 — keep them ranked.
Navy 78%
TBD
SAT SEP 12
Louisiana at USC
USC winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
USC 94%
TBD
SAT SEP 12
UTSA at Texas State
American Athletic race: UTSA losing helps your spot in the standings; Texas State visits your schedule in week 3 — keep them ranked.
Texas State 59%
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Oregon at Oklahoma State
Texas Tech at Oregon State
Iowa State at Iowa
UCF at Pittsburgh
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California at Syracuse
Duke at Illinois
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Maryland at UConn
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UL Monroe at UAB
App State at East Carolina
New Mexico State at Hawai'i
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Jacksonville State at Ohio
Louisiana Tech at LSU
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Middle Tennessee at Marshall
Rice at Notre Dame
Ohio State at Texas · ABC
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 2, with last season's ratings carried forward — way too early, enjoy responsibly.