Texas Tech Red Raiders
0–0 · 0–0 BIG 12
Way too early
WEEK 2 · 2026
78%
Big 12 title game
52%
Win the Big 12
67%
Make the playoff
21%
First-round bye
avg seed 6.3
Way-too-early read: preseason ratings, while rosters are still settling. The week-2 job: beat Oregon State.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Texas Tech's pathYour game
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Texas Tech at Oregon State
Your game. Beat Oregon State and your playoff odds are 67%; lose and they drop to 56%.
Texas Tech 95%
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
TBD
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Delaware at Vanderbilt
Delaware winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Vanderbilt 96%
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Western Kentucky at Georgia
You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and Western Kentucky winning protects it.
Georgia 98%
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Arizona State at Texas A&M
Arizona State visits your schedule in week 7 — keep them ranked.
Texas A&M 85%
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Arizona at BYU
Arizona visits your schedule in week 9 — keep them ranked.
BYU 66%
42 more games that don't move your needle
Ohio State at Texas · ABC
Rutgers at Boston College
Arkansas at Utah
Southern Miss at Auburn
Alabama at Kentucky
Charlotte at Ole Miss
Mississippi State at Minnesota
Missouri at Kansas
Oklahoma at Michigan
Tennessee at Georgia Tech
Washington State at Kansas State
Oregon at Oklahoma State
Iowa State at Iowa
UCF at Pittsburgh
California at Syracuse
Duke at Illinois
Georgia Southern at Clemson
Old Dominion at Virginia Tech
Wake Forest at Purdue
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State
Bowling Green at Nebraska
Penn State at Temple
San Diego State at UCLA
Maryland at UConn
Louisiana at USC
Utah State at Washington
Memphis at Boise State
UTSA at Texas State
South Florida at Army
Navy at Florida Atlantic
UNLV at North Texas
Tulsa at Sam Houston
UL Monroe at UAB
App State at East Carolina
South Alabama at Tulane
New Mexico State at Hawai'i
Buffalo at Florida International
Jacksonville State at Ohio
Louisiana Tech at LSU
Georgia State at Kennesaw State
Middle Tennessee at Marshall
Rice at Notre Dame
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 2, with preseason ratings projected from last season: way too early, enjoy responsibly. How the model works.