USC Trojans
0–0 · 0–0 BIG TEN
Way too early
WEEK 2 · 2026
7%
Big Ten title game
2%
Win the Big Ten
18%
Make the playoff
<1%
First-round bye
avg seed 9.6
Way-too-early read: ratings carry last season forward — the portal will have opinions. The week-2 job: beat Louisiana.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves USC's pathYour game
TBD
SAT SEP 12
Louisiana at USC
Your game. Beat Louisiana and your playoff odds are 19%; lose and they drop to 5%.
USC 94%
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
TBD
SAT SEP 12
Penn State at Temple
You still play Penn State in week 6.
Penn State 95%
TBD
SAT SEP 12
Iowa State at Iowa
Iowa State winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Iowa 86%
TBD
SAT SEP 12
Alabama at Kentucky
Kentucky winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Alabama 85%
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Ohio State at Texas
Ohio State visits your schedule in week 9 — keep them ranked.
Ohio State 71%
42 more games that don't move your needle
Buffalo at Florida International
Navy at Florida Atlantic
Rutgers at Boston College
Arkansas at Utah
Southern Miss at Auburn
Western Kentucky at Georgia
Charlotte at Ole Miss
Mississippi State at Minnesota
Missouri at Kansas
Oklahoma at Michigan
Tennessee at Georgia Tech
Arizona State at Texas A&M
Delaware at Vanderbilt
Washington State at Kansas State
Oregon at Oklahoma State
Texas Tech at Oregon State
UCF at Pittsburgh
Arizona at BYU
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
San Diego State at UCLA
Maryland at UConn
Utah State at Washington
Memphis at Boise State
UTSA at Texas State
South Florida at Army
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
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 last season's ratings carried forward — way too early, enjoy responsibly.