East Carolina Pirates
0–0 · 0–0 AMERICAN ATHLETIC
Way too early
WEEK 5 · 2026
20%
American title game
9%
Win the American
3%
Make the playoff
<1%
First-round bye
avg seed 11.5
Way-too-early read: bye week — pure scoreboard-watching, whenever it arrives.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves East Carolina's pathWorth a glancesmaller, but real
TBD
THU OCT 1
North Texas at Tulsa
American Athletic race: North Texas losing helps your spot in the standings.
North Texas 84%
TBD
SAT OCT 3
Temple at South Florida
American Athletic race: South Florida losing helps your spot in the standings; Temple visits your schedule in week 9 — keep them ranked.
South Florida 92%
TBD
SAT OCT 3
UTSA at Rice
American Athletic race: UTSA losing helps your spot in the standings; Rice visits your schedule in week 6 — keep them ranked.
UTSA 85%
TBD
SAT OCT 3
Navy at Air Force
American Athletic race: Navy losing helps your spot in the standings.
Navy 59%
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Florida at Missouri
Kentucky at South Carolina
Auburn at Tennessee
Arkansas at Texas A&M
Middle Tennessee at Kansas
Baylor at Arizona State
BYU at TCU
UCF at Houston
Cincinnati at Arizona
Texas Tech at Colorado
West Virginia at Iowa State
Boston College at SMU
California at UNLV
Louisville at NC State
Miami at Clemson
Notre Dame at North Carolina
Stanford at Wake Forest
Syracuse at UConn
Virginia at Florida State
Purdue at Illinois
Ohio State at Iowa
Michigan at Minnesota
Maryland at Nebraska
Indiana at Rutgers
Washington at USC
Michigan State at Wisconsin
Utah State at Boise State
Oregon State at Colorado State
Texas State at San Diego State
Fresno State at Washington State
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UTEP at New Mexico
Akron at Central Michigan
Toledo at Ball State
Western Michigan at Buffalo
Eastern Michigan at Massachusetts
Ohio at Kent State
Bowling Green at Miami (OH)
Army at Louisiana Tech
Arkansas State at Louisiana
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina
Old Dominion at Georgia State
UL Monroe at South Alabama
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 5, with preseason ratings projected from last season: way too early, enjoy responsibly. How the model works.