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WEEK 5 · 2026
Week 5 pregame guide

LSU's week is about crutches and a walking boot, not the scoreboard

McNeese has no realistic path to beating LSU on Saturday night. Whit Weeks' foot and Sam Leavitt's lower body are what actually decide how the Kentucky trip goes.

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LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels runs the ball against Florida in 2023.
LSU faces Florida at Tiger Stadium in 2023.
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Your game

McNeese at LSU
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SEC Network
Final
McNeese
Final · McNeese 14–63 LSUWish granted ✓
LSU

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result LSU wanted
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ABC
Impact 1
Florida
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Rooted for
Missouri
Final · Florida 17–45 MissouriWish granted ✓
Projected 2.7-point title-game boost

Florida lost, improving LSU's place in the SEC standings.

Entering-week projection15% if Missouri won12% with the other result2.7-point differenceLSU SEC title-game chance
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CBSSN
Impact 2
Rooted for
Syracuse
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UConn
Final · Syracuse 42–41 UConnWish granted ✓
Projected 1.6-point playoff boost

Syracuse won, thinning out the at-large competition for LSU's playoff spot.

Entering-week projection44% if Syracuse won43% with the other result1.6-point differenceLSU playoff chance
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ABC
Impact 3
Alabama
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Rooted for
Mississippi State
Final · Alabama 56–23 Mississippi StateWent the other way ✗
Projected 2.2-point title-game boost

Alabama won instead, so LSU did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection15% if Mississippi State won13% with the other result2.2-point differenceLSU SEC title-game chance
53 other games had little impact
Vanderbilt at Georgia · SEC Network
Western Kentucky at New Mexico State · CBSSN
North Texas at Tulsa · ESPN
Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech · ESPN
Liberty at Delaware · CBSSN
Penn State at Northwestern · FOX
Memphis at Charlotte · ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at Kansas · ESPNU
UCF at Houston · ESPN2
West Virginia at Iowa State · TNT
Boston College at SMU · The CW Network
Notre Dame at North Carolina · ESPN
Stanford at Wake Forest · ACC Network
Michigan at Minnesota · FOX
Navy at Air Force · CBS
Michigan State at Wisconsin · BTN
Western Michigan at Buffalo · ESPN+
Toledo at Ball State · ESPN+
Auburn at Tennessee · ESPN
California at UNLV · CBSSN
Louisville at NC State · ACC Network
Virginia at Florida State · ESPN2
Ohio State at Iowa · CBS
Wyoming at North Dakota State · The CW Network
Akron at Central Michigan · ESPN+
Eastern Michigan at Massachusetts · ESPN+
Ohio at Kent State · ESPN+
Bowling Green at Miami (OH) · ESPN+
Old Dominion at Georgia State · ESPN+
Marshall at James Madison · ESPNU
Maryland at Nebraska · FS1
UTEP at New Mexico · MW+
Kentucky at South Carolina · SEC Network
Purdue at Illinois · BTN
Oregon State at Colorado State · USA Network
Arkansas at Texas A&M · ESPN2
BYU at TCU · ESPN
UTSA at Rice · ESPN+
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina · ESPN+
UL Monroe at South Alabama · ESPN+
Texas Tech at Colorado · FOX
Miami at Clemson · ABC
Washington at USC · NBC
Utah State at Boise State · CBSSN
Temple at South Florida · ESPNU
Army at Louisiana Tech · ESPN+
Indiana at Rutgers · BTN
Arkansas State at Louisiana · ESPN+
Fresno State at Washington State · USA Network
Baylor at Arizona State · ESPN
Texas State at San Diego State · The CW Network
Cincinnati at Arizona · FOX
San José State at Hawai'i · MW+
The rooting list was:LSU, then Missouri, Syracuse, Mississippi State.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 5, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 5). How the model works.