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Pittsburgh Panthers

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WEEK 5 · 2026
Week 5 pregame guide

Pitt's rebuilt front seven finally gets an offensive line worth beating

Pitt shut out Bucknell 59-0 to close non-conference play 4-0. At Virginia Tech, a line missing two starters is the first real test of Cory Sanders' linebackers.

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Pittsburgh linebacker Rasheem Biles stands on the sideline at the 2025 Military Bowl.
Pittsburgh linebacker Rasheem Biles at the 2025 Military Bowl.
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Your game

Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech
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Pittsburgh
Final · Pittsburgh 35–33 Virginia TechWish granted ✓
Virginia Tech

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Pittsburgh wanted
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Impact 1
Virginia
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Rooted for
Florida State
Final · Virginia 7–38 Florida StateWish granted ✓
Projected 4.4-point title-game boost

Virginia lost, improving Pittsburgh's place in the ACC standings.

Entering-week projection23% if Florida State won18% with the other result4.4-point differencePittsburgh ACC title-game chance
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The CW Network
Impact 2
Rooted for
Boston College
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SMU
Final · Boston College 16–25 SMUWent the other way ✗
Projected 4.4-point title-game boost

SMU won instead, so Pittsburgh did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection24% if Boston College won19% with the other result4.4-point differencePittsburgh ACC title-game chance
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ABC
Impact 3
Miami
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Clemson
Final · Miami 41–13 ClemsonWent the other way ✗
Projected 1.3-point playoff boost

Miami won instead, so Pittsburgh did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection8% if Clemson won6% with the other result1.3-point differencePittsburgh playoff chance
52 other games had little impact
Louisville at NC State · ACC Network
Western Kentucky at New Mexico State · CBSSN
North Texas at Tulsa · ESPN
Liberty at Delaware · CBSSN
Penn State at Northwestern · FOX
Memphis at Charlotte · ESPN+
Alabama at Mississippi State · ABC
Middle Tennessee at Kansas · ESPNU
UCF at Houston · ESPN2
West Virginia at Iowa State · TNT
Notre Dame at North Carolina · ESPN
Stanford at Wake Forest · ACC Network
Syracuse at UConn · CBSSN
Michigan at Minnesota · FOX
Navy at Air Force · CBS
Michigan State at Wisconsin · BTN
Vanderbilt at Georgia · SEC Network
Western Michigan at Buffalo · ESPN+
Toledo at Ball State · ESPN+
Florida at Missouri · ABC
Auburn at Tennessee · ESPN
California at UNLV · CBSSN
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
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:Pittsburgh, then Florida State, Boston College, Clemson.

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