Priority 1
Texas
Root for
Oklahoma
Root for Oklahoma6.9-point title-game boost
Texas losing would help Alabama in the SEC standings.
67% if Oklahoma wins60% with the other result6.9-point differenceAlabama SEC title-game chance
#6Alabama Crimson Tide
5–0 · 3–0 SEC
This week
WEEK 6 · 2026
The Week 6 job
Georgia comes to Tuscaloosa with three quarters of December still unanswered
Alabama's 56-23 rout at Mississippi State settled the quarterback, the run game and the takeaways. Georgia is the one opponent that already beat this team.
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Georgia at AlabamaSEC title-game chanceNow61%Win82%Loss39%
Georgia
Georgia 47%Alabama 53%
Alabama
Other impactful games
the highlighted team is the result Alabama wantsPriority 2
Ole Miss
Root for
Vanderbilt
Root for Vanderbilt2.9-point title-game boost
Ole Miss losing would help Alabama in the SEC standings; Alabama plays Vanderbilt in week 11, so a win would make a future opponent look stronger.
63% if Vanderbilt wins60% with the other result2.9-point differenceAlabama SEC title-game chance
Priority 3
Root for
South Carolina
Florida
Root for South Carolina2.8-point title-game boost
Florida losing would help Alabama in the SEC standings; Alabama beat South Carolina, so another South Carolina win would strengthen Alabama's résumé.
63% if South Carolina wins60% with the other result2.8-point differenceAlabama SEC title-game chance
Priority 4
LSU
Root for
Kentucky
Root for Kentucky2.2-point title-game boost
LSU losing would help Alabama in the SEC standings; Alabama beat Kentucky, so another Kentucky win would strengthen Alabama's résumé; Alabama still plays LSU in week 10.
63% if Kentucky wins61% with the other result2.2-point differenceAlabama SEC title-game chance
53 more games that don't move your needle
Texas A&M at Missouri · ABC
Southern Miss at Troy · ESPN2
Jacksonville State at Kennesaw State · CBSSN
New Mexico State at Florida International · ESPN2
Sam Houston at Liberty · ESPNU
Missouri State at Western Kentucky · CBSSN
South Florida at UTSA · ESPN
South Alabama at Arkansas State · ESPN2
Florida State at Louisville · ESPN
Iowa at Washington
Washington State at Utah State · The CW Network
Wyoming at San José State · CBSSN
Iowa State at BYU · ESPN
Arizona at West Virginia · truTV
UCF at Oklahoma State · ESPN2
North Carolina at Pittsburgh · ESPN
Wake Forest at NC State · The CW Network
Indiana at Nebraska · FOX
Tulane at Army · CBSSN
Sacramento State at Bowling Green · ESPN+
Ball State at Northwestern · BTN
Old Dominion at App State · ESPN+
Miami (OH) at Massachusetts · ESPN+
Houston at Kansas State · FOX
Duke at Georgia Tech · ESPN2
Stanford at Notre Dame · NBC
Virginia Tech at California · ACC Network
Illinois at Michigan State · FS1
UCLA at Oregon · CBS
Charlotte at North Texas · ESPN+
Tulsa at Navy · CBSSN
Eastern Michigan at Akron · ESPN+
Buffalo at Toledo · ESPN+
Central Michigan at Ohio · ESPN+
Kent State at Western Michigan · ESPN+
UConn at Temple · ESPNU
Rice at East Carolina · ESPN+
Tennessee at Arkansas · SEC Network
Maryland at Ohio State · BTN
San Diego State at Oregon State · USA Network
UAB at Memphis · ESPN2
Nevada at UTEP · FS1
North Dakota State at UNLV · The CW Network
Coastal Carolina at Marshall · ESPN+
Syracuse at Virginia · ACC Network
USC at Penn State · NBC
Air Force at Northern Illinois · CBSSN
James Madison at Georgia Southern · ESPNU
Louisiana at Louisiana Tech · ESPN+
Minnesota at Purdue · BTN
Hawai'i at Arizona State · FS1
Kansas at Utah · ESPN
Boise State at Fresno State · The CW Network
Your rooting list:Alabama, then Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Kentucky.
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 6, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 6). How the model works.