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WEEK 6 · 2026

The Week 6 job

North Dakota State is a road favorite in Las Vegas, and that is the strangest thing about Week 6

The Bison shut out Wyoming 28-0 and now go to Allegiant Stadium favored over a UNLV team that has played in three straight Mountain West title games.

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Your game

North Dakota State at UNLV

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The CW Network

MW title-game chanceNow73%Win87%Loss54%

North Dakota State

North Dakota State 58%UNLV 42%

UNLV

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result North Dakota State wants

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CBSSN

Priority 1

Root for

Wyoming

San José State

Root for Wyoming3.2-point title-game boost

San José State losing would help North Dakota State in the Mountain West standings; North Dakota State beat Wyoming, so another Wyoming win would strengthen North Dakota State's résumé; North Dakota State still plays San José State in week 13.

76% if Wyoming wins73% with the other result3.2-point differenceNorth Dakota State MW title-game chance

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CBSSN

Priority 2

Air Force

Root for

Northern Illinois

Root for Northern Illinois2.8-point title-game boost

Air Force losing would help North Dakota State in the Mountain West standings; North Dakota State already beat Air Force, and another Air Force loss would keep them behind North Dakota State; North Dakota State plays Northern Illinois in week 12, so a win would make a future opponent look stronger.

75% if Northern Illinois wins73% with the other result2.8-point differenceNorth Dakota State MW title-game chance

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ESPNU

Priority 3

James Madison

Root for

Georgia Southern

Root for Georgia Southern1.3-point playoff boost

Georgia Southern winning would remove some at-large competition for North Dakota State.

7% if Georgia Southern wins6% with the other result1.3-point differenceNorth Dakota State playoff chance

54 more games that don't move your needle

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

Iowa State at BYU · ESPN

Texas A&M at Missouri · ABC

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

South Carolina at Florida · SEC Network

Old Dominion at App State · ESPN+

Miami (OH) at Massachusetts · ESPN+

Texas at Oklahoma · ABC

Ole Miss at Vanderbilt · 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

LSU at Kentucky · ESPN

UAB at Memphis · ESPN2

Nevada at UTEP · FS1

Coastal Carolina at Marshall · ESPN+

Georgia at Alabama · ABC

Syracuse at Virginia · ACC Network

USC at Penn State · NBC

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:North Dakota State, then Wyoming, Northern Illinois, Georgia Southern.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 6, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 6). How the model works.