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#5Ohio State Buckeyes

4–1 · 2–0 BIG TEN
This week
WEEK 6 · 2026
The Week 6 job

Ohio State's defense finally delivered, and Maryland is the easy part

A strip-sack, an interception and a 1.9-yards-per-carry clamp at Iowa gave Matt Patricia's rebuilt unit its best evidence yet. Homecoming is where it confirms the form.

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Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith stands on the sideline in uniform.
Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith during the 2024 season.
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Your game

Maryland at Ohio State
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Big Ten title-game chanceNow66%Win66%Loss35%
Maryland
Maryland <1%Ohio State >99%
Ohio State

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Ohio State wants
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FOX
Priority 1
Indiana
at
Root for
Nebraska
Root for Nebraska6.7-point first-round-bye boost

Nebraska winning improves your chances of earning a top-four seed and first-round bye; Ohio State plays Nebraska in week 12, so a win would make a future opponent look stronger.

52% if Nebraska wins45% with the other result6.7-point differenceOhio State first-round bye chance
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Priority 2
Texas
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Root for
Oklahoma
Root for Oklahoma2.3-point first-round-bye boost

Oklahoma winning improves your chances of earning a top-four seed and first-round bye; Texas losing would soften the effect of Ohio State's loss to them.

48% if Oklahoma wins46% with the other result2.3-point differenceOhio State first-round bye chance
55 more games that don't move your needle
Iowa at Washington
USC at Penn State · NBC
LSU at Kentucky · ESPN
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
Washington State at Utah State · The CW Network
Wyoming at San José State · CBSSN
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
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+
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
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+
Georgia at Alabama · ABC
Syracuse at Virginia · ACC Network
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:Ohio State, then Nebraska, Oklahoma.

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