Ohio State Buckeyes

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WEEK 6 · 2026

44%

Big Ten title game

27%

Win the Big Ten

>99%

Make the playoff

81%

First-round bye

avg seed 3.1

Way-too-early read: ratings carry last season forward — the portal will have opinions. The week-6 job: beat Maryland.

Playoff odds by week

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The Saturday rundown

ranked by what moves Ohio State's path

Your game

TBD

SAT OCT 10

Maryland at Ohio State

Your game. You're essentially in — this is about seeding: win and you're looking at roughly the 3rd seed, lose and it's closer to the 4th.

Ohio State 98%

Worth a glancesmaller, but real

TBD

SAT OCT 10

Indiana at Nebraska

Big Ten race: Indiana losing helps your spot in the standings; Nebraska visits your schedule in week 12 — keep them ranked.

Indiana 92%

TBD

SAT OCT 10

USC at Penn State

Big Ten race: Penn State losing helps your spot in the standings; USC visits your schedule in week 9 — keep them ranked.

Penn State 66%

TBD

SAT OCT 10

Georgia at Alabama

You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and Alabama winning protects it.

Georgia 58%

TBD

SAT OCT 10

UCLA at Oregon

You're close to a playoff lock — the live question is the top-4 seed and first-round bye, and UCLA winning protects it; you still play Oregon in week 10.

Oregon 98%

TBD

SAT OCT 10

Iowa at Washington

Big Ten race: Iowa losing helps your spot in the standings.

Iowa 55%

TBD

SAT OCT 10

Ball State at Northwestern

Big Ten race: Ball State losing helps your spot in the standings; Northwestern visits your schedule in week 11 — keep them ranked.

Northwestern 94%

49 more games that don't move your needle

Southern Miss at Troy

Jacksonville State at Kennesaw State

New Mexico State at Florida International

South Florida at UTSA

South Alabama at Arkansas State

Sam Houston at Liberty

Missouri State at Western Kentucky

Florida State at Louisville

Washington State at Utah State

Tennessee at Arkansas

South Carolina at Florida

LSU at Kentucky

Texas A&M at Missouri

Texas at Oklahoma

Ole Miss at Vanderbilt

Hawai'i at Arizona State

Arizona at West Virginia

UCF at Oklahoma State

Houston at Kansas State

Iowa State at BYU

Kansas at Utah

Duke at Georgia Tech

North Carolina at Pittsburgh

Syracuse at Virginia

Virginia Tech at California

Wake Forest at NC State

Illinois at Michigan State

Minnesota at Purdue

Boise State at Fresno State

San Diego State at Oregon State

UConn at Temple

Tulane at Army

Charlotte at North Texas

Rice at East Carolina

UAB at Memphis

Tulsa at Navy

Air Force at Northern Illinois

Nevada at UTEP

Wyoming at San José State

Eastern Michigan at Akron

Buffalo at Toledo

Central Michigan at Ohio

Kent State at Western Michigan

Miami (OH) at Massachusetts

Old Dominion at App State

Coastal Carolina at Marshall

James Madison at Georgia Southern

Louisiana at Louisiana Tech

Stanford at Notre Dame

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 6, with last season's ratings carried forward — way too early, enjoy responsibly.