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WEEK 6 · 2026

The Week 6 job

Ole Miss spent its bye week self-scouting a defense that gave up 52

No. 9 Ole Miss visits Vanderbilt in a near coin-flip road game, with Pete Golding's own play-calling and Kewan Lacy's shoulder the things worth watching.

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Sunset at Ole Miss football game at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on September 21, 2024
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Your game

Ole Miss at Vanderbilt

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ESPN

playoff chanceNow30%Win40%Loss20%

Ole Miss

Ole Miss 49%Vanderbilt 51%

Vanderbilt

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Ole Miss wants

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ABC

Priority 1

Root for

Georgia

Alabama

Root for Georgia2.4-point playoff boost

Ole Miss plays Georgia in week 10, so a win would make a future opponent look stronger.

31% if Georgia wins29% with the other result2.4-point differenceOle Miss playoff chance

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ESPN

Priority 2

LSU

Root for

Kentucky

Root for Kentucky1.6-point playoff boost

Ole Miss already beat LSU, and another LSU loss would keep them behind Ole Miss.

31% if Kentucky wins29% with the other result1.6-point differenceOle Miss playoff chance

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FOX

Priority 3

Houston

Root for

Kansas State

Root for Kansas State1.4-point playoff boost

Kansas State winning would remove some at-large competition for Ole Miss.

30% if Kansas State wins29% with the other result1.4-point differenceOle Miss playoff chance

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SEC Network

Priority 4

Tennessee

Root for

Arkansas

Root for Arkansas1.3-point playoff boost

Arkansas winning would remove some at-large competition for Ole Miss.

31% if Arkansas wins30% with the other result1.3-point differenceOle Miss playoff chance

53 more games that don't move your needle

Texas at Oklahoma · 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

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+

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+

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:Ole Miss, then Georgia, Kentucky, Kansas State, Arkansas.

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