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WEEK 6 · 2026
The Week 6 job
Rice's best defensive game of the season now has to travel to Greenville
That is the freshest good news Rice has produced in a month, and it is worth taking seriously rather than filing under moral victory.
Read the rooting guide →The model sees Rice as an extreme playoff long shot.
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Rice at East CarolinaGame forecast
Rice
Rice 12%East Carolina 88%
East Carolina
Nothing else moves the path
the rest is background footballNothing else meaningfully changes Rice's path. Watch the rest because it is football.
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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
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Indiana at Nebraska · FOX
Tulane at Army · CBSSN
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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
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Houston at Kansas State · FOX
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Stanford at Notre Dame · NBC
Virginia Tech at California · ACC Network
Illinois at Michigan State · FS1
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Charlotte at North Texas · ESPN+
Tulsa at Navy · CBSSN
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Central Michigan at Ohio · ESPN+
Kent State at Western Michigan · ESPN+
UConn at Temple · ESPNU
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Maryland at Ohio State · BTN
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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
USC at Penn State · NBC
Air Force at Northern Illinois · CBSSN
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Minnesota at Purdue · BTN
Hawai'i at Arizona State · FS1
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Your rooting list:Rice. Nothing else meaningfully moves the path.
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 6, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 6). How the model works.