Priority 1
Root for
North Carolina
Pittsburgh
Root for North Carolina8.4-point title-game boost
Pittsburgh losing would help SMU in the ACC standings.
39% if North Carolina wins31% with the other result8.4-point differenceSMU ACC title-game chance
#24SMU Mustangs
4–1 · 2–1 ACC
This week
WEEK 6 · 2026
The Week 6 job
SMU's defense finally looked like the unit it was supposed to be
Marques White's three sacks keyed SMU's best defensive game of the season in a 25-16 win over Boston College. Now a bye week, and four ACC results worth tracking.
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the highlighted team is the result SMU wantsPriority 2
Duke
Root for
Georgia Tech
Root for Georgia Tech4.6-point title-game boost
Duke losing would help SMU in the ACC standings.
35% if Georgia Tech wins30% with the other result4.6-point differenceSMU ACC title-game chance
Priority 3
Root for
Florida State
Louisville
Root for Florida State2.8-point title-game boost
Louisville losing would help SMU in the ACC standings; SMU beat Florida State, so another Florida State win would strengthen SMU's résumé.
34% if Florida State wins31% with the other result2.8-point differenceSMU ACC title-game chance
55 more games that don't move your needle
Wake Forest at NC State · The CW Network
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
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
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
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
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
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:SMU is off, then North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Florida State.
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 6, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 6). How the model works.