Priority 1
Root for
Kansas
Utah
Root for Kansas6.4-point playoff boost
Kansas winning would remove some at-large competition for Texas Tech.
55% if Kansas wins49% with the other result6.4-point differenceTexas Tech playoff chance
#11Texas Tech Red Raiders
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This week
WEEK 6 · 2026
The Week 6 job
Will Hammond is the whole quarterback room now, and Texas Tech is idle in Week 6
Hammond's clean 134-yard night at Colorado came hours after a court ruling erased Thomas Castellanos. On a bye, Red Raider fans have three Big 12 and national results to watch.
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the highlighted team is the result Texas Tech wantsPriority 2
Root for
Iowa State
BYU
Root for Iowa State4.5-point title-game boost
BYU losing would help Texas Tech in the Big 12 standings.
77% if Iowa State wins72% with the other result4.5-point differenceTexas Tech Big 12 title-game chance
Priority 3
Arizona
Root for
West Virginia
Root for West Virginia2.2-point title-game boost
Arizona losing would help Texas Tech in the Big 12 standings; Texas Tech plays West Virginia in week 10, so a win would make a future opponent look stronger.
76% if West Virginia wins74% with the other result2.2-point differenceTexas Tech Big 12 title-game chance
55 more games that don't move your needle
Houston at Kansas State · FOX
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
Texas A&M at Missouri · ABC
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+
Texas at Oklahoma · ABC
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt · 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+
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
Boise State at Fresno State · The CW Network
Your rooting list:Texas Tech is off, then Kansas, Iowa State, West Virginia.
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 6, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 6). How the model works.