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WEEK 6 · 2026
The Week 6 job

Wisconsin's run game is still just Colton Joseph

Joseph scored all four touchdowns in a 31-3 rout of Michigan State, but the committee backs managed 3.2 yards a carry. Wisconsin is idle in Week 6 with two Big Ten results worth watching.

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A packed Camp Randall Stadium during a Wisconsin football game.
Wisconsin plays at a packed Camp Randall Stadium.
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Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Wisconsin wants
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BTN
Priority 1
Root for
Maryland
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Ohio State
Root for Maryland7.0-point title-game boost

Ohio State losing would help Wisconsin in the Big Ten standings; Wisconsin plays Maryland in week 11, so a win would make a future opponent look stronger.

17% if Maryland wins10% with the other result7-point differenceWisconsin Big Ten title-game chance
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FOX
Priority 2
Indiana
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Root for
Nebraska
Root for Nebraska2.3-point title-game boost

Indiana losing would help Wisconsin in the Big Ten standings.

12% if Nebraska wins10% with the other result2.3-point differenceWisconsin Big Ten title-game chance
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BTN
Priority 3
Ball State
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Root for
Northwestern
Root for Northwestern1.3-point playoff boost

Northwestern winning would remove some at-large competition for Wisconsin.

3% if Northwestern wins2% with the other result1.3-point differenceWisconsin playoff chance
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TV TBA
Priority 4
Iowa
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Root for
Washington
Root for Washington1.9-point title-game boost

Iowa losing would help Wisconsin in the Big Ten standings; Wisconsin still plays Iowa in week 9.

11% if Washington wins10% with the other result1.9-point differenceWisconsin Big Ten title-game chance
54 more games that don't move your needle
UCLA at Oregon · CBS
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
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
Tulane at Army · CBSSN
Sacramento State at Bowling Green · ESPN+
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
Duke at Georgia Tech · ESPN2
Stanford at Notre Dame · NBC
Virginia Tech at California · ACC Network
Illinois at Michigan State · FS1
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
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:Wisconsin is off, then Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Washington.

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