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Utah Utes

00 · 00 BIG 12
Way too early
WEEK 7 · 2026
58%
Big 12 title game
24%
Win the Big 12
62%
Make the playoff
<1%
First-round bye
avg seed 8.6
Way-too-early read: ratings carry last season forward — the portal will have opinions. The week-7 job: beat Colorado.
Playoff odds by week

If Utah wins out: 45% to win the Big 12, >99% to make the playoff.

The Saturday rundown

ranked by what moves Utah's path
Your game
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Utah at Colorado

Your game. Beat Colorado and your playoff odds are 65%; lose and they drop to 32%.

Utah 92%
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Penn State at Michigan

Michigan winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Penn State 56%
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Alabama at Tennessee

Tennessee winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Alabama 54%
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Arizona State at Texas Tech

Texas Tech winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Texas Tech 93%
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Missouri at Ole Miss

Missouri winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Ole Miss 78%
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Kansas at Kansas State

Big 12 race: Kansas State losing helps your spot in the standings.

Kansas State 75%
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Louisville at Syracuse

Syracuse winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Louisville 90%
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Florida at Texas

Florida winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Texas 85%
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Notre Dame at BYU

Big 12 race: BYU losing helps your spot in the standings; you still play BYU in week 10.

Notre Dame 87%
TBD
SAT OCT 17
TCU at Baylor

Big 12 race: TCU losing helps your spot in the standings; you still play TCU in week 12.

TCU 57%
47 more games that don't move your needle
Florida International at Jacksonville State
Delaware at Middle Tennessee
Kennesaw State at Missouri State
Western Kentucky at Sam Houston
East Carolina at UAB
Georgia Southern at Old Dominion
Memphis at Tulane
App State at Coastal Carolina
Auburn at Georgia
Mississippi State at LSU
Kentucky at Oklahoma
Arkansas at Vanderbilt
Cincinnati at West Virginia
Oklahoma State at Houston
Florida State at Miami
Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech
North Carolina at Duke
Pittsburgh at Boston College
Virginia at SMU
Wake Forest at California
Ohio State at Indiana
Rutgers at Maryland
Northwestern at Michigan State
Nebraska at Oregon
Washington at Purdue
Wisconsin at UCLA
Washington State at Oregon State
Fresno State at San Diego State
Colorado State at Texas State
Florida Atlantic at Army
Charlotte at Temple
Navy at UTSA
Tulsa at Rice
Kent State at South Florida
New Mexico at Hawai'i
Northern Illinois at Wyoming
San José State at UTEP
UNLV at Air Force
Ball State at Bowling Green
Massachusetts at Buffalo
Western Michigan at Central Michigan
Toledo at Eastern Michigan
Akron at Miami (OH)
Arkansas State at Southern Miss
Georgia State at James Madison
Troy at Louisiana
Louisiana Tech at UL Monroe

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 7, with last season's ratings carried forward — way too early, enjoy responsibly.