Utah Utes
0–0 · 0–0 BIG 12
Way too early
WEEK 7 · 2026
54%
Big 12 title game
29%
Win the Big 12
43%
Make the playoff
11%
First-round bye
avg seed 6.9
Way-too-early read: preseason ratings, while rosters are still settling. The week-7 job: beat Colorado.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Utah's pathYour game
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Utah at Colorado
Your game. Beat Colorado and your playoff odds are 47%; lose and they drop to 25%.
Utah 86%
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Arizona State at Texas Tech
Arizona State winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Texas Tech 89%
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Colorado State at Texas State
Colorado State winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Texas State 89%
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Kansas at Kansas State
Big 12 race: Kansas State losing helps your spot in the standings.
Kansas State 73%
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Washington at Purdue
Purdue winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Washington 86%
TBD
WED OCT 14
Western Kentucky at Sam Houston
Sam Houston winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Western Kentucky 73%
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Navy at UTSA
UTSA winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
UTSA 68%
50 more games that don't move your needle
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Florida International at Jacksonville State
Delaware at Middle Tennessee
Kennesaw State at Missouri State
East Carolina at UAB
Georgia Southern at Old Dominion
Memphis at Tulane
App State at Coastal Carolina
Auburn at Georgia
Mississippi State at LSU
Missouri at Ole Miss
Kentucky at Oklahoma
Alabama at Tennessee
Florida at Texas
Arkansas at Vanderbilt
Notre Dame at BYU
Cincinnati at West Virginia
Oklahoma State at Houston
Florida State at Miami
Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech
Louisville at Syracuse
North Carolina at Duke
Pittsburgh at Boston College
Virginia at SMU
Wake Forest at California
Ohio State at Indiana
Rutgers at Maryland
Penn State at Michigan
Northwestern at Michigan State
Nebraska at Oregon
Wisconsin at UCLA
Washington State at Oregon State
Fresno State at San Diego State
Florida Atlantic at Army
Charlotte at Temple
Tulsa at Rice
Kent State at South Florida
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 preseason ratings projected from last season: way too early, enjoy responsibly. How the model works.