Ball State Cardinals
1–4 · 0–2 MID-AMERICAN
Looking ahead
WEEK 8 · 2026
What to know about Week 8
Keep Sacramento State circled. The exact rooting plan arrives when Week 8 becomes current.
The model sees Ball State as an extreme playoff long shot.
Your game
Sacramento State at Ball StateTBD
SAT OCT 24
TV TBA
Game forecast
Sacramento State
Sacramento State 55%Ball State 45%
Ball State
On the radar
circled as of week 7Week 8 is still a week out. Who to root for depends on what happens between now and then. The rooting guide appears when this becomes the current week.
TBD
SAT OCT 24
#9 Ole Miss at #1 Texas
Ranked vs ranked (as of week 6) — likely to shape the picture by the time it kicks off.
Texas 78%
TBD
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#22 Houston at #12 Utah
Ranked vs ranked (as of week 6) — likely to shape the picture by the time it kicks off.
Utah 92%
TBD
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#25 Pittsburgh at #4 Miami
Ranked vs ranked (as of week 6) — likely to shape the picture by the time it kicks off.
Miami 91%
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 7, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 6). How the model works.