Northwestern Wildcats
3–1 · 1–1 BIG TEN
Looking ahead
WEEK 8 · 2026
What to know about Week 8
Keep Rutgers circled. The exact rooting plan arrives when Week 8 becomes current.
Your game
Rutgers at NorthwesternTBD
SAT OCT 24
TV TBA
Game forecast
Rutgers
Rutgers 9%Northwestern 91%
Northwestern
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
SAT OCT 24
#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
SAT OCT 24
#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%
TBD
SAT OCT 24
#13 Oregon at Illinois
Big Ten race game involving a ranked team.
Oregon 77%
TBD
SAT OCT 24
#7 Indiana at Michigan
Big Ten race game involving a ranked team.
Indiana 85%
TBD
SAT OCT 24
#20 Iowa at Minnesota
Big Ten race game involving a ranked team.
Iowa 76%
TBD
SAT OCT 24
Michigan State at #21 UCLA
Big Ten race game involving a ranked team.
UCLA 83%
TBD
SAT OCT 24
#19 USC at Wisconsin
Big Ten race game involving a ranked team.
USC 54%
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 7, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 6). How the model works.