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2026 schedule paths

Team-by-team paths for the 2026 season: projected wins, swing games, and the hardest spots on each slate.

Arkansas

4.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Texas (8%) · Easiest: North Alabama (97%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #4

Vegas win total4.5

Auburn

6.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Georgia (18%) · Easiest: Samford (98%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #2

Vegas win total6.5

Florida

7.3 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Texas (19%) · Easiest: Campbell (99%)

3 toss-ups · Schedule strength #19

Vegas win total7.5

Georgia

9.4 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Alabama (52%) · Easiest: Tennessee State (100%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #26

Vegas win total9.5

Kentucky

4.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Texas A&M (12%) · Easiest: Youngstown State (97%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #6

Vegas win total4.5

Mississippi St

4.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Texas (6%) · Easiest: UL Monroe (97%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #5

Vegas win total4.5

Missouri

6.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Georgia (19%) · Easiest: Arkansas-Pine Bluff (99%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #18

Vegas win total6.5

Ole Miss

7.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Texas (20%) · Easiest: Wofford (99%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #7

Vegas win total7.5

South Carolina

6.4 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Alabama (25%) · Easiest: Kent State (99%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #10

Vegas win total6.5

Tennessee

7.4 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Texas A&M (30%) · Easiest: Furman (99%)

3 toss-ups · Schedule strength #36

Vegas win total7.5

Texas

9.3 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Ohio State (54%) · Easiest: Texas St (98%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #3

Vegas win total9.5

Texas A&M

8.4 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Texas (42%) · Easiest: Missouri St (99%)

3 toss-ups · Schedule strength #15

Vegas win total8.5

Vanderbilt

5.7 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Georgia (12%) · Easiest: Austin Peay (97%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #11

Vegas win total5.5

Boston College

3.7 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Notre Dame (1%) · Easiest: Maine (92%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #24

Vegas win total3.5

California

6.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: SMU (23%) · Easiest: Wagner (97%)

3 toss-ups · Schedule strength #61

Vegas win total6.5

Clemson

7.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Miami (21%) · Easiest: Charleston Southern (98%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #52

Vegas win total7.5

Florida State

6.4 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Miami (10%) · Easiest: Central Arkansas (98%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #31

Vegas win total6.5

Miami

10.4 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Notre Dame (20%) · Easiest: Florida A&M (100%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #60

Vegas win total10.5

NC State

7.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Florida State (36%) · Easiest: Richmond (97%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #101

Vegas win total7.5

North Carolina

4.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Notre Dame (3%) · Easiest: East Tennessee State (95%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #62

Vegas win total4.5

SMU

8.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Notre Dame (6%) · Easiest: UC Davis (99%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #65

Vegas win total8.5

Stanford

3.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Notre Dame (1%) · Easiest: Elon (92%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #43

Vegas win total3.5

Wake Forest

5.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Miami (9%) · Easiest: Merrimack (96%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #56

Vegas win total5.5

Illinois

7.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Ohio State (9%) · Easiest: Southern Illinois (98%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #45

Vegas win total7.5

Maryland

4.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Ohio State (3%) · Easiest: Howard (94%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #35

Vegas win total4.5

Michigan

8.2 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Oregon (20%) · Easiest: UTEP (99%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #17

Vegas win total8.5

Michigan State

4.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Notre Dame (2%) · Easiest: E Michigan (86%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #29

Vegas win total4.5

Minnesota

5.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Indiana (5%) · Easiest: Eastern Illinois (97%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #16

Vegas win total5.5

Nebraska

6.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Oregon (7%) · Easiest: North Dakota (98%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #25

Vegas win total6.5

Northwestern

5.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Oregon (5%) · Easiest: South Dakota State (97%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #14

Vegas win total5.5

Ohio State

9.3 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Indiana (42%) · Easiest: Ball State (100%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #1

Vegas win total9.5

Oregon

10.3 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Ohio State (46%) · Easiest: Portland State (100%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #27

Vegas win total10.5

Penn State

8.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Michigan (27%) · Easiest: Buffalo (95%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #38

Vegas win total8.5

Purdue

3.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Notre Dame (2%) · Easiest: Indiana State (93%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #13

Vegas win total3.5

USC

8.4 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Indiana (22%) · Easiest: San José St (99%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #21

Vegas win total8.5

Washington

7.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Oregon (11%) · Easiest: Eastern Washington (99%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #22

Vegas win total7.5

Wisconsin

6.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Notre Dame (9%) · Easiest: Western Illinois (97%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #32

Vegas win total6.5

Arizona State

6.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Texas Tech (15%) · Easiest: Morgan State (98%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #12

Vegas win total6.5

Baylor

6.4 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Texas Tech (24%) · Easiest: Prairie View A&M (98%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #33

Vegas win total6.5

BYU

8.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Notre Dame (13%) · Easiest: Utah Tech (99%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #69

Vegas win total8.5

Cincinnati

5.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Texas Tech (18%) · Easiest: Western Carolina (97%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #20

Vegas win total5.5

Colorado

4.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Texas Tech (15%) · Easiest: Weber State (96%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #67

Vegas win total4.5

Iowa State

5.7 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: BYU (17%) · Easiest: Southeast Missouri State (96%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #30

Vegas win total5.5

Kansas

5.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Utah (20%) · Easiest: Long Island University (96%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #88

Vegas win total5.5

Oklahoma State

5.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Oregon (7%) · Easiest: Murray State (96%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #44

Vegas win total5.5

TCU

6.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Texas Tech (14%) · Easiest: Grambling (98%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #39

Vegas win total6.5

Texas Tech

10.4 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Baylor (76%) · Easiest: Abilene Christian (99%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #85

Vegas win total10.5

UCF

5.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Houston (18%) · Easiest: Bethune-Cookman (96%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #54

Vegas win total5.5

Utah

8.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Arizona (50%) · Easiest: Idaho (99%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #47

Vegas win total8.5

West Virginia

5.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Texas Tech (9%) · Easiest: UT Martin (96%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #46

Vegas win total5.5

Army

7.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Memphis (39%) · Easiest: Bryant (96%)

3 toss-ups · Schedule strength #107

Vegas win total7.5

Charlotte

2.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Ole Miss (2%) · Easiest: The Citadel (78%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #73

Vegas win total2.5

East Carolina

7.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Alabama (5%) · Easiest: North Carolina Central (96%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #82

Vegas win total7.5

FAU

5.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Florida (5%) · Easiest: Texas Southern (93%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #77

Vegas win total5.5

Memphis

7.4 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Boise State (36%) · Easiest: UT Martin (97%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #104

Vegas win total7.5

Navy

7.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Notre Dame (3%) · Easiest: Towson (97%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #93

Vegas win total7.5

North Texas

8.0 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Indiana (0%) · Easiest: Houston Christian (98%)

3 toss-ups · Schedule strength #74

  • Wk 1
    Vegas +40.5
    Likely Loss
    0%
  • Wk 2
    vs UNLV
    Likely Win
    77%
  • Wk 3
    Lean Win
    63%
  • Wk 4
    vs Houston Christian
    Likely Win
    98%
  • Wk 5
    Likely Win
    70%
  • Wk 6
    Likely Win
    94%
  • Wk 8
    Toss-up
    49%
  • Wk 9
    vs FAU
    Likely Win
    80%
  • Wk 10
    vs Rice
    Likely Win
    88%
  • Wk 11
    Toss-up
    48%
  • Wk 12
    Toss-up
    46%
  • Wk 13
    vs UAB
    Likely Win
    91%

Rice

3.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Notre Dame (1%) · Easiest: Houston Christian (88%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #59

Vegas win total3.5

South Florida

8.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: UTSA (45%) · Easiest: Delaware State (97%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #108

Vegas win total8.5

Temple

5.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Penn State (16%) · Easiest: Rhode Island (92%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #100

Vegas win total5.5

Tulsa

5.3 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Arkansas (20%) · Easiest: East Texas A&M (92%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #103

Vegas win total5.5

UAB

3.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Illinois (4%) · Easiest: Samford (84%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #102

Vegas win total3.5

UTSA

7.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Texas (7%) · Easiest: UT Rio Grande Valley (97%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #76

Vegas win total7.5

FIU

6.7 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: South Florida (21%) · Easiest: Long Island University (90%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #128

Vegas win total6.5

Jax State

7.7 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Western Kentucky (40%) · Easiest: Eastern Kentucky (91%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #136

Vegas win total7.5

Liberty

8.4 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: James Madison (35%) · Easiest: Gardner-Webb (94%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #135

Louisiana Tech

5.7 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: LSU (5%) · Easiest: Northwestern State (91%)

3 toss-ups · Schedule strength #78

Vegas win total5.5

Middle Tennessee

3.8 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Kansas (7%) · Easiest: Murray State (75%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #126

Vegas win total3.5

Missouri St

4.7 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Texas A&M (1%) · Easiest: Lindenwood (86%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #48

Vegas win total4.5

New Mexico St

4.7 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Florida State (3%) · Easiest: Mercyhurst (82%)

3 toss-ups · Schedule strength #122

Vegas win total4.5

Sam Houston

3.7 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Texas Tech (1%) · Easiest: Nicholls (76%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #87

Vegas win total3.5

UTEP

3.8 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Oklahoma (0%) · Easiest: Texas Southern (70%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #51

Vegas win total3.5

Western Kentucky

6.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Indiana (2%) · Easiest: Mercyhurst (92%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #49

Vegas win total6.5

Notre Dame

11.4 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Miami (80%) · Easiest: Rice (99%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #50

Vegas win total11.5

Akron

4.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Wake Forest (7%) · Easiest: Robert Morris (83%)

3 toss-ups · Schedule strength #118

Vegas win total4.5

Ball State

3.7 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Ohio State (0%) · Easiest: Stony Brook (71%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #84

Vegas win total3.5

Bowling Green

4.8 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Nebraska (6%) · Easiest: Tarleton State (80%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #109

Vegas win total4.5

Buffalo

5.8 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Penn State (5%) · Easiest: UAlbany (85%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #92

Vegas win total5.5

C Michigan

6.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Miami (2%) · Easiest: Colgate (89%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #90

Vegas win total6.5

E Michigan

5.7 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Wisconsin (10%) · Easiest: Sacramento State (85%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #124

Vegas win total5.5

Kent State

3.7 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Ohio State (0%) · Easiest: Wofford (73%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #79

Vegas win total3.5

Miami (OH)

7.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Pittsburgh (15%) · Easiest: Holy Cross (93%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #125

Vegas win total7.5

N Illinois

3.9 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Iowa (3%) · Easiest: Illinois State (71%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #55

Vegas win total3.5

Ohio

6.8 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Nebraska (6%) · Easiest: Stonehill (89%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #127

Vegas win total6.5

Toledo

7.8 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Michigan State (25%) · Easiest: Central Connecticut (92%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #130

Vegas win total7.5

UMass

5.0 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Rutgers (2%) · Easiest: Sacred Heart (76%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #133

W Michigan

7.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Michigan (4%) · Easiest: Monmouth (94%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #89

Vegas win total7.5

Air Force

6.8 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Army (17%) · Easiest: Duquesne (88%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #131

Vegas win total6.5

Colorado St

3.6 projected wins · 11 games

Toughest: BYU (8%) · Easiest: Southern Utah (86%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #99

Vegas win total3.5

Hawai'i

7.7 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Arizona State (15%) · Easiest: North Dakota State (91%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #132

Vegas win total7.5

Nevada

5.0 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: UCLA (6%) · Easiest: Montana State (77%)

4 toss-ups · Schedule strength #129

Vegas win total4.5

New Mexico

7.8 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Oklahoma (7%) · Easiest: Mercyhurst (92%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #96

Vegas win total7.5

San José St

5.9 projected wins · 13 games

Toughest: USC (1%) · Easiest: Cal Poly (82%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #91

Vegas win total5.5

UNLV

7.9 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: North Texas (23%) · Easiest: North Dakota State (94%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #121

Vegas win total7.5

Wyoming

5.9 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: UNLV (18%) · Easiest: Northern Colorado (83%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #134

Vegas win total5.5

Appalachian State

5.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: NC State (15%) · Easiest: Maine (90%)

1 toss-up · Schedule strength #115

Vegas win total5.5

Arkansas St

5.8 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: TCU (12%) · Easiest: West Georgia (88%)

4 toss-ups · Schedule strength #119

Vegas win total5.5

Coastal Carolina

4.7 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: James Madison (8%) · Easiest: Fordham (86%)

3 toss-ups · Schedule strength #110

Vegas win total4.5

GA Southern

4.7 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Clemson (9%) · Easiest: Charleston Southern (89%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #98

Vegas win total4.5

Georgia St

3.7 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: James Madison (5%) · Easiest: North Carolina A&T (78%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #111

Vegas win total3.5

Marshall

7.5 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Penn State (6%) · Easiest: Gardner-Webb (94%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #94

Vegas win total7.5

Old Dominion

8.7 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: James Madison (46%) · Easiest: Norfolk State (97%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #112

Troy

6.7 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Missouri (11%) · Easiest: Alabama State (92%)

2 toss-ups · Schedule strength #120

Vegas win total6.5

UL Monroe

3.6 projected wins · 12 games

Toughest: Mississippi St (3%) · Easiest: SE Louisiana (79%)

0 toss-ups · Schedule strength #123

Vegas win total3.5