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Topic: Week 8 top-25 at a glance

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OrangeAfroMan

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Re: Week 8 top-25 at a glance
« Reply #28 on: October 14, 2025, 11:01:34 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on October 14, 2025, 09:39:46 AM
I doubt any P4 team 5-1 at this point ends up 6-6.  Obviously it's possible and could happen but seems unlikely to me.  Somebody might have had a really front end loaded slate of pastries and goes 1-5.
It happens every year, bro.
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Re: Week 8 top-25 at a glance
« Reply #29 on: October 17, 2025, 04:21:47 PM »
Expanding to cover B1G games:

  • #25 Nebraska (5-1/2-1) -7.5 at Minnesota (4-2/2-1) Friday at 8 on FOX
  • Washington (5-1/2-1) +5.5 at Michigan (5-1/2-1) Saturday at noon on FOX
  • Purdue (2-4/0-3) +2.5 at Northwestern (4-2/2-1) Saturday at 330 on BTN
  • #1 Ohio State (6-0/3-0) -25.5 at Wisconsin (2-4/0-3) Saturday at 330 on CBS
  • Michigan State (3-3/0-3) +27.5 at #3 Indiana (6-0/3-0) Saturday at 330 on Peacock
  • #8 Oregon (5-1/2-1) -17.5 at Rutgers (3-3/0-3) Saturday at 630 on BTN
  • Penn State (3-3/0-3) +3.5 at Iowa (4-2/2-1) Saturday at 7 on Peacock
  • Maryland (4-2/1-2) +3.5 at UCLA (2-4/2-1) Saturday at 7 on FS1
  • #20 USC (5-1) +9.5 at Notre Dame (4-2) Saturday at 730 on NBC

Illinois is off this weekend.  

The first two games are very interesting, IMHO.  It is statistically unlikely that any team will get into the CG with two losses and even if they do it will almost certainly be the winner of a tie between a slew of teams so a second loss means that you need a whole lot of help.  Nebraska, Minnesota, Washington, and Michigan all face that possibility this weekend and two of those four WILL get their second league loss.  There are currently NINE teams with one league loss each.  The other five are:
  • USC is playing a non-conference game in South Bend.  Huge for both teams' playoff hopes.  
  • Oregon should win at Rutgers but it is a cross-country road game coming off of a deflating loss so you never know
  • Northwestern hosts Purdue in a game where I agree with @betarhoalphadelta you are looking at a Purdue team that isn't as bad as their record against a Northwestern team that isn't as good as theirs.  
  • Iowa hosts Penn State.  Who here predicted preseason that the 2-1 team in that game would be Iowa and the 0-3 underdog would be Penn State?  Still, Iowa is only a 3.5 point favorite because PSU has a lot of talent and who knows what the new coaches can do with it.  Honestly nothing would shock me here.  I could see a close game or a blowout either way.  
  • UCLA is hosting Maryland so we'll find out if the PSU and MSU games were just a blip or if they actually have something cooking.  
Long story short, there is going to be a lot of put-up-or-shut-up for the 1-loss teams this weekend.  At least three (USC, the UNL/MN winner and the UDub/M winner) will remain as 1-loss teams and at least two (the UNL/MN loser and the UDub/M loser) will not.  
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