Who Should Baylor Root For This Weekend?
This is Baylor's Week 7 college football rooting guide, based on published pregame simulations. The model's starting CFP probability for Baylor is 6.4%. The outcomes shown below compare each game separately; they are not cumulative forecasts, live CFP odds, or official committee projections.
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Biggest games to watch for Baylor
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Notre Dame vs BYU: Root for BYU
Baylor CFP probability: 8.5% if BYU wins, compared with 6.1% if Notre Dame wins. Difference: 2.4% percentage points.
Baylor still has BYU on its schedule, so BYU continuing to win would make that matchup more valuable. A separate factor: BYU beating Notre Dame, a strong opponent, would improve the Big 12's overall profile, which can help Baylor's CFP case. If it happens, this would be the single most helpful result of the day for Baylor.
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Utah vs Colorado: Root for Colorado
Baylor CFP probability: 7.6% if Colorado wins, compared with 6.1% if Utah wins. Difference: 1.5% percentage points.
Baylor already beat Colorado, so Colorado continuing to win strengthens the value of one of Baylor's wins. The title-game picture also matters: Utah currently has a better chance than Colorado to reach the Big 12 title game, so a loss by Utah removes more competition from Baylor's conference-title path.