Oklahoma State vs Houston CFP Impact & Playoff Odds

Week 7 pregame analysis for Oklahoma State at Houston. 2026-10-17 23:30 UTC. National Impact rank: #6. Houston -4.5.

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Oklahoma State playoff paths

PathCurrentWith winWith loss
CFP4.3%10.9%2.2%
At-large2.1%6.8%0.9%
Automatic bid2.2%4.2%1.4%
Conference title game6.6%16.2%3.7%

Houston playoff paths

PathCurrentWith winWith loss
CFP42.0%49.2%16.8%
At-large35.1%40.2%14.5%
Automatic bid6.9%7.9%1.2%
Conference title game16.8%19.1%2.7%

Biggest non-participant CFP swings

  1. Utah: 3.5% outcome swing; Houston wins
  2. USC: 3.0% outcome swing; Oklahoma State wins
  3. Oregon: 2.9% outcome swing; Oklahoma State wins
  4. UCLA: 2.7% outcome swing; Oklahoma State wins
  5. LSU: 2.3% outcome swing; Oklahoma State wins

Impacts if Oklahoma State wins

  1. Utah: -2.9% change; Houston wins
  2. USC: 2.4% change; Oklahoma State wins
  3. LSU: 2.0% change; Oklahoma State wins
  4. Oregon: 2.0% change; Oklahoma State wins
  5. UCLA: 1.8% change; Oklahoma State wins

Impacts if Houston wins

  1. Oregon: -0.9% change; Oklahoma State wins
  2. UCLA: -0.9% change; Oklahoma State wins
  3. USC: -0.6% change; Oklahoma State wins
  4. Utah: 0.6% change; Houston wins
  5. Tennessee: -0.4% change; Oklahoma State wins

Biggest modeled CFP impacts

This table compares each team’s current CFP probability with the two possible game outcomes. It is a pregame model view, not an official ranking or sportsbook market.

TeamConferenceCurrentOklahoma State winsHouston winsSwingBetter outcome
HoustonBig 1242.0%16.8%49.2%32.4%Houston wins
Oklahoma StateBig 124.3%10.9%2.2%8.7%Oklahoma State wins
UtahBig 1259.3%56.4%59.9%3.5%Houston wins
USCBig Ten18.7%21.1%18.1%3.0%Oklahoma State wins
OregonBig Ten17.9%19.9%17.0%2.9%Oklahoma State wins
UCLABig Ten25.8%27.6%24.9%2.7%Oklahoma State wins
LSUSEC18.1%20.1%17.8%2.3%Oklahoma State wins
Ohio StateBig Ten78.7%80.2%78.4%1.8%Oklahoma State wins
TennesseeSEC14.7%16.0%14.3%1.7%Oklahoma State wins
AlabamaSEC77.1%78.4%76.8%1.6%Oklahoma State wins
NebraskaBig Ten18.5%19.8%18.2%1.6%Oklahoma State wins
Texas TechBig 1276.2%74.8%76.4%1.6%Houston wins
IndianaBig Ten87.5%88.5%87.2%1.3%Oklahoma State wins
KentuckySEC13.9%14.8%13.6%1.2%Oklahoma State wins
IowaBig Ten18.4%19.6%18.5%1.1%Oklahoma State wins
MissouriSEC16.4%17.3%16.3%1.0%Oklahoma State wins
Ole MissSEC19.2%19.9%18.9%1.0%Oklahoma State wins
TexasSEC83.7%84.3%83.6%0.7%Oklahoma State wins
WisconsinBig Ten7.6%8.2%7.5%0.7%Oklahoma State wins
BYUBig 1236.5%36.8%36.3%0.5%Oklahoma State wins