Ohio State vs Indiana CFP Impact & Playoff Odds

Week 7 pregame analysis for Ohio State at Indiana. 2026-10-17 16:00 UTC. National Impact rank: #3. Ohio State -3.

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Ohio State playoff paths

PathCurrentWith winWith loss
CFP78.7%92.0%66.1%
At-large31.7%30.6%32.9%
Automatic bid47.0%58.9%30.7%
Conference title game66.3%83.2%47.5%

Indiana playoff paths

PathCurrentWith winWith loss
CFP87.5%97.2%78.9%
At-large46.6%42.1%50.9%
Automatic bid40.9%55.1%28.0%
Conference title game72.5%92.9%54.5%

Biggest non-participant CFP swings

  1. Iowa: 2.2% outcome swing; Ohio State wins
  2. Wisconsin: 1.6% outcome swing; Indiana wins
  3. Utah: 1.2% outcome swing; Indiana wins
  4. Houston: 1.0% outcome swing; Indiana wins
  5. Missouri: 1.0% outcome swing; Indiana wins

Impacts if Ohio State wins

  1. Iowa: 1.2% change; Ohio State wins
  2. Texas Tech: -1.0% change; Indiana wins
  3. Oregon: 0.8% change; Ohio State wins
  4. Houston: -0.7% change; Indiana wins
  5. Wisconsin: -0.7% change; Indiana wins

Impacts if Indiana wins

  1. Iowa: -1.0% change; Ohio State wins
  2. Wisconsin: 0.9% change; Indiana wins
  3. Utah: 0.7% change; Indiana wins
  4. UCLA: 0.5% change; Indiana wins
  5. Missouri: 0.4% change; Indiana 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.

TeamConferenceCurrentOhio State winsIndiana winsSwingBetter outcome
Ohio StateBig Ten78.7%92.0%66.1%25.9%Ohio State wins
IndianaBig Ten87.5%78.9%97.2%18.3%Indiana wins
IowaBig Ten18.4%19.6%17.4%2.2%Ohio State wins
WisconsinBig Ten7.6%6.9%8.5%1.6%Indiana wins
UtahBig 1259.3%58.8%60.0%1.2%Indiana wins
HoustonBig 1242.0%41.3%42.3%1.0%Indiana wins
MissouriSEC16.4%15.8%16.8%1.0%Indiana wins
Texas TechBig 1276.2%75.2%76.2%1.0%Indiana wins
BYUBig 1236.5%36.0%36.8%0.8%Indiana wins
Ole MissSEC19.2%18.6%19.4%0.8%Indiana wins
OregonBig Ten17.9%18.7%18.0%0.7%Ohio State wins
TexasSEC83.7%84.2%83.5%0.7%Ohio State wins
AlabamaSEC77.1%76.6%77.1%0.5%Indiana wins
North TexasAmerican Athletic1.3%1.2%1.7%0.5%Indiana wins
UCLABig Ten25.8%25.8%26.3%0.5%Indiana wins
Wake ForestACC14.7%14.2%14.6%0.4%Indiana wins
GeorgiaSEC96.4%96.1%96.4%0.3%Indiana wins
James MadisonSun Belt9.9%10.0%9.7%0.3%Ohio State wins
MiamiACC95.1%94.9%95.2%0.3%Indiana wins
NorthwesternBig Ten9.2%8.8%9.1%0.3%Indiana wins