Nebraska vs Oregon CFP Impact & Playoff Odds

Week 7 pregame analysis for Nebraska at Oregon. 2026-10-17 04:00 UTC. National Impact rank: #1. Oregon -7.

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Nebraska playoff paths

PathCurrentWith winWith loss
CFP18.5%30.3%7.7%
At-large16.8%30.2%10.2%
Automatic bid1.7%3.0%0.4%
Conference title game4.2%8.7%1.3%

Oregon playoff paths

PathCurrentWith winWith loss
CFP17.9%24.3%4.6%
At-large14.4%19.4%4.3%
Automatic bid3.5%5.0%0.4%
Conference title game9.3%13.2%0.9%

Biggest non-participant CFP swings

  1. UCLA: 5.4% outcome swing; Oregon wins
  2. Boise State: 4.8% outcome swing; Oregon wins
  3. Indiana: 3.3% outcome swing; Nebraska wins
  4. Iowa: 2.2% outcome swing; Nebraska wins
  5. Northwestern: 1.4% outcome swing; Oregon wins

Impacts if Nebraska wins

  1. UCLA: -3.3% change; Oregon wins
  2. Boise State: -3.1% change; Oregon wins
  3. Indiana: 2.2% change; Nebraska wins
  4. Iowa: 1.7% change; Nebraska wins
  5. Ohio State: 1.4% change; Nebraska wins

Impacts if Oregon wins

  1. UCLA: 2.1% change; Oregon wins
  2. Boise State: 1.7% change; Oregon wins
  3. Indiana: -1.1% change; Nebraska wins
  4. Northwestern: 0.8% change; Oregon wins
  5. BYU: 0.7% change; Oregon 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.

TeamConferenceCurrentNebraska winsOregon winsSwingBetter outcome
NebraskaBig Ten18.5%30.3%7.7%22.6%Nebraska wins
OregonBig Ten17.9%4.6%24.3%19.7%Oregon wins
UCLABig Ten25.8%22.5%27.9%5.4%Oregon wins
Boise StatePac-1269.5%66.4%71.2%4.8%Oregon wins
IndianaBig Ten87.5%89.7%86.4%3.3%Nebraska wins
IowaBig Ten18.4%20.1%17.9%2.2%Nebraska wins
NorthwesternBig Ten9.2%8.6%10.0%1.4%Oregon wins
Ohio StateBig Ten78.7%80.1%78.7%1.4%Nebraska wins
James MadisonSun Belt9.9%10.6%9.4%1.2%Nebraska wins
MemphisAmerican Athletic3.9%4.8%3.6%1.2%Nebraska wins
USCBig Ten18.7%18.3%19.4%1.1%Oregon wins
Wake ForestACC14.7%15.4%14.5%0.9%Nebraska wins
New MexicoMountain West3.8%4.2%3.5%0.7%Nebraska wins
WisconsinBig Ten7.6%7.4%8.1%0.7%Oregon wins
BYUBig 1236.5%36.6%37.2%0.6%Oregon wins
MissouriSEC16.4%16.0%16.6%0.6%Oregon wins
Oklahoma StateBig 124.3%4.0%4.6%0.6%Oregon wins
UTSAAmerican Athletic6.8%7.2%6.6%0.6%Nebraska wins
AlabamaSEC77.1%77.7%77.2%0.5%Nebraska wins
HoustonBig 1242.0%41.5%42.0%0.5%Oregon wins