Fresno State vs San Diego State CFP Impact & Playoff Odds

Week 7 pregame analysis for Fresno State at San Diego State. 2026-10-18 02:30 UTC. National Impact rank: #21. Fresno State -8.5.

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Fresno State playoff paths

PathCurrentWith winWith loss
CFP0.4%0.5%0.0%
Automatic bid0.4%0.5%0.0%
Conference title game23.8%27.2%5.6%

San Diego State playoff paths

PathCurrentWith winWith loss
CFP0.0%0.0%0.0%
At-large0.0%0.0%0.0%
Automatic bid0.0%0.0%0.0%
Conference title game1.0%4.5%0.3%

Biggest non-participant CFP swings

  1. Boise State: 4.1% outcome swing; Fresno State wins
  2. James Madison: 3.7% outcome swing; San Diego State wins
  3. UCLA: 2.4% outcome swing; San Diego State wins
  4. USC: 1.6% outcome swing; Fresno State wins
  5. Memphis: 0.8% outcome swing; San Diego State wins

Impacts if Fresno State wins

  1. Boise State: 0.9% change; Fresno State wins
  2. James Madison: -0.8% change; San Diego State wins
  3. USC: 0.8% change; Fresno State wins
  4. Missouri: -0.4% change; San Diego State wins
  5. Oregon: -0.2% change; Either outcome

Impacts if San Diego State wins

  1. Boise State: -3.2% change; Fresno State wins
  2. James Madison: 2.9% change; San Diego State wins
  3. UCLA: 2.2% change; San Diego State wins
  4. USC: -0.8% change; Fresno State wins
  5. Memphis: 0.7% change; San Diego 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.

TeamConferenceCurrentFresno State winsSan Diego State winsSwingBetter outcome
Boise StatePac-1269.5%70.4%66.3%4.1%Fresno State wins
James MadisonSun Belt9.9%9.1%12.8%3.7%San Diego State wins
UCLABig Ten25.8%25.6%28.0%2.4%San Diego State wins
USCBig Ten18.7%19.5%17.9%1.6%Fresno State wins
MemphisAmerican Athletic3.9%3.8%4.6%0.8%San Diego State wins
Fresno StatePac-120.4%0.5%0.0%0.5%Fresno State wins
HoustonBig 1242.0%42.1%41.6%0.5%Fresno State wins
IndianaBig Ten87.5%87.4%87.0%0.4%Fresno State wins
MissouriSEC16.4%16.0%16.4%0.4%San Diego State wins
ArizonaBig 125.7%5.6%5.9%0.3%San Diego State wins
NebraskaBig Ten18.5%18.5%18.2%0.3%Fresno State wins
Ohio StateBig Ten78.7%78.7%78.4%0.3%Fresno State wins
AlabamaSEC77.1%77.1%76.9%0.2%Fresno State wins
BaylorBig 126.4%6.4%6.2%0.2%Fresno State wins
IowaBig Ten18.4%18.4%18.6%0.2%San Diego State wins
North TexasAmerican Athletic1.3%1.3%1.5%0.2%San Diego State wins
NorthwesternBig Ten9.2%9.2%9.4%0.2%San Diego State wins
UTSAAmerican Athletic6.8%6.8%6.6%0.2%Fresno State wins
BYUBig 1236.5%36.6%36.7%0.1%San Diego State wins
CincinnatiBig 121.0%1.0%0.9%0.1%Fresno State wins