Ball State vs Bowling Green CFP Impact & Playoff Odds

Week 7 pregame analysis for Ball State at Bowling Green. 2026-10-17 16:00 UTC. National Impact rank: #37. Bowling Green -7.5.

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Ball 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 game0.2%0.2%0.1%

Bowling Green 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 game5.2%6.2%1.0%

Biggest non-participant CFP swings

  1. Northwestern: 2.0% outcome swing; Ball State wins
  2. Nebraska: 1.3% outcome swing; Bowling Green wins
  3. Ohio State: 0.6% outcome swing; Ball State wins
  4. Oregon: 0.5% outcome swing; Ball State wins
  5. Indiana: 0.4% outcome swing; Ball State wins

Impacts if Ball State wins

  1. Northwestern: 1.7% change; Ball State wins
  2. Nebraska: -1.0% change; Bowling Green wins
  3. Ohio State: 0.6% change; Ball State wins
  4. Oregon: 0.5% change; Ball State wins
  5. USC: 0.4% change; Ball State wins

Impacts if Bowling Green wins

  1. Indiana: -0.4% change; Ball State wins
  2. Nebraska: 0.3% change; Bowling Green wins
  3. Northwestern: -0.3% change; Ball State wins
  4. USC: 0.2% change; Ball State wins
  5. Alabama: 0.1% change; Bowling Green 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.

TeamConferenceCurrentBall State winsBowling Green winsSwingBetter outcome
NorthwesternBig Ten9.2%10.9%8.9%2.0%Ball State wins
NebraskaBig Ten18.5%17.5%18.8%1.3%Bowling Green wins
Ohio StateBig Ten78.7%79.3%78.7%0.6%Ball State wins
OregonBig Ten17.9%18.4%17.9%0.5%Ball State wins
IndianaBig Ten87.5%87.5%87.1%0.4%Ball State wins
UtahBig 1259.3%58.9%59.3%0.4%Bowling Green wins
ArizonaBig 125.7%5.5%5.8%0.3%Bowling Green wins
BYUBig 1236.5%36.3%36.6%0.3%Bowling Green wins
HoustonBig 1242.0%41.7%42.0%0.3%Bowling Green wins
James MadisonSun Belt9.9%10.1%9.8%0.3%Ball State wins
Ole MissSEC19.2%19.4%19.1%0.3%Ball State wins
AlabamaSEC77.1%77.0%77.2%0.2%Bowling Green wins
Boise StatePac-1269.5%69.3%69.5%0.2%Bowling Green wins
GeorgiaSEC96.4%96.3%96.5%0.2%Bowling Green wins
IowaBig Ten18.4%18.2%18.4%0.2%Bowling Green wins
KentuckySEC13.9%13.8%14.0%0.2%Bowling Green wins
LSUSEC18.1%17.9%18.1%0.2%Bowling Green wins
Mississippi StateSEC5.8%5.9%5.7%0.2%Ball State wins
Oklahoma StateBig 124.3%4.2%4.4%0.2%Bowling Green wins
Texas TechBig 1276.2%75.9%76.1%0.2%Bowling Green wins