Western Kentucky vs Sam Houston CFP Impact & Playoff Odds
Week 7 pregame analysis for Western Kentucky at Sam Houston . 2026-10-15 00:00 UTC. National Impact rank: #24. Western Kentucky -1.5.
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Path Current With win With loss CFP 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% At-large 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Automatic bid 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Conference title game 5.6% 8.6% 2.1%
Path Current With win With loss CFP 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% At-large 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Automatic bid 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Conference title game 5.1% 6.4% 2.3%
Biggest non-participant CFP swings Texas Tech : 2.6% outcome swing; Sam Houston winsIndiana : 2.2% outcome swing; Western Kentucky winsUCLA : 0.8% outcome swing; Western Kentucky winsUSC : 0.6% outcome swing; Western Kentucky winsGeorgia : 0.5% outcome swing; Western Kentucky winsImpacts if Western Kentucky wins Texas Tech : -1.7% change; Sam Houston winsIndiana : 1.4% change; Western Kentucky winsUSC : 0.5% change; Western Kentucky winsHouston : -0.4% change; Sam Houston winsUCLA : 0.4% change; Western Kentucky winsImpacts if Sam Houston wins Texas Tech : 0.9% change; Sam Houston winsIndiana : -0.8% change; Western Kentucky winsUCLA : -0.4% change; Western Kentucky winsGeorgia : -0.3% change; Western Kentucky winsKentucky : 0.3% change; Sam Houston winsBiggest 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.
Team Conference Current Western Kentucky wins Sam Houston wins Swing Better outcome Texas Tech Big 12 76.2% 74.5% 77.1% 2.6% Sam Houston wins Indiana Big Ten 87.5% 88.9% 86.7% 2.2% Western Kentucky wins UCLA Big Ten 25.8% 26.2% 25.4% 0.8% Western Kentucky wins USC Big Ten 18.7% 19.2% 18.6% 0.6% Western Kentucky wins Georgia SEC 96.4% 96.6% 96.1% 0.5% Western Kentucky wins Houston Big 12 42.0% 41.6% 42.1% 0.5% Sam Houston wins BYU Big 12 36.5% 36.3% 36.7% 0.4% Sam Houston wins Kentucky SEC 13.9% 13.8% 14.2% 0.4% Sam Houston wins Northwestern Big Ten 9.2% 9.4% 9.0% 0.4% Western Kentucky wins Oregon Big Ten 17.9% 18.2% 17.8% 0.4% Western Kentucky wins Utah Big 12 59.3% 58.9% 59.3% 0.4% Sam Houston wins Baylor Big 12 6.4% 6.1% 6.4% 0.3% Sam Houston wins James Madison Sun Belt 9.9% 9.7% 10.0% 0.3% Sam Houston wins New Mexico Mountain West 3.8% 4.0% 3.7% 0.3% Western Kentucky wins Oklahoma State Big 12 4.3% 4.2% 4.5% 0.3% Sam Houston wins Arizona Big 12 5.7% 5.7% 5.9% 0.2% Sam Houston wins Auburn SEC 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 0.2% Sam Houston wins Missouri SEC 16.4% 16.5% 16.3% 0.2% Western Kentucky wins Nebraska Big Ten 18.5% 18.6% 18.4% 0.2% Western Kentucky wins Alabama SEC 77.1% 77.0% 77.1% 0.1% Sam Houston wins