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Temple playoff odds
Temple makes the College Football Playoff in <0.1% of 2.5 million simulated 2026 seasons. Loading the week 11 guide…
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Updated November 8, after week 9.
Temple is 2-7 (1-4 in the American Athletic) through week 9 of the 2026 season. It makes the College Football Playoff in <0.1% of 2.5 million simulated seasons (ESPN's FPI: <0.1%), wins the American Athletic in <0.1% and wins the national title in <0.01%, with 3.5 projected wins.
That is the 122nd-best playoff chance among the 138 FBS teams.
Who Temple fans should root for in week 11
No other game this week has a significant effect on Temple's playoff odds.
What Temple needs
Even at 5-7, Temple makes the playoff in <0.1% of seasons.
| Week | Opponent | Win probability | Playoff odds after a win | After a loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 11 | vs UAB | 66.6% | <0.1% | <0.1% |
| Week 12 | vs Rice | 69.7% | <0.1% | <0.1% |
| Week 13 | at Memphis | 14.8% | <0.1% | <0.1% |
Temple's playoff odds by final record
| Regular season | Chance of that record | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| 5-7 | 8.2% | <0.1% |
| 4-8 | 45.0% | <0.1% |
| 3-9 | 36.4% | <0.1% |
| 2-10 | 10.3% | <0.1% |
Temple's results
week 1, beat Rhode Island 38-14; week 2, lost to Penn State 9-27; week 3, lost to Toledo 48-49; week 4, lost to Army 17-21; week 5, beat South Florida 17-13; week 6, lost to UConn 20-34; week 7, lost to Charlotte 31-38; week 9, lost to East Carolina 9-17; week 10, lost to Navy 35-42.
The American Athletic race
| Team | Wins the American Athletic | Makes the playoff |
|---|---|---|
| North Texas | 51.7% | 1.1% |
| Memphis | 24.9% | 0.1% |
| UTSA | 14.5% | 0.3% |
| Army | 6.8% | <0.1% |
| East Carolina | 1.2% | <0.1% |
| Florida Atlantic | 0.4% | <0.1% |
| Tulsa | 0.2% | <0.1% |
| UAB | 0.2% | <0.1% |
| South Florida | 0.1% | <0.1% |
| Tulane | <0.1% | <0.1% |
The American Athletic title race: every team, the likeliest title games and how ties are broken.
Questions
- Will Temple make the College Football Playoff?
- Temple is 2-7 and makes the playoff in <0.1% of 2.5 million simulated seasons, with 3.5 projected wins. It wins the American Athletic in <0.1% and the national title in <0.01%.
- What does Temple need to make the playoff?
- Even at 5-7, Temple makes the playoff in <0.1% of seasons.
- Who should Temple fans root for in week 11?
- No other game this week has a significant effect on Temple's playoff odds.
- What is Temple's toughest game left?
- At Memphis in week 13, with a 14.8% chance to win.
- How are Temple's playoff odds calculated?
- The rest of the season is simulated 2.5 million times. Each simulated season is rated, ranked by a model of the selection committee and played through the bracket. A game's impact is the difference in Temple's playoff odds between the simulations each team wins it.