Boise State Playoff Odds Surge Following Washington State Victory

Boise State Rises to +105 in College Football Playoff Odds After Washington State Win

No. 20 Boise State sits at +105 to make the College Football Playoff following a 31-10 road victory over Washington State and an overtime loss by James Madison, according to DraftKings Sportsbook data. Entering the previous week, the Broncos held +148 odds to reach the 12-team field, just ahead of James Madison at +190.

The shifting postseason landscape leaves Boise State (6-1, 3-0 Pac-12) with the 12th-best odds nationally to reach the playoff. James Madison dropped significantly to +1100 following an overtime road defeat at Appalachian State. The highest-ranked Group of Six team in the final CFP rankings secures an automatic bid to the expanded postseason bracket.

Conference Standings and Postseason Projections

Behind Boise State among Group of Six contenders, Mountain West favorite New Mexico holds +250 odds, followed by UTSA at +600 and Oregon State at +750. The Broncos return to action at home against Texas State (4-3, 2-1) at 8 p.m. Mountain time on Saturday.

National writers project Boise State as the consensus Group of Six representative in the playoff field, pairing the Broncos against various major-conference opponents:

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN: Boise State at Georgia
Mark Schlabach, ESPN: Boise State at UCLA
Brett McMurphy, On3: Boise State at Utah
Bryan Fischer, Sports Illustrated: Boise State at LSU
Brad Crawford, CBS Sports: Boise State at UCLA
Steven Lassan, Athlon Sports: Boise State at Indiana

Boise State and Oregon State are scheduled to face off at Albertsons Stadium on Nov. 14. The Beavers enter this weekend at 5-2 overall and 3-0 in conference play with a matchup against Fresno State.