Central Michigan Chippewas Football

Central Michigan opens the 2026 season against New Mexico on Saturday, Sep 5 at University Stadium (NM).

The Read

Central Michigan opens a 10-point underdog. Our model gives Central Michigan a 26% chance.

WIN PROBABILITY

UNM 74% CMU 26%

PROJECTED FINAL

New Mexico

28

Central Michigan

18

CMU win
26% One-score game
34%

What's driving the model

Ratings edge (Elo) UNM

Home-field edge UNM

Market lean UNM

Model projection UNM

Each game samples a margin around the market spread and a final total around the market total.

Sim the game Central Michigan @ New Mexico

Your sims:Sims: CMU 0, UNM 0

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Central Michigan @ New Mexico

Sat, Sep 5 · 8:00 PM MDT

CFB VIBES MODELUNM 74% to win

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Colgate @ Central Michigan

Sat, Sep 12 · 1:00 PM EDT

CFB VIBES MODELCMU 84% to win

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Wyoming @ Central Michigan

Sat, Sep 19 · 1:00 PM EDT

CFB VIBES MODELCMU 50% to win

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Central Michigan @ Miami

Sat, Sep 26 · 6:30 PM EDT

CFB VIBES MODELMIA 99% to win

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Standings

Full standings →

Place	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	BGSUBowling GreenBGSU	0–0	0–0
5	BUFBuffaloBUF	0–0	0–0
6	CMUCentral MichiganCMU	0–0	0–0
7	KENTKent StateKENT	0–0	0–0
8	MASSMassachusettsMASS	0–0	0–0

Rankings

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Rank	AP TOP 25
1	OSUOhio StateOSU
2	OREOregonORE
3	UGAGeorgiaUGA
4	NDNotre DameND
–	CMUCentral MichiganCMU

Rank	COACHES
1	OSUOhio StateOSU
2	OREOregonORE
3	UGAGeorgiaUGA
4	TEXTexasTEX
–	CMUCentral MichiganCMU