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Big Ten · Hawkeyes · 0-0

Iowa

Your complete Iowa season intelligence view.

The defense and program floor remain trustworthy, but an inexperienced projected quarterback and weak net portal signal limit offensive upside.

MPR #22Projected Wins #33Big Ten MPR #8Week 1 Ready
Matrix Power Rating12.9National #22
Projected Wins7.81National #33
Schedule Strength#39National SOS rank
Projected Offense27.6Points per game
Projected Defense19.4Points allowed
Point Differential+8.2Projected per game
Current Context

What Changed

Reviewed State

No Week 0 game has been played for this team. Current MPR and projected wins remain the approved preseason team state entering Week 1.

Week 0 ResultNo game
MPR12.9 → 12.9
Projected Wins7.81 → 7.81
Model update note

No new game evidence has entered the team update gate yet.

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Outcome Range

Season Distribution

The detailed record distribution remains the certified preseason baseline until the full game-by-game probability cascade is refreshed.

Preseason Outcome ShapeBaseline distribution
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The gold bar is the baseline mode (8 wins). This component is explicitly separated from the current headline state and will switch to the refreshed distribution when the full probability cascade is updated.
Season Market Context · 2026-08-08
Preseason Comparison Layer

Market context stays separate from MPR and projected wins. This snapshot is retained as comparison context and does not define team strength.

Posted Total7.5
Effective Market7.61
Adjusted Edge+0.20
SignalNo Edge
Game by Game

2026 Schedule Matrix

Remaining game rows preserve the approved preseason game-level projection baseline until the next full schedule-probability cascade.

DateOpponentWin %Score / ResultMarginTotalConfidenceType
SEP 5Northern IllinoisHome · Nonconference99%Win %39–6Baseline score+33.0Margin45.5TotalLowFBSOpponent
SEP 12Iowa StateHome · Nonconference86%Win %31–15Baseline score+16.0Margin45.6TotalMediumFBSOpponent
SEP 19Northern IowaHome · Nonconference97%Win %39–10Baseline score+28.3Margin49.2TotalMediumFCS/Other ProxyOpponent
SEP 26MichiganAway · Big Ten34%Win %21–27Baseline score-6.1Margin47.6TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 3Ohio StateHome · Big Ten13%Win %16–32Baseline score-16.9Margin48.0TotalHighFBSOpponent
OCT 9WashingtonAway · Big Ten37%Win %22–27Baseline score-4.8Margin48.3TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 24MinnesotaAway · Big Ten62%Win %25–20Baseline score+4.5Margin45.3TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 31WisconsinHome · Big Ten81%Win %28–15Baseline score+12.9Margin42.3TotalMediumFBSOpponent
NOV 7NorthwesternAway · Big Ten64%Win %25–20Baseline score+5.6Margin45.3TotalMediumFBSOpponent
NOV 14PurdueHome · Big Ten89%Win %33–15Baseline score+18.1Margin48.7TotalMediumFBSOpponent
NOV 21IllinoisAway · Big Ten53%Win %26–25Baseline score+1.0Margin50.6TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 27NebraskaHome · Big Ten67%Win %28–21Baseline score+6.7Margin48.6TotalMediumFBSOpponent
Data-vintage safeguard: current MPR and projected wins above are the approved Week 1 team-state values. Detailed distribution and remaining schedule probabilities are explicitly labeled as baseline where the full probability cascade has not yet been refreshed.
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