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Big Ten · Golden Gophers · 0-0

Minnesota

Your complete Minnesota season intelligence view.

Eleven returning starters, quarterback continuity and P.J. Fleck's stable development model create a solid floor.

MPR #44Projected Wins #80Big Ten MPR #11Week 1 Ready
Matrix Power Rating5.7National #44
Projected Wins6.05National #80
Schedule Strength#42National SOS rank
Projected Offense23.9Points per game
Projected Defense22.7Points allowed
Point Differential+1.2Projected 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
MPR5.7 → 5.7
Projected Wins6.05 → 6.05
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 (6 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 Total6.5
Effective Market6.18
Adjusted Edge-0.13
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 3Eastern IllinoisHome · Nonconference98%Win %39–9Baseline score+30.1Margin48.0TotalMediumFCS/Other ProxyOpponent
SEP 12Mississippi StateHome · Nonconference61%Win %27–23Baseline score+4.3Margin50.7TotalMediumFBSOpponent
SEP 19AkronHome · Nonconference96%Win %36–9Baseline score+27.7Margin44.2TotalHighFBSOpponent
SEP 26WashingtonAway · Big Ten21%Win %18–29Baseline score-11.9Margin47.0TotalHighFBSOpponent
OCT 3MichiganHome · Big Ten29%Win %19–27Baseline score-8.3Margin46.4TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 10PurdueAway · Big Ten65%Win %27–21Baseline score+6.0Margin47.4TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 24IowaHome · Big Ten38%Win %20–25Baseline score-4.5Margin45.3TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 31IndianaAway · Big Ten7%Win %13–35Baseline score-21.9Margin47.6TotalHighFBSOpponent
NOV 7UCLAHome · Big Ten56%Win %25–23Baseline score+2.3Margin48.6TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 14Penn StateAway · Big Ten19%Win %18–31Baseline score-13.0Margin48.3TotalHighFBSOpponent
NOV 21NorthwesternHome · Big Ten59%Win %24–20Baseline score+3.3Margin44.1TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 27WisconsinAway · Big Ten53%Win %21–20Baseline score+1.3Margin41.1TotalLowFBSOpponent
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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