2026 MATRIXWEEK 1138 FBS TEAMS91 GAMESCOLLEGE FOOTBALL DECODEDMODEL + MARKET + CONTEXT
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Utah

Your complete Utah season intelligence view.

Quarterback and line structure support a high floor, while replacing Kyle Whittingham introduces first-year uncertainty.

MPR #26Projected Wins #20Big 12 MPR #3Week 1 Ready
Matrix Power Rating11.7National #26
Projected Wins8.29National #20
Schedule Strength#52National SOS rank
Projected Offense31.4Points per game
Projected Defense22.6Points allowed
Point Differential+8.7Projected 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
MPR11.7 → 11.7
Projected Wins8.29 → 8.29
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 Total8.5
Effective Market8.78
Adjusted Edge-0.49
SignalLean
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 3IdahoHome · Nonconference94%Win %38–15Baseline score+23.1Margin53.3TotalMediumFCS/Other ProxyOpponent
SEP 12ArkansasHome · Nonconference75%Win %35–25Baseline score+9.4Margin59.7TotalMediumFBSOpponent
SEP 19Utah StateHome · Nonconference93%Win %38–16Baseline score+21.9Margin54.8TotalMediumFBSOpponent
SEP 26Iowa StateAway · Big 1274%Win %30–20Baseline score+9.7Margin49.7TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 10KansasHome · Big 1278%Win %33–21Baseline score+11.8Margin54.6TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 17ColoradoAway · Big 1272%Win %31–22Baseline score+8.8Margin52.6TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 24HoustonHome · Big 1262%Win %30–25Baseline score+4.5Margin54.7TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 31CincinnatiAway · Big 1264%Win %30–25Baseline score+5.4Margin55.0TotalMediumFBSOpponent
NOV 7BYUHome · Big 1243%Win %25–28Baseline score-2.8Margin53.1TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 14ArizonaAway · Big 1246%Win %26–28Baseline score-1.6Margin53.7TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 21TCUAway · Big 1248%Win %27–28Baseline score-0.6Margin54.1TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 27West VirginiaHome · Big 1284%Win %34–19Baseline score+14.7Margin53.1TotalMediumFBSOpponent
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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