2026 MATRIXWeek 1 Locked138 FBS Teams91 GamesUpdated Sep 4, 2026Model + Market + Context
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Iowa State

Your complete Iowa State season intelligence view.

Veteran quarterback cannot fully offset zero returning starters, large portal turnover and a complete coaching transition.

MPR #69Projected Wins #109Big 12 MPR #16Week 1 Ready
Matrix Power Rating-0.6National #69
Projected Wins4.62National #109
Schedule Strength#46National SOS rank
Projected Offense21.7Points per game
Projected Defense26.7Points allowed
Point Differential-4.9Projected 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
MPR-0.6 → -0.6
Projected Wins4.62 → 4.62
Model update note

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

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 (4 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 Total4.5
Effective Market4.91
Adjusted Edge-0.29
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 5Southeast MissouriHome · Nonconference84%Win %32–17Baseline score+14.8Margin48.3TotalLowFCS/Other ProxyOpponent
SEP 12IowaAway · Nonconference14%Win %15–31Baseline score-16.4Margin45.6TotalMediumFBSOpponent
SEP 19Bowling GreenHome · Nonconference84%Win %29–14Baseline score+15.1Margin43.5TotalLowFBSOpponent
SEP 26UtahHome · Big 1226%Win %20–30Baseline score-9.7Margin49.7TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 3West VirginiaHome · Big 1254%Win %25–23Baseline score+1.7Margin48.1TotalLowFBSOpponent
OCT 9BYUAway · Big 1210%Win %14–34Baseline score-19.5Margin48.1TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 24ArizonaAway · Big 1217%Win %17–31Baseline score-14.1Margin48.7TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 31Oklahoma StateHome · Big 1233%Win %22–28Baseline score-6.5Margin49.6TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 7BaylorAway · Big 1230%Win %23–30Baseline score-7.8Margin53.0TotalMediumFBSOpponent
NOV 14CincinnatiHome · Big 1244%Win %24–26Baseline score-2.2Margin49.9TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 20UCFAway · Big 1235%Win %20–26Baseline score-5.7Margin45.4TotalMediumFBSOpponent
NOV 28Kansas StateHome · Big 1228%Win %21–30Baseline score-8.6Margin50.8TotalMediumFBSOpponent
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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