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

Your complete Michigan State season intelligence view.

Only three starters return and the program is changing coaches and systems, making the median lower and the outcome range unusually wide.

MPR #68Projected Wins #118Big Ten MPR #17Week 1 Ready
Matrix Power Rating-0.4National #68
Projected Wins4.19National #118
Schedule Strength#24National SOS rank
Projected Offense21.9Points per game
Projected Defense29.6Points allowed
Point Differential-7.7Projected 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
MPR-0.4 → -0.4
Projected Wins4.19 → 4.19
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 Market4.18
Adjusted Edge+0.01
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 4ToledoHome · Nonconference81%Win %31–18Baseline score+12.9Margin48.4TotalLowFBSOpponent
SEP 12Eastern MichiganHome · Nonconference87%Win %34–17Baseline score+16.9Margin51.7TotalMediumFBSOpponent
SEP 19Notre DameAway · Nonconference3%Win %13–42Baseline score-28.4Margin54.1TotalMediumFBSOpponent
SEP 26NebraskaHome · Big Ten33%Win %23–29Baseline score-6.5Margin51.7TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 3WisconsinAway · Big Ten40%Win %21–25Baseline score-3.8Margin45.4TotalLowFBSOpponent
OCT 10IllinoisHome · Big Ten30%Win %23–31Baseline score-7.9Margin53.7TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 17NorthwesternHome · Big Ten44%Win %23–25Baseline score-2.3Margin48.4TotalLowFBSOpponent
OCT 24UCLAAway · Big Ten28%Win %22–31Baseline score-8.8Margin53.0TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 7MichiganAway · Big Ten10%Win %16–35Baseline score-19.4Margin50.8TotalMediumFBSOpponent
NOV 14WashingtonHome · Big Ten20%Win %19–32Baseline score-12.9Margin51.4TotalMediumFBSOpponent
NOV 20OregonHome · Big Ten3%Win %13–40Baseline score-27.5Margin53.2TotalMediumFBSOpponent
NOV 28RutgersAway · Big Ten38%Win %26–31Baseline score-4.7Margin56.3TotalMediumFBSOpponent
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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