2026 MATRIXWeek 1 Locked138 FBS Teams91 GamesUpdated Sep 4, 2026Model + Market + Context
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Mountain West · Huskies · 0-0

Northern Illinois

Your complete Northern Illinois season intelligence view.

The defense has pieces and the run game can travel, but an interim staff, zero returning defensive starters and extreme geographic travel create a low floor.

MPR #125Projected Wins #129Mountain West MPR #9Week 1 Ready
Matrix Power Rating-18.4National #125
Projected Wins2.99National #129
Schedule Strength#79National SOS rank
Projected Offense17.4Points per game
Projected Defense30.7Points allowed
Point Differential-13.3Projected 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-18.4 → -18.4
Projected Wins2.99 → 2.99
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 (3 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 Total3.5
Effective Market3.57
Adjusted Edge-0.59
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 5IowaAway · Nonconference1%Win %6–39Baseline score-33.0Margin45.5TotalLowFBSOpponent
SEP 12Illinois StateHome · Nonconference — FCS26%Win %19–29Baseline score-9.6Margin48.2TotalLowFCS/Other ProxyOpponent
SEP 19ArizonaAway · Nonconference2%Win %9–40Baseline score-31.1Margin48.6TotalMediumFBSOpponent
SEP 26Georgia StateAway · Nonconference58%Win %27–24Baseline score+2.7Margin51.9TotalLowFBSOpponent
OCT 10Air ForceHome · Mountain West18%Win %18–31Baseline score-13.6Margin48.8TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 17WyomingAway · Mountain West22%Win %15–27Baseline score-11.4Margin42.3TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 24HawaiiHome · Mountain West20%Win %19–31Baseline score-12.6Margin50.2TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 31UNLVAway · Mountain West5%Win %14–39Baseline score-25.3Margin52.8TotalMediumFBSOpponent
NOV 7San Jose StateAway · Mountain West34%Win %21–27Baseline score-6.4Margin48.5TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 14NevadaHome · Mountain West40%Win %21–25Baseline score-3.9Margin45.7TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 21North Dakota StateAway · Mountain West9%Win %14–34Baseline score-19.9Margin47.2TotalMediumFBSOpponent
NOV 28UTEPHome · Mountain West61%Win %25–21Baseline score+4.1Margin46.8TotalLowFBSOpponent
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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