2026 MATRIXWeek 1 Locked138 FBS Teams91 GamesUpdated Sep 4, 2026Model + Market + Context
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Sam Houston

Your complete Sam Houston season intelligence view.

The conference's top portal class adds upside, but only three starters return and both sides of the ball begin from the league's lowest rating tier.

MPR #136Projected Wins #136Conference USA MPR #10Week 1 Ready
Matrix Power Rating-26.0National #136
Projected Wins2.18National #136
Schedule Strength#102National SOS rank
Projected Offense18.8Points per game
Projected Defense35.5Points allowed
Point Differential-16.7Projected 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-26.0 → -26.0
Projected Wins2.18 → 2.18
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 (2 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 Market3.25
Adjusted Edge-1.07
SignalReview
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 5TroyAway · Nonconference6%Win %16–39Baseline score-23.1Margin54.2TotalMediumFBSOpponent
SEP 12TulsaHome · Nonconference13%Win %19–36Baseline score-16.7Margin55.1TotalMediumFBSOpponent
SEP 19NichollsHome · Nonconference — FCS26%Win %22–31Baseline score-9.7Margin53.2TotalLowFCS/Other ProxyOpponent
SEP 26Texas TechAway · Nonconference0%Win %5–47Baseline score-50.7Margin52.3TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 8LibertyAway · Conference USA6%Win %17–40Baseline score-23.3Margin56.4TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 14Western KentuckyHome · Conference USA10%Win %18–37Baseline score-19.1Margin55.8TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 21New Mexico StateHome · Conference USA31%Win %22–30Baseline score-7.5Margin52.4TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 27Missouri StateAway · Conference USA26%Win %22–31Baseline score-9.5Margin53.1TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 7Jacksonville StateAway · Conference USA7%Win %17–39Baseline score-21.7Margin56.1TotalMediumFBSOpponent
NOV 14Kennesaw StateHome · Conference USA17%Win %19–34Baseline score-14.5Margin53.0TotalMediumFBSOpponent
NOV 21Middle TennesseeHome · Conference USA56%Win %28–26Baseline score+2.4Margin54.2TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 28Florida InternationalAway · Conference USA16%Win %20–35Baseline score-15.1Margin55.8TotalMediumFBSOpponent
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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