2026 MATRIXWeek 1 Locked138 FBS Teams91 GamesUpdated Sep 4, 2026Model + Market + Context
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Southern Miss

Your complete Southern Miss season intelligence view.

A new staff, one returning starter and an unsettled roster create the conference's largest rebuild despite a sizable portal class.

MPR #131Projected Wins #132Sun Belt MPR #12Week 1 Ready
Matrix Power Rating-23.7National #131
Projected Wins2.40National #132
Schedule Strength#100National SOS rank
Projected Offense19.6Points per game
Projected Defense34.8Points allowed
Point Differential-15.2Projected 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-23.7 → -23.7
Projected Wins2.40 → 2.40
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 Market3.64
Adjusted Edge-1.24
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 5Alcorn StateHome · Nonconference — FCS51%Win %28–27Baseline score+0.6Margin53.9TotalLowFCS/Other ProxyOpponent
SEP 12AuburnAway · Nonconference1%Win %7–44Baseline score-37.2Margin51.0TotalLowFBSOpponent
SEP 19UConnHome · Nonconference25%Win %22–32Baseline score-9.8Margin54.4TotalLowFBSOpponent
SEP 26TulaneAway · Nonconference9%Win %16–37Baseline score-20.6Margin53.3TotalLowFBSOpponent
OCT 6TroyAway · Sun Belt8%Win %17–38Baseline score-20.9Margin54.9TotalLowFBSOpponent
OCT 17Arkansas StateHome · Sun Belt18%Win %21–35Baseline score-13.7Margin56.5TotalLowFBSOpponent
OCT 24LouisianaHome · Sun Belt19%Win %22–36Baseline score-13.3Margin58.2TotalLowFBSOpponent
OCT 31UL MonroeAway · Sun Belt46%Win %26–28Baseline score-1.6Margin54.2TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 5James MadisonHome · Sun Belt10%Win %17–37Baseline score-19.3Margin53.8TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 14Louisiana TechAway · Sun Belt12%Win %18–36Baseline score-18.0Margin54.5TotalMediumFBSOpponent
NOV 21South AlabamaHome · Sun Belt28%Win %24–33Baseline score-8.8Margin57.6TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 28Old DominionAway · Sun Belt9%Win %15–35Baseline score-20.1Margin50.3TotalLowFBSOpponent
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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