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

Your complete Western Michigan season intelligence view.

Broc Lowry, Jalen Buckley and 11 returning starters give the reigning champion the league's best continuity, with defensive regression the primary concern.

MPR #95Projected Wins #55MAC MPR #2Week 1 Ready
Matrix Power Rating-6.4National #95
Projected Wins6.96National #55
Schedule Strength#107National SOS rank
Projected Offense24.2Points per game
Projected Defense21.5Points allowed
Point Differential+2.6Projected 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-6.4 → -6.4
Projected Wins6.96 → 6.96
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 (7 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 Total7.5
Effective Market7.28
Adjusted Edge-0.32
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 5MichiganAway · Nonconference4%Win %10–36Baseline score-25.5Margin46.5TotalHighFBSOpponent
SEP 12MonmouthHome · Nonconference — FCS79%Win %30–18Baseline score+11.9Margin48.0TotalMediumFCS/Other ProxyOpponent
SEP 19RiceAway · Nonconference63%Win %26–21Baseline score+5.7Margin46.5TotalMediumFBSOpponent
SEP 26Boise StateHome · Nonconference23%Win %19–30Baseline score-10.3Margin48.5TotalHighFBSOpponent
OCT 3BuffaloAway · MAC57%Win %23–20Baseline score+2.6Margin43.6TotalLowFBSOpponent
OCT 10Kent StateHome · MAC86%Win %32–16Baseline score+16.0Margin47.8TotalHighFBSOpponent
OCT 17Central MichiganAway · MAC59%Win %24–21Baseline score+3.2Margin45.4TotalLowFBSOpponent
OCT 24ToledoAway · MAC55%Win %23–21Baseline score+1.9Margin44.1TotalLowFBSOpponent
OCT 31Bowling GreenHome · MAC72%Win %26–17Baseline score+8.9Margin43.2TotalMediumFBSOpponent
NOV 10AkronAway · MAC75%Win %27–17Baseline score+10.3Margin44.3TotalHighFBSOpponent
NOV 17Eastern MichiganHome · MAC75%Win %29–19Baseline score+10.4Margin47.4TotalHighFBSOpponent
NOV 24Miami (OH)Home · MAC45%Win %20–22Baseline score-1.8Margin42.8TotalLowFBSOpponent
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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