Iowa Hawkeyes

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Way too early

WEEK 10 · 2026

17%

Big Ten title game

Win the Big Ten

46%

Make the playoff

<1%

First-round bye

avg seed 9.3

Way-too-early read: ratings carry last season forward — the portal will have opinions. The week-10 job: beat Northwestern.

Playoff odds by week

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If Iowa wins out: 35% to win the Big Ten, >99% to make the playoff.

The Saturday rundown

ranked by what moves Iowa's path

Your game

TBD

SAT NOV 7

Iowa at Northwestern

Your game. Beat Northwestern and your playoff odds are 52%; lose and they drop to 18%.

Iowa 81%

Worth a glancesmaller, but real

TBD

SAT NOV 7

Georgia at Ole Miss

Georgia winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Georgia 53%

TBD

SAT NOV 7

Alabama at LSU

LSU winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Alabama 66%

TBD

SAT NOV 7

Penn State at Washington

Washington winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Penn State 57%

TBD

SAT NOV 7

BYU at Utah

BYU winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Utah 78%

TBD

SAT NOV 7

Tulsa at Tulane

Tulsa winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Tulane 94%

TBD

SAT NOV 7

Texas at Missouri

Missouri winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Texas 56%

TBD

SAT NOV 7

Texas A&M at South Carolina

South Carolina winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Texas A&M 61%

TBD

SAT NOV 7

Temple at Navy

Temple winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Navy 85%

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Miami at Notre Dame

Notre Dame winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Notre Dame 83%

TBD

SAT NOV 7

Iowa State at Baylor

Baylor winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

Iowa State 54%

TBD

SAT NOV 7

Oregon at Ohio State

Big Ten race: Oregon losing helps your spot in the standings.

Ohio State 68%

49 more games that don't move your needle

Rutgers at Wisconsin

Ohio at Akron

Buffalo at Miami (OH)

Ball State at Massachusetts

Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan

UTSA at Florida Atlantic

James Madison at Southern Miss

TCU at Arizona

Virginia Tech at SMU

South Florida at East Carolina

Arkansas at Auburn

Oklahoma at Florida

Vanderbilt at Mississippi State

Kentucky at Tennessee

UCF at Kansas

Cincinnati at Houston

Colorado at Arizona State

Oklahoma State at Kansas State

West Virginia at Texas Tech

Clemson at Syracuse

Duke at NC State

Louisville at Georgia Tech

Florida State at Boston College

North Carolina at UConn

Nebraska at Illinois

Michigan State at Michigan

UCLA at Minnesota

Maryland at Purdue

Boise State at Colorado State

Texas State at Oregon State

Fresno State at Utah State

Charlotte at UAB

Rice at North Texas

Air Force at Army

Hawai'i at UTEP

New Mexico at Nevada

Northern Illinois at San José State

Wyoming at UNLV

Georgia State at App State

UL Monroe at Arkansas State

Old Dominion at Coastal Carolina

Marshall at Georgia Southern

South Alabama at Louisiana

Liberty at New Mexico State

Delaware at Kennesaw State

Missouri State at Florida International

Sam Houston at Jacksonville State

Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee

Louisiana Tech at Troy

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 10, with last season's ratings carried forward — way too early, enjoy responsibly.