Iowa Hawkeyes

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Way too early

WEEK 11 · 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-11 job: beat Purdue.

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 14

Purdue at Iowa

Your game. Beat Purdue and your playoff odds are 46%; lose and they drop to 17%.

Iowa 97%

Worth a glancesmaller, but real

TBD

SAT NOV 14

USC at Indiana

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

Indiana 85%

TBD

SAT NOV 14

Utah at Arizona

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

Utah 70%

TBD

SAT NOV 14

Minnesota at Penn State

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

Penn State 91%

TBD

SAT NOV 14

Texas at LSU

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

Texas 63%

TBD

SAT NOV 14

Ole Miss at Oklahoma

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

Ole Miss 56%

TBD

SAT NOV 14

Northwestern at Ohio State

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

Ohio State 97%

TBD

SAT NOV 14

Michigan at Oregon

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

Oregon 83%

TBD

SAT NOV 14

Duke at Miami

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

Miami 88%

TBD

SAT NOV 14

Washington at Michigan State

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

Washington 80%

TBD

SAT NOV 14

Alabama at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt 56%

TBD

THU NOV 12

Louisiana at UL Monroe

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

Louisiana 76%

53 more games that don't move your needle

Western Michigan at Akron

Kent State at Bowling Green

Ohio at Miami (OH)

Buffalo at Ball State

Massachusetts at Toledo

Memphis at South Florida

Florida State at Pittsburgh

Arizona State at UCF

Baylor at BYU

Cincinnati at Iowa State

Houston at Colorado

Kansas at West Virginia

Kansas State at TCU

Texas Tech at Oklahoma State

South Carolina at Arkansas

Missouri at Georgia

Florida at Kentucky

Auburn at Mississippi State

Tennessee at Texas A&M

California at Virginia

Georgia Tech at Clemson

Louisville at North Carolina

Stanford at Virginia Tech

Syracuse at NC State

Wake Forest at SMU

Wisconsin at Maryland

Nebraska at Rutgers

Illinois at UCLA

Oregon State at Boise State

Utah State at San Diego State

Fresno State at Texas State

Colorado State at Washington State

James Madison at UConn

East Carolina at Charlotte

Florida Atlantic at Tulsa

North Texas at UTSA

Tulane at Rice

UAB at Temple

Nevada at Northern Illinois

San José State at Air Force

UNLV at New Mexico

Wyoming at UTEP

App State at Marshall

Arkansas State at Coastal Carolina

Georgia Southern at Georgia State

Jacksonville State at Western Kentucky

Kennesaw State at Sam Houston

New Mexico State at Missouri State

Florida International at Delaware

Middle Tennessee at Liberty

Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech

Troy at South Alabama

Boston College at Notre Dame

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 11, with last season's ratings carried forward — way too early, enjoy responsibly.