Iowa Hawkeyes
0–0 · 0–0 BIG TEN
Way too early
WEEK 2 · 2026
17%
Big Ten title game
6%
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-2 job: beat Iowa State.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Iowa's pathYour game
TBD
SAT SEP 12
Iowa State at Iowa
Your game. Beat Iowa State and your playoff odds are 50%; lose and they drop to 21%.
Iowa 86%
Big swingsthese move your odds the most
TBD
SAT SEP 12
Charlotte at Ole Miss
Charlotte winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Ole Miss 99%
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
TBD
SAT SEP 12
Louisiana at USC
Louisiana winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
USC 94%
TBD
SAT SEP 12
Arkansas at Utah
Arkansas winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Utah 90%
TBD
SAT SEP 12
Penn State at Temple
Temple winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Penn State 95%
TBD
SAT SEP 12
Alabama at Kentucky
Kentucky winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Alabama 85%
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Ohio State at Texas
Ohio State visits your schedule in week 5 — keep them ranked.
Ohio State 71%
TBD
SAT SEP 12
App State at East Carolina
App State winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
East Carolina 86%
39 more games that don't move your needle
Rutgers at Boston College
Southern Miss at Auburn
Western Kentucky at Georgia
Mississippi State at Minnesota
Missouri at Kansas
Oklahoma at Michigan
Tennessee at Georgia Tech
Arizona State at Texas A&M
Delaware at Vanderbilt
Washington State at Kansas State
Oregon at Oklahoma State
Texas Tech at Oregon State
UCF at Pittsburgh
Arizona at BYU
California at Syracuse
Duke at Illinois
Georgia Southern at Clemson
Old Dominion at Virginia Tech
Wake Forest at Purdue
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State
Bowling Green at Nebraska
San Diego State at UCLA
Maryland at UConn
Utah State at Washington
Memphis at Boise State
UTSA at Texas State
South Florida at Army
Navy at Florida Atlantic
UNLV at North Texas
Tulsa at Sam Houston
UL Monroe at UAB
South Alabama at Tulane
New Mexico State at Hawai'i
Buffalo at Florida International
Jacksonville State at Ohio
Louisiana Tech at LSU
Georgia State at Kennesaw State
Middle Tennessee at Marshall
Rice at Notre Dame
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 2, with last season's ratings carried forward — way too early, enjoy responsibly.