Iowa Hawkeyes
0–0 · 0–0 BIG TEN
Way too early
WEEK 7 · 2026
16%
Big Ten title game
5%
Win the Big Ten
41%
Make the playoff
8%
First-round bye
avg seed 7.1
Way-too-early read: bye week — pure scoreboard-watching, whenever it arrives.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Iowa's pathWorth a glancesmaller, but real
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Nebraska at Oregon
Big Ten race: Oregon losing helps your spot in the standings; Nebraska visits your schedule in week 13 — keep them ranked.
Oregon 91%
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Washington at Purdue
Purdue visits your schedule in week 11 — keep them ranked.
Washington 86%
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Northwestern at Michigan State
Northwestern visits your schedule in week 10 — keep them ranked.
Northwestern 53%
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Penn State at Michigan
Big Ten race: Penn State losing helps your spot in the standings.
Penn State 53%
TBD
THU OCT 15
Georgia Southern at Old Dominion
Old Dominion winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Old Dominion 85%
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Utah at Colorado
Colorado winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Utah 86%
TBD
SAT OCT 17
Virginia at SMU
Virginia winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
SMU 77%
50 more games that don't move your needle
Ohio State at Indiana
Florida International at Jacksonville State
Delaware at Middle Tennessee
Kennesaw State at Missouri State
Western Kentucky at Sam Houston
East Carolina at UAB
Memphis at Tulane
App State at Coastal Carolina
Auburn at Georgia
Mississippi State at LSU
Missouri at Ole Miss
Kentucky at Oklahoma
Alabama at Tennessee
Florida at Texas
Arkansas at Vanderbilt
Notre Dame at BYU
Arizona State at Texas Tech
Cincinnati at West Virginia
Kansas at Kansas State
Oklahoma State at Houston
TCU at Baylor
Florida State at Miami
Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech
Louisville at Syracuse
North Carolina at Duke
Pittsburgh at Boston College
Wake Forest at California
Rutgers at Maryland
Wisconsin at UCLA
Washington State at Oregon State
Fresno State at San Diego State
Colorado State at Texas State
Florida Atlantic at Army
Charlotte at Temple
Navy at UTSA
Tulsa at Rice
Kent State at South Florida
New Mexico at Hawai'i
Northern Illinois at Wyoming
San José State at UTEP
UNLV at Air Force
Ball State at Bowling Green
Massachusetts at Buffalo
Western Michigan at Central Michigan
Toledo at Eastern Michigan
Akron at Miami (OH)
Arkansas State at Southern Miss
Georgia State at James Madison
Troy at Louisiana
Louisiana Tech at UL Monroe
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 7, with preseason ratings projected from last season: way too early, enjoy responsibly. How the model works.