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#20Iowa Hawkeyes

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WEEK 7 ยท 2026
The Week 7 job

Iowa is off. Use the short list below as the scoreboard-watching plan.

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Iowa wants
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Priority 1
Root for
Nebraska
at
Oregon
Root for Nebraska1.9-point playoff boost

Iowa plays Nebraska in week 13, so a win would make a future opponent look stronger.

18% if Nebraska wins16% with the other result1.9-point differenceIowa playoff chance
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Priority 2
Root for
Ohio State
at
Indiana
Root for Ohio State2.8-point title-game boost

Indiana losing would help Iowa in the Big Ten standings.

12% if Ohio State wins9% with the other result2.8-point differenceIowa Big Ten title-game chance
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Priority 3
Root for
Northwestern
at
Michigan State
Root for Northwestern1.7-point playoff boost

Iowa plays Northwestern in week 10, so a win would make a future opponent look stronger.

17% if Northwestern wins16% with the other result1.7-point differenceIowa playoff chance
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Priority 4
Florida
at
Root for
Texas
Root for Texas1.3-point playoff boost

Texas winning would remove some at-large competition for Iowa.

17% if Texas wins16% with the other result1.3-point differenceIowa playoff chance
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Priority 5
Root for
Nevada
at
North Dakota State
Root for Nevada1.2-point playoff boost

Nevada winning would remove some at-large competition for Iowa.

18% if Nevada wins17% with the other result1.2-point differenceIowa playoff chance
54 more games that don't move your needle
Delaware at Middle Tennessee ยท CBSSN
Florida International at Jacksonville State ยท ESPNU
Kennesaw State at Missouri State ยท CBSSN
Western Kentucky at Sam Houston ยท ESPN2
East Carolina at UAB ยท ESPN
Georgia Southern at Old Dominion ยท ESPN2
Colorado State at Texas State ยท CBSSN
Memphis at Tulane ยท ESPN
Washington at Purdue ยท FOX
App State at Coastal Carolina ยท ESPN2
Utah at Colorado
Wake Forest at California
Penn State at Michigan
Wisconsin at UCLA
Mississippi State at LSU
Cincinnati at West Virginia ยท TNT
Kansas at Kansas State ยท FS1
Pittsburgh at Boston College ยท ESPN2
Virginia at SMU ยท The CW Network
Florida Atlantic at Army ยท CBSSN
Ball State at Bowling Green ยท ESPN+
Georgia State at James Madison ยท ESPNU
Rutgers at Maryland ยท BTN
Charlotte at Temple ยท ESPN+
Massachusetts at Buffalo ยท ESPN+
Western Michigan at Central Michigan ยท ESPN+
Auburn at Georgia
Missouri at Ole Miss
Alabama at Tennessee
Arizona State at Texas Tech ยท FOX
Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech ยท ACC Network
North Carolina at Duke ยท ESPN2
Northern Illinois at Wyoming ยท The CW Network
UNLV at Air Force ยท CBSSN
Toledo at Eastern Michigan ยท ESPN+
Akron at Miami (OH) ยท ESPN+
Tulsa at Rice ยท ESPN+
Troy at Louisiana ยท ESPN+
Washington State at Oregon State ยท USA Network
Arkansas at Vanderbilt ยท ESPN2
TCU at Baylor ยท FS1
Florida State at Miami ยท ESPN
Kent State at South Florida ยท ESPN+
Arkansas State at Southern Miss ยท ESPN+
Kentucky at Oklahoma ยท SEC Network
Notre Dame at BYU ยท ABC
Oklahoma State at Houston ยท FOX
Louisville at Syracuse ยท ACC Network
Navy at UTSA ยท ESPNU
Louisiana Tech at UL Monroe ยท ESPN+
San Josรฉ State at UTEP ยท MW+
Ohio at Sacramento State ยท ESPN+
Fresno State at San Diego State ยท CBSSN
New Mexico at Hawai'i ยท FS1
Your rooting list:Iowa is off, then Nebraska, Ohio State, Northwestern, Texas, Nevada.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 7, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 6). How the model works.