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Iowa

2026 Season Performance

#22
Rank
5-1
Record
63.3
Points
0.707
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W @ #12 Michigan 20-19
Worst L vs #26 Ohio State 14-31

Record Splits

Home 3-1
Away 2-0
Conference 2-1
Non-Conf 3-0
Close (7 pts or less) 2-0
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#39.8
avg opponent rank
#19
toughest left
75.24
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
8
10-24
@
#44 Minnesota
4-2
+14.93
9
10-31
vs
#26 Wisconsin
4-1
+10.72
10
11-07
@
#35 Northwestern
4-1
+15.51
11
11-14
vs
#40 Purdue
3-3
+10.12
12
11-21
@
#75 Illinois
3-3
+12.94
13
11-27
vs
#19 Nebraska
5-1
+11.02

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#2
#14
#26
#38
#52
Pre
#12
W3
#42
W6
#22
W9
#21
W12
#20
W15
#18

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
W
NR vs #129 Northern Illinois
40-0
+9.1
+8.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-5.9 3.1
Margin Scaling
+3.8 6.9
Against the Spread (-31.75, +8.25)
+2.1 8.9
Total 8.9 pts
-0.1
2
09/12
W
#30 vs #61 Iowa State
16-13
+10.4
+8.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.6 10.6
Margin Scaling
+1.1 11.7
Against the Spread (-14, -11)
-2.8 8.9
Total 8.9 pts
-1.5
3
09/19
W
#22 vs #137 Northern Iowa
55-0
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
4
09/26
W
#42 @ #12 Michigan
20-19
+24.8
+30.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+10.1 23.6
Margin Scaling
+0.7 24.3
Recency Weighting
+4.4 28.6
Against the Spread (+4.75, +5.75)
+1.4 30.1
Total 30.1 pts
+5.3
5
10/03
L
#7 vs #26 Ohio State
14-31
-7.1
-8.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.4 -3.8
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -6.3
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.5
Against the Spread (+14.25, -2.75)
-0.7 -8.2
Total -8.2 pts
-1.1
6
10/10
W
#22 @ #86 Washington
41-24
+26.1
+23.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+3.2 16.7
Margin Scaling
+3.8 20.4
Against the Spread (+3, +20)
+3.0 23.4
Total 23.4 pts
-2.6
Total
5-1 Record
63.3
63.2
-0.0

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
86-38
Record
69%
Win Rate
#15
Avg Rank
#2
Best Rank
0.843
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#10
2017
#19
2018
#16
2019
#14
2020
#14
2021
#8
2022
#21
2023
#8
2024
#22
2025
#20
2026
#18

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big Ten 5-1 (83%) #18 #7 67.4 0.689 -
2025 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #20 #11 128.5 0.832 -
2024 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #22 #17 141.1 0.808 -
2023 Big Ten 10-3 (77%) #8 #8 206.9 0.871 -
2022 Big Ten 7-5 (58%) #21 #10 118.8 0.825 -
2021 Big Ten 10-3 (77%) #8 #2 196.2 0.853 -
2020 Big Ten 6-2 (75%) #14 #13 130.2 0.940 -
2019 Big Ten 9-3 (75%) #14 #3 164.7 0.843 -
2018 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #16 #10 143.9 0.877 -
2017 Big Ten 7-5 (58%) #19 #7 131.3 0.893 -
2016 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #10 #9 168.7 0.845 -