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Iowa State

2026 Season Performance

#69
Rank
3-3
Record
11.1
Points
0.652
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W vs #65 West Virginia 45-42
Worst L @ #32 BYU 10-24

Record Splits

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

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#48.8
avg opponent rank
#24
toughest left
59.41
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
8
10-24
@
#30 Arizona
5-1
+12.81
9
10-31
vs
#24 Oklahoma State
4-1
+8.75
10
11-07
@
#37 Baylor
4-1
+12.44
11
11-14
vs
#50 Cincinnati
4-1
+7.85
12
11-20
@
#65 UCF
3-3
+10.99
13
11-28
vs
#87 Kansas State
3-2
+6.57

“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

#28
#42
#56
#70
#85
Pre
#33
W3
#55
W6
#69
W9
#69
W12
#70
W15
#70

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
W
NR vs FCS Southeast Missouri State
38-10
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
2
09/12
L
#61 @ #30 Iowa
13-16
-0.3
-0.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -2.3
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -3.0
Recency Weighting
-0.5 -3.5
Against the Spread (+14, +11)
+2.8 -0.8
Total -0.8 pts
-0.5
3
09/19
W
#69 vs #138 Bowling Green
55-7
+11.9
+13.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.8 6.2
Margin Scaling
+4.0 10.2
Against the Spread (-22.75, +25.25)
+3.0 13.2
Total 13.2 pts
+1.3
4
09/26
L
#55 vs #21 Utah
17-31
-8.6
-10.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.8 -7.6
Loss Record Modifier
+1.9 -5.6
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -7.1
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.4
Against the Spread (+7.5, -6.5)
-1.6 -10.1
Total -10.1 pts
-1.4
5
10/03
W
#75 vs #65 West Virginia
45-42
+12.1
+10.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.5 9.5
Margin Scaling
+1.0 10.5
Against the Spread (-3, +0)
+0.0 10.5
Total 10.5 pts
-1.5
6
10/10
L
#57 @ #32 BYU
10-24
-5.5
-6.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.6 -4.4
Loss Record Modifier
+1.2 -3.2
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -4.7
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -5.5
Against the Spread (+11.25, -2.75)
-0.7 -6.2
Total -6.2 pts
-0.7
Total
3-3 Record
9.6
6.7
-2.9

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
71-54
Record
57%
Win Rate
#46
Avg Rank
#4
Best Rank
0.689
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#102
2017
#36
2018
#37
2019
#42
2020
#16
2021
#41
2022
#77
2023
#40
2024
#19
2025
#29
2026
#70

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big 12 3-3 (50%) #70 #55 8.2 0.651 -
2025 Big 12 7-4 (64%) #29 #5 92.6 0.703 -
2024 Big 12 10-3 (77%) #19 #9 154.3 0.702 -
2023 Big 12 7-5 (58%) #40 #36 69.1 0.705 -
2022 Big 12 4-8 (33%) #77 #4 13.4 0.706 -
2021 Big 12 7-5 (58%) #41 #29 69.4 0.687 -
2020 Big 12 8-3 (73%) #16 #10 126.4 0.698 -
2019 Big 12 7-5 (58%) #42 #21 55.6 0.693 -
2018 Big 12 8-4 (67%) #37 #29 76.8 0.662 -
2017 Big 12 7-5 (58%) #36 #18 78.9 0.696 -
2016 Big 12 3-9 (25%) #102 #102 -42.3 0.679 -