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Big TenHawkeyes

Iowa

Next: at MinnesotaOct 24

Rank

15th

of 138 FBS teams

Rating

+17.8

90% range 9.9 to 25.7

Offense

32.6

27th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

14.8

10th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

5–1

9.3–2.7 projected over the regular season

Playoff

38%

chance to make the field

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 5 · 4:15 PM ET vs Northern Illinois W 40–0
Rating change+3.4
Wk 2Sep 12 · 7:30 PM ET vs Iowa State W 16–13
Rating change−1.6
Wk 3Sep 19 · 4:00 PM ET vs Northern Iowa W 55–0
Rating change+4.1
Wk 4Sep 26 · 3:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#22 Michigan W 20–19
Rating change−1.1
Wk 5Oct 3 · 3:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#2 Ohio State L 14–31
Rating change−1.3
Wk 6Oct 9 · 9:00 PM ET at Washington W 41–24
Rating change+3.2
Wk 8Oct 24 · 3:30 PM ET at Minnesota Win 78%
Playoff
Wk 9Oct 31 · 12:00 PM ET vs Wisconsin Est. 75%
Wk 10Nov 7 · Time TBD at Northwestern Est. 59%
Wk 11Nov 14 · Time TBD vs Purdue Est. 89%
Wk 12Nov 21 · Time TBD at Illinois Est. 69%
Wk 13Nov 27 · 12:00 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#17 Nebraska Est. 59%

Chances

Provisional odds. Schedule or rules need confirmation.Details

Projected record
9.3–2.7
Conference record
6.3–2.7
Make the playoff
38%
First-round bye
6%
Conference title game
15%
Win the conference
5%
Reach the quarterfinal
22%
Reach the semifinal
9%
Reach the final
4%
Win it all
1%

What’s at stake next

The playoff chance now, with a loss and with a win.

Team and next game Chance with a loss and with a win Chance now

Rating this season

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2025Big Ten16 of 13617.432.214.89–4—
2024Big Ten41 of 1348.327.018.88–5—
2023Big Ten54 of 1332.318.516.110–4—
2022Big Ten22 of 13110.925.114.38–5—
2021Big Ten40 of 1306.627.120.510–4—
2020Big Ten10 of 12718.234.616.56–2—
2019Big Ten18 of 13014.230.115.910–3—
2018Big Ten16 of 13015.534.819.39–4—
2017Big Ten37 of 1308.230.522.38–5—
2016Big Ten38 of 1286.828.521.78–5—
2015Big Ten58 of 1282.528.325.912–2—

Profile

IOWA offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com