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Big 12Cyclones

Iowa State

Next: at ArizonaOct 24

Rank

51st

of 138 FBS teams

Rating

+5.0

90% range −3.3 to 13.4

Offense

28.1

61st: points scored vs an average team

Defense

23.1

48th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

3–3

5.6–6.4 projected over the regular season

Playoff

<1%

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 · 1:00 PM ET vs Southeast Missouri State W 38–10
Rating change−4.4
Wk 2Sep 12 · 7:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#20 Iowa L 13–16
Rating change+1.7
Wk 3Sep 19 · 12:00 PM ET vs Bowling Green W 55–7
Rating change+4.7
Wk 4Sep 26 · 3:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#9 Utah L 17–31
Rating change−1.0
Wk 5Oct 3 · 12:00 PM ET vs West Virginia W 45–42
Rating change−0.9
Wk 6Oct 9 · 10:15 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#20 BYU L 10–24
Rating change−1.0
Wk 8Oct 24 · 7:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#21 Arizona Win 22%
Playoff
Wk 9Oct 31 · 7:00 PM ET vs Oklahoma State Est. 47%
Wk 10Nov 7 · Time TBD at Baylor Est. 36%
Wk 11Nov 14 · Time TBD vs Cincinnati Est. 63%
Wk 12Nov 20 · 6:00 PM ET at UCF Est. 41%
Wk 13Nov 28 · Time TBD vs Kansas State Est. 48%

Chances

Provisional odds. Schedule or rules need confirmation.Details

Projected record
5.6–6.4
Conference record
3.6–5.4
Make the playoff
<1%
First-round bye
0%
Conference title game
<1%
Win the conference
<1%
Reach the quarterfinal
<1%
Reach the semifinal
<1%
Reach the final
0%
Win it all
0%

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 1240 of 1369.129.019.98–4—
2024Big 1233 of 13410.431.921.611–3—
2023Big 1242 of 1336.527.220.87–6—
2022Big 1247 of 1313.823.419.64–8—
2021Big 1214 of 13014.233.719.57–6—
2020Big 127 of 12721.237.716.59–3—
2019Big 1228 of 1308.732.023.37–6—
2018Big 1238 of 1307.329.922.68–5—
2017Big 1229 of 13010.229.118.98–5—
2016Big 1258 of 1282.130.928.83–9—
2015Big 1276 of 128−1.427.829.23–9—

Profile

ISU offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com