๐Ÿˆ Fan Watch

Iowa Hawkeyes

0โ€“0 ยท 0โ€“0 BIG TEN
Preseason
WEEK 13 ยท 2026
The Week 13 job

Beat Nebraska and avoid turning a likely win into a season problem.

Your game

Nebraska at Iowa
โ€ฆ
โ€ฆ
playoff chanceNow41%Win45%Loss14%
Nebraska
Nebraska 14%Iowa 86%
Iowa

Other impactful games

the highlighted team is the result Iowa wants
TBD
SAT NOV 28
TV TBA
Priority 1
Root for
Purdue
at
Indiana
Root for Purdue6.5-point title-game boost

Big Ten race: Indiana losing helps your spot in the standings.

22% if Purdue wins16% with the other result6.5-point differenceIowa Big Ten title-game chance
โ€ฆ
โ€ฆ
Priority 2
Root for
Mississippi State
at
Ole Miss
Root for Mississippi State2.5-point playoff boost

Mississippi State winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

43% if Mississippi State wins41% with the other result2.5-point differenceIowa playoff chance
TBD
SAT NOV 28
TV TBA
Priority 3
Root for
Washington
at
Oregon
Root for Washington2.9-point title-game boost

Big Ten race: Oregon losing helps your spot in the standings.

18% if Washington wins15% with the other result2.9-point differenceIowa Big Ten title-game chance
TBD
SAT NOV 28
TV TBA
Priority 4
Penn State
at
Root for
Maryland
Root for Maryland1.6-point playoff boost

Maryland winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.

42% if Maryland wins41% with the other result1.6-point differenceIowa playoff chance
58 more games that don't move your needle
Louisiana Tech at Georgia Southern
Michigan at Ohio State ยท FOX
Kent State at Eastern Michigan
Miami (OH) at Western Michigan
TCU at Texas Tech ยท ESPN
Florida Atlantic at East Carolina
Temple at Memphis
Tulane at South Florida
Buffalo at Akron
Toledo at Ohio
App State at South Alabama ยท ESPN+
Florida at Florida State ยท ABC
Texas at Texas A&M ยท ABC
Auburn at Alabama
LSU at Arkansas
Georgia Tech at Georgia
Louisville at Kentucky
Oklahoma at Missouri
South Carolina at Clemson
Tennessee at Vanderbilt
Arizona State at Arizona
Baylor at Houston
UCF at Colorado
Cincinnati at BYU
Kansas at Oklahoma State
Kansas State at Iowa State
West Virginia at Utah ยท FOX
Boston College at Miami
Duke at Wake Forest
NC State at North Carolina
Notre Dame at Syracuse
Pittsburgh at California
SMU at Stanford
Virginia at Virginia Tech
Northwestern at Illinois
Michigan State at Rutgers
USC at UCLA
Minnesota at Wisconsin ยท NBC
UConn at Wyoming
Tulsa at UTSA
Army at Rice
Navy at Charlotte
UAB at North Texas
Air Force at New Mexico ยท The CW Network
Nevada at UNLV ยท CBSSN
UTEP at Northern Illinois ยท MW+
Central Michigan at Ball State
Massachusetts at Bowling Green
Troy at Arkansas State
Coastal Carolina at James Madison
Louisiana at Georgia State
Kennesaw State at Western Kentucky
Jacksonville State at Delaware ยท CBSSN
Liberty at Missouri State
Sam Houston at Florida International
New Mexico State at Middle Tennessee
Marshall at UL Monroe
Southern Miss at Old Dominion
Your rooting list:Iowa, then Purdue, Mississippi State, Washington, Maryland.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 13, with preseason ratings projected from last season. How the model works.