Iowa Hawkeyes

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Preseason

WEEK 6 · 2026

The Week 6 job

Beat Washington and keep Iowa's season in its own hands.

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TV TBA

playoff chanceNow41%Win55%Loss29%

Iowa

Iowa 45%Washington 55%

Washington

By importanceWatch plan

TBD

SAT OCT 10

TV TBA

Priority 1

Indiana

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Root for

Nebraska

Root for Nebraska5.9-point title-game boost

Big Ten race: Indiana losing helps your spot in the standings; Nebraska visits your schedule in week 13: keep them ranked.

21% if Nebraska wins15% with the other result5.9-point differenceIowa Big Ten title-game chance

TBD

SAT OCT 10

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Priority 2

Root for

Maryland

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Ohio State

Root for Maryland2.9-point playoff boost

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

44% if Maryland wins41% with the other result2.9-point differenceIowa playoff chance

TBD

SAT OCT 10

TV TBA

Priority 3

Root for

UCLA

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Oregon

Root for UCLA3.9-point title-game boost

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

20% if UCLA wins16% with the other result3.9-point differenceIowa Big Ten title-game chance

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ESPNU

Priority 4

Sam Houston

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Root for

Liberty

Root for Liberty1.9-point playoff boost

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

41% if Liberty wins39% with the other result1.9-point differenceIowa playoff chance

TBD

SAT OCT 10

TV TBA

Priority 5

Root for

Minnesota

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Purdue

Root for Minnesota1.8-point playoff boost

Minnesota visits your schedule in week 8: keep them ranked.

41% if Minnesota wins40% with the other result1.8-point differenceIowa playoff chance

TBD

SAT OCT 10

TV TBA

Priority 6

Root for

Illinois

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Michigan State

Root for Illinois1.3-point playoff boost

Illinois visits your schedule in week 12: keep them ranked.

41% if Illinois wins40% with the other result1.3-point differenceIowa playoff chance

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Florida State at Louisville · ESPN

Washington State at Utah State · The CW Network

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Tennessee at Arkansas

South Carolina at Florida

LSU at Kentucky

Texas A&M at Missouri

Texas at Oklahoma

Ole Miss at Vanderbilt

Hawai'i at Arizona State

Arizona at West Virginia

UCF at Oklahoma State

Houston at Kansas State

Iowa State at BYU · ESPN

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Duke at Georgia Tech

North Carolina at Pittsburgh

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Ball State at Northwestern

USC at Penn State

Boise State at Fresno State · The CW Network

San Diego State at Oregon State · USA Network

UConn at Temple

Tulane at Army · CBSSN

Charlotte at North Texas

Rice at East Carolina

UAB at Memphis

Tulsa at Navy · CBSSN

Air Force at Northern Illinois · CBSSN

Nevada at UTEP

Wyoming at San José State · CBSSN

Eastern Michigan at Akron

Buffalo at Toledo

Central Michigan at Ohio

Kent State at Western Michigan

Miami (OH) at Massachusetts

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Coastal Carolina at Marshall

James Madison at Georgia Southern

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Stanford at Notre Dame · NBC

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 6, with preseason ratings projected from last season. How the model works.