Iowa State Cyclones Football

Iowa State opens the 2026 season against Southeast Missouri State on Saturday, Sep 5 at Jack Trice Stadium.

The Read

Iowa State opens a 29.5-point favorite. Our model gives Iowa State a 97% chance.

WIN PROBABILITY

ISU 97% SEMO 3%

PROJECTED FINAL

Iowa State

42

Southeast Missouri State

13

ISU win
97% One-score game
8%

What's driving the model

Home-field edge ISU

Market lean ISU

Model projection ISU

Each game samples a margin around the market spread and a final total around the market total.

Sim the game Southeast Missouri St @ Iowa St

Your sims:Sims: ISU 0, SEMO 0

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Southeast Missouri St @ Iowa St

Sat, Sep 5 · 12:00 PM CDT

CFB VIBES MODELISU 97% to win

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Iowa State @ Iowa

Sat, Sep 12 · 6:30 PM CDT

CFB VIBES MODELIOWA 77% to win

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Bowling Green @ Iowa State

Sat, Sep 19 · 11:00 AM CDT

CFB VIBES MODELISU 87% to win

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Utah @ Iowa State

TBD

CFB VIBES MODELUTAH 64% to win

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Standings

Full standings →

Place	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
8	CINCincinnatiCIN	0–0	0–0
9	COLOColoradoCOLO	0–0	0–0
10	ISUIowa StateISU	0–0	0–0
11	KUKansasKU	0–0	0–0
12	KSUKansas StateKSU	0–0	0–0

Rankings

All rankings →

Rank	AP TOP 25
1	OSUOhio StateOSU
2	OREOregonORE
3	UGAGeorgiaUGA
4	NDNotre DameND
–	ISUIowa StateISU

Rank	COACHES
1	OSUOhio StateOSU
2	OREOregonORE
3	UGAGeorgiaUGA
4	TEXTexasTEX
–	ISUIowa StateISU