BBMI Rank · #22 of 138
Iowa
Record 0-0Big TenPower rating 27.8
Quality wins
0.0
vs top 25
Offense
SP+ #38SP+ Off
30.3
38th
YPP diff
0.00
22nd
TO margin
0.00
22nd
Defense
SP+ #17SP+ Def
17.3
17th
Q-Wins
0.0
vs top 25
Sp. teams
+0.6
4th
Opponent-adjusted SP+ and yards-per-play differential. Ranks are out of 138 FBS teams; green/red flag values well above or below average. The power rating is the projected margin against an average FBS team on a neutral field.
Schedule & BBMI picks
| Date | Wk | Opponent | BBMI line | BBMI pick | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | 1 | vs Northern Illinois#125 | -34 | Iowa -34 | 97% |
| Sep 12 | 2 | vs Iowa State#65 | -14.5 | Iowa -14.5 | 78% |
| Sep 19 | 3 | vs Northern Iowa | — | No line | — |
| Sep 26 | 4 | @ Michigan#17 | +4.5 | Iowa +4.5 | 40% |
| Oct 3 | 5 | vs Ohio State#1 | +16 | Iowa +16 | 19% |
| Oct 9 | 6 | @ Washington#21 | +3 | Iowa +3 | 44% |
| Oct 24 | 8 | @ Minnesota#50 | -6.5 | Iowa -6.5 | 64% |
| Oct 31 | 9 | vs Wisconsin#67 | -14 | Iowa -14 | 77% |
| Nov 7 | 10 | @ Northwestern#51 | -7 | Iowa -7 | 65% |
| Nov 14 | 11 | vs Purdue#79 | -18.5 | Iowa -18.5 | 84% |
| Nov 21 | 12 | @ Illinois#32 | -2.5 | Iowa -2.5 | 55% |
| Nov 27 | 13 | vs Nebraska#37 | -8 | Iowa -8 | 66% |
How these ratings are built
BBMI football ratings use opponent-adjusted efficiency — every play weighted by the quality of the opponent — plus quality wins and schedule strength. The power rating is the projected margin against an average FBS team on a neutral field, validated walk-forward across two independent seasons.
The schedule’s spreads and picks are the same outputs on the weekly picks page — filtered to one team. Picks are against the spread (totals are display-only), freeze at kickoff, and grade against the final score.