
BIG TEN • 2026 SEASON
Northwestern
#18
BBMI rank
+27.8
Rating
9.0–3.0
Proj record
20%
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Northwestern
SAT OCT 31 • 2:30 PM CT
published after kickoff
projected score
Oregon
—
Model line
+3.5
Market line
—
Edge
Premium
Outright win probability
Schedule & projections
win prob from the board where the game is priced, season sim afterLast updated: (data published)
DATEOPPONENTRESULTOPP RKPROJWIN %WIN PROB
Sep 5
vs South Dakota StateW 34–18
Sep 19
vs ColoradoW 41–7#10827–2774%
Sep 25
at IndianaL 23–29#220–256%
Oct 2
vs Penn StateW 34–13#7321–2436%
Oct 10
vs Ball StateW 45–14#11931–1899%
Oct 17
at Michigan StateW 24–21#10326–1887%
Oct 24
vs RutgersW 42–14#11736–1593%
Oct 31
at OregonSat 2:30 PM#22Premium
Nov 7
vs IowaSat 11:00 PM#29Premium
Nov 14
at Ohio StateSat#38%†
Nov 21
at MinnesotaSat#4760%†
Nov 28
vs IllinoisSat#5288%†
Win % is BBMI's probability that the team wins the game outright, not against the spread. It is the published weekly forecast; † marks an early projection from BBMI ratings for a game not yet on the weekly board; Premium marks a subscriber forecast.
Ranking over time
2026 season · place of 138#20#30#40#50
#18
Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27Oct 29
9 weekly snapshots, frozen on Tuesdays while the sport is playing, then the current board (Oct 29, open circle). The rank held, measured against the ranking published Oct 26.
Playoff odds
Pulse →Last updated:
Win Big Ten0%
Make the 12-team field20%
Top-4 seed (bye)1%
Reach the semifinal2%
Win the national title0%
Regular-season wins
middle half of simsLast updated:
9.0
67891011
Middle half of the simulations: 8 to 10 wins. The wider published interval, the 5th to the 95th, is 7 to 10. The sim publishes those two percentiles only, so the middle half is derived from them rather than read.
Profile
Offense (pts vs avg)+6.3#31
Defense (pts vs avg)-6.8#26
Yards per play margin+2.12#25
Turnover margin+1.08#5
Strength of schedule+1.3#10
BBMI picks on Northwestern
2026 • ATS2–1
Picks on Northwestern
1–2
Picks against
-0.3u
Net, flat 1u
ON took this team, AGAINST took its opponent. This sport stores the side it took by name, so neither is inferred. 6 graded picks.
Probabilities may not add to 100%. All results are model projections, not guarantees.