FBS

Iowa State

Cyclones · Big 12

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#66

Among 138 teams · ▼16 since Week 7

Record

3-4

2-4 vs. FBS

Power rating

+5.40

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+9.75

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Iowa State is 3-4 and ranks No. 66 of 138 FBS teams, down 16 spots from Week 7. Its +5.4 power rating is 16.9 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played one of the toughest schedules in FBS, 16th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 4.1 wins against it; Iowa State is 1.1 behind, 70th in résumé rank.

Best win: 45–42 over West Virginia. Season-high rank: No. 30, after Week 3.

Next: at home against Oklahoma State on Sat, Oct 31. Iowa State is a 8.5-point underdog with a 33% chance to win.

Next game

Oklahoma State by 8.5

Iowa State 33% · Oklahoma State 67%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 51 after Week 1 to No. 66 after Week 8.1204060Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#66
Week 8: No. 66 · +5.40 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 151+6.07
Week 256+5.76
Week 330+11.05
Week 441+9.44
Week 544+8.63
Week 648+8.11
Week 750+8.14
Week 866+5.40

Game results

7 games · 2026
Iowa State results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
at Arizona #11
L3–3926%+16.67
at BYU #19
L10–2427%+15.30
W45–4265%+6.30
Utah #8
L17–3148%+17.85
W55–787%−4.73
at Iowa #38
L13–16—+9.69
W38–10—+1.42
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Big 12
Big 12 power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
8up 27-0
+17.85
#5+4.50+22.9
11up 126-1
+16.67
#18+3.33+19.4
14down 36-2
+15.98
#10+9.88+15.0
19down 106-1
+15.30
#6+8.59+14.6
21down 136-1
+14.73
#14+4.94+15.4
23up 55-2
+13.81
#30+6.23+16.3
35up 94-3
+10.25
#41+9.95+9.7
37up 265-2
+9.84
#28+7.70+9.0
43down 64-3
+9.03
#76+3.91+13.0
52down 173-4
+8.02
#86+7.42+9.6
60up 145-3
+6.30
#47+7.25+3.6
65down 124-3
+5.41
#74+3.65+11.7
66down 163-4
+5.40
#70+9.75+1.7
72up 123-4
+3.93
#89+6.30+7.0
86up 114-3
+1.96
#65+5.39+1.0
97down 122-5
−0.21
#91+11.15-10.0