Bowling Green at 
Iowa State non-confThe venue
Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA
67°F
average temperature
9 mph
average wind
42%
of days see rain
Ten seasons at this venue for this two-week window — a fact about the place, not a forecast for the day.
What the models make it
SP+2026
Iowa State17.1
FPI2026
Iowa State15.2
Elo2025
Iowa State10.9
SRS2025
Iowa State18.1
Predicted margin in points, each system carrying its own home-field bump. The year under a name is the season those ratings come from. The market row is the spread as it stands, via collegefootballdata.com. Where that is last season, the rating is regressed toward the mean for how wrong a rating can be about a team this early.