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Rutgers

Your complete Rutgers season intelligence view.

The schedule and development program provide a floor, but low-rated portal additions and an unsettled quarterback competition cap the upside.

MPR #64Projected Wins #100Big Ten MPR #16Week 1 Ready
Matrix Power Rating1.5National #64
Projected Wins5.25National #100
Schedule Strength#57National SOS rank
Projected Offense26.8Points per game
Projected Defense28.1Points allowed
Point Differential-1.3Projected per game
Current Context

What Changed

Reviewed State

No Week 0 game has been played for this team. Current MPR and projected wins remain the approved preseason team state entering Week 1.

Week 0 ResultNo game
MPR1.5 → 1.5
Projected Wins5.25 → 5.25
Model update note

No new game evidence has entered the team update gate yet.

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Outcome Range

Season Distribution

The detailed record distribution remains the certified preseason baseline until the full game-by-game probability cascade is refreshed.

Preseason Outcome ShapeBaseline distribution
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The gold bar is the baseline mode (5 wins). This component is explicitly separated from the current headline state and will switch to the refreshed distribution when the full probability cascade is updated.
Season Market Context · 2026-08-08
Preseason Comparison Layer

Market context stays separate from MPR and projected wins. This snapshot is retained as comparison context and does not define team strength.

Posted Total4.5
Effective Market4.80
Adjusted Edge+0.46
SignalLean
Game by Game

2026 Schedule Matrix

Remaining game rows preserve the approved preseason game-level projection baseline until the next full schedule-probability cascade.

DateOpponentWin %Score / ResultMarginTotalConfidenceType
SEP 3MassachusettsHome · Nonconference99%Win %45–10Baseline score+35.0Margin54.8TotalMediumFBSOpponent
SEP 11Boston CollegeAway · Nonconference52%Win %29–28Baseline score+0.8Margin56.4TotalLowFBSOpponent
SEP 19USCHome · Big Ten16%Win %22–37Baseline score-14.8Margin59.6TotalHighFBSOpponent
SEP 25HowardHome · Nonconference97%Win %42–14Baseline score+27.8Margin55.9TotalMediumFCS/Other ProxyOpponent
OCT 3IndianaHome · Big Ten6%Win %16–39Baseline score-22.9Margin55.5TotalHighFBSOpponent
OCT 17MarylandAway · Big Ten39%Win %25–29Baseline score-4.1Margin54.1TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 24NorthwesternAway · Big Ten37%Win %23–28Baseline score-5.1Margin51.9TotalMediumFBSOpponent
OCT 31MichiganHome · Big Ten19%Win %21–34Baseline score-13.2Margin54.3TotalHighFBSOpponent
NOV 7WisconsinAway · Big Ten45%Win %23–25Baseline score-1.9Margin48.8TotalLowFBSOpponent
NOV 14NebraskaHome · Big Ten39%Win %26–30Baseline score-4.1Margin55.3TotalMediumFBSOpponent
NOV 21Penn StateAway · Big Ten12%Win %19–37Baseline score-17.6Margin56.2TotalHighFBSOpponent
NOV 28Michigan StateHome · Big Ten62%Win %31–26Baseline score+4.7Margin56.3TotalMediumFBSOpponent
Data-vintage safeguard: current MPR and projected wins above are the approved Week 1 team-state values. Detailed distribution and remaining schedule probabilities are explicitly labeled as baseline where the full probability cascade has not yet been refreshed.
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