CBS Sports dissects Iowa football's 2026 win total, makes prediction

If there is one thing the Iowa Hawkeyes do each fall, it is play a consistent and strong brand of football under head coach Kirk Ferentz. Coming off a 9-4 year, Iowa is replenishing quite a few pieces with departures to the NFL draft or exhausting all eligibility. Fortunately, Iowa is a program built from within and has many players with multiple years in the program who are getting their turn to shine and often hit the ground running.

Entering 2026, the Hawkeyes will need that once again to hit their win total, which was set at 7. 5 wins from FanDueal. CBS Sports looked into every Big Ten team's win total and dissected which ones each team will win and lose.

For Iowa, CBS sees Iowa once again hitting at least the eight-win mark. Iowa Over/under 7. 5 wins Wins: Northern Illinois , Iowa State , Northern Iowa , at Minnesota, Wisconsin , at Northwestern, Purdue, Nebraska Losses: at Michigan, Ohio State, at Washington, at Illinois Analysis: Iowa remains one of the most stable programs in the country under Kirk Ferentz, consistently punching above projections.

The Hawkeyes have finished with at least eight regular-season wins in eight of the past 10 full campaigns. They do replace three starters from a Joe Moore Award-winning offensive line, but face five Big Ten opponents with lower projected win totals. Pick: Over 7.