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2026 · THROUGH WK 8

Mountain West · 6-1 · 3-1 CONF · ATS 3-4 · O/U 2-5

North Dakota State Bison

HC Tim Polasek (1st yr) · OC Dan Larson · DC Grant Olson

STARTS IN 11 PERSONNEL (3 OF 7) · BASE D 4-3-4 · SHOTGUN 76%

Power rating3.846th
CFP odds17%—
PLAYOFFNEEDS TITLE→LONG SHOT
Proj. wins9.8of 12
Fan pulse—1 of 30 scored

Mountain West · 6-1 · 3-1 CONF · ATS 3-4 · O/U 2-5

North Dakota State

Bison · HC Tim Polasek (1st yr) · starts in 11 (3 of 7) · base D 4-3-4

Power rating3.846th
CFP odds · outlook17%—NEEDS TITLE→LONG SHOT
Proj. wins9.8of 12
Fan pulse—1 of 30 scored

North Dakota State

6-1 · 3-1 Mountain West

POWER RATING3.846th in FBS
CFP ODDS17%no change
PROJ. WINS9.8of 12 games
PLAYOFF OUTLOOKNEEDS TITLE→LONG SHOT

1 loss now · CFP 17% in sims · CCG 70% · title 35%

FAN PULSE—1 of 30 scored

Coverage →

RECORD6-1
ATS · O/U3-4 · 2-5
POSTGAME WE · AVG79%5.5 expected wins
NET EPA / PLAY+0.1429th FBS

Schedule & resultsSchedule

POSTGAME WE = HOW OFTEN THIS BOX SCORE WINS (10K SIMS) · FUTURE ROWS: PREGAME WP + MODEL LINEPOSTGAME WE = HOW OFTEN THIS BOX SCORE WINS (10K SIMS)POSTGAME WE · 10K SIMS

North Dakota State schedule and results
Wk
Opponent
Result
Line
ATS
Net EPA
Off SR
Def SR
WP · post / pre
O/U
Model
1Jacksonville StateJacksonville StateW33–7−7−7W+0.6944%29%95%U 46.5—
EPA +0.69 · SR 44% · U 46.5WE 95%
1FordhamFordhamW38–0−41.5−41.5L+0.9652%30%100%U 54.5—
EPA +0.96 · SR 52% · U 54.5WE 100%
2at Air Forceat Air ForceW38–32−2−2W−0.0838%50%46%O 48.5—
EPA −0.08 · SR 38% · O 48.5WE 46%
3at Sacramento Stateat Sacramento StateW31–10−25.5−25.5L+0.5232%37%87%U 50.5—
EPA +0.52 · SR 32% · U 50.5WE 87%
4BYE
5WyomingWyomingW28–0−17.5−17.5W+0.7452%27%98%U 44.5—
EPA +0.74 · SR 52% · U 44.5WE 98%
6at UNLVat UNLVL7–13−3−3L−0.2134%38%43%U 47.5—
EPA −0.21 · SR 34% · U 47.5WE 43%
7NevadaNevadaW31–17−14.5−14.5L+0.3241%30%86%O 42.5—
EPA +0.32 · SR 41% · O 42.5WE 86%
8at New Mexicoat New MexicoNEXTSAT 10:00 CWSAT 10:00+4.5+4.5————38%40.5+5.2
MODEL +5.2 · TOTAL 40.5WP 38%
9UTEPUTEPOCT 31OCT 31—−2594%−25
MODEL −25WP 94%
10BYE
11at Hawai'iat Hawai'iNOV 14NOV 14—−13.479%−13.4
MODEL −13.4WP 79%
12Northern IllinoisNorthern IllinoisNOV 21NOV 21—−23.592%−23.5
MODEL −23.5WP 92%
13at San José Stateat San José StateNOV 27NOV 27—−11.175%−11.1
MODEL −11.1WP 75%