Wk 8 · 2026
Iowa State Cyclones at Arizona Wildcats — Sat, Oct 24
Sat, Oct 24 ·
Casino Del Sol Stadium, Tucson, AZ
Weather
90° / 79° light drizzle
6% chance of precipitation
Kickoff time is not set yet, so this is the forecast for the day rather than for the hour.
Forecast from Open-Meteo
Big 12 · 3-3
at
TBDET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential ARIZ by 5.5
Big 12 · 5-1
What is at stake
A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Iowa State form
L 10-24at BYUW 45-42vs WVUL 17-31vs UTAHW 55-7vs BGSUL 13-16at IOWA
2026 season
Arizona form
W 52-31at WVUW 34-7vs CINW 34-24at WSUW 42-17vs NIUL 17-28at BYU
2026 season
Iowa State this season
Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread2-3-1 · 40% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Arizona this season
Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Against the spread2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 5
| Opponent | Iowa State | Arizona |
|---|---|---|
| Utah Big 12 | vs L 17-31 preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| West Virginia Big 12 | vs W 45-42 preview | at W 52-31 preview |
| BYU Big 12 | at L 10-24 preview | at L 17-28 preview |
| Cincinnati Big 12 | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs W 34-7 preview |
| Kansas St Big 12 | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Iowa State leads 1–0 · Iowa State won the last one
1 meeting
in 2006–2026 · average margin
25.0 points toward Iowa State
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-27 | Arizona 14 — 39 Iowa State | at ISU | Iowa State |
Iowa State leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jaylen Raynor QB #1 | 85/148, 1001 YDS, 7 TD, 4 INT |
| Aiden Flora RB #21 | 2/2, 48 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Aiden Flora RB #21 | 90 CAR, 680 YDS, 6 TD |
| Jaylen Raynor QB #1 | 51 CAR, 166 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Arnold Barnes III RB #3 | 25 CAR, 90 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Dominic Overby WR #11 | 10 REC, 212 YDS, 1 TD |
| Omari Hayes WR #9 | 17 REC, 208 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Cody Jackson WR #2 | 10 REC, 191 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Ty Claiborne WR #89 | 10 REC, 103 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Sullivan Schlimgen LB #7 | 56 |
| Carson Willich LB #10 | 36 | |
| Brody Miller S #24 | 22 | |
| Sacks | Isaac Terrell DE #88 | 3 |
| Carson Willich LB #10 | 1 | |
| Jace Gilbert DE #55 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Beni Ngoyi CB #5 | 1 |
| Beau Goodwin LB #34 | 1 |
Arizona leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Noah Fifita QB #1 | 124/168, 1415 YDS, 13 TD, 3 INT |
| Sawyer Anderson QB #7 | 6/11, 84 YDS, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Kedrick Reescano RB #3 | 61 CAR, 218 YDS, 3 TD |
| Antwan Roberts RB #44 | 16 CAR, 162 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Quincy Craig RB #24 | 22 CAR, 142 YDS | |
| Receiving | Tre Spivey WR #12 | 22 REC, 314 YDS, 4 TD |
| Giovanni Richardson WR #5 | 16 REC, 187 YDS | |
| Isaiah Mizell WR #17 | 13 REC, 176 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Chris Hunter WR #11 | 13 REC, 155 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Taye Brown LB #6 | 30 |
| Cooper Blomstrom LB #48 | 27 | |
| Malcolm Hartzog S #15 | 20 | |
| Sacks | Chase Kennedy LB #7 | 4 |
| Jabari Mann LB #11 | 1.5 | |
| Cooper Blomstrom LB #48 | 1.5 | |
| Interceptions | Quinn Olson S #35 | 1 |
| Cam Chapa S #13 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.