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Iowa City Liberty Football Playoff Chances

Class 5A · 3-2 · Updated Sep 26, 2026

Make playoffs>99%
Projected record7-2
Likeliest seed6
Host first game60%
Reach UNI-Dome15%
Win state1%

Iowa City Liberty (3-2) is projected to finish 7-2 and makes the Class 5A playoffs in >99% of 20,000 simulated seasons, most likely as the 6 seed (range 3–16). Its most likely first playoff game: home against #11 Dallas Center-Grimes. Chance to reach the UNI-Dome semifinals: 15%; to win the Class 5A state title: 1%.

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Remaining schedule and picks

WeekOpponentOur pickChanceConfidence
Wk 6at Davenport CentralIowa City Liberty98%Lock
Wk 7vs Pleasant ValleyIowa City Liberty84%Strong
Wk 8at Iowa City HighIowa City Liberty63%Lean
Wk 9at MuscatineIowa City Liberty>99%Lock

Lock picks (90%+) were right 97% of the time on Iowa games from 2021 to 2025.

Where it sits in the RPI

#TeamRecordRPI nowProjected RPIPlayoffs
5Sioux City East4-10.62900.6108>99%
6Waukee3-20.61600.6042>99%
7Cedar Falls4-10.58600.601199%
8Iowa City Liberty3-20.59100.6005>99%
9Bettendorf4-10.60400.5905>99%
10Waukee Northwest3-20.55400.583299%
11Dallas Center-Grimes3-20.58400.577299%

The top 16 in final RPI make the Class 5A playoffs.

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