Linn-Mar Football Playoff Chances

Class 5A · 1-4 · Updated Sep 26, 2026

Make playoffs2%

Projected record3-6

Likeliest seed26

Host first game0%

Reach UNI-Dome<1%

Win state<1%

Linn-Mar (1-4) is projected to finish 3-6 and makes the Class 5A playoffs in 2% of 20,000 simulated seasons, most likely as the 26 seed (range 13–16). Chance to reach the UNI-Dome semifinals: <1%; to win the Class 5A state title: <1%.

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Remaining schedule and picks

Week	Opponent	Our pick	Chance	Confidence
Wk 6	at Pleasant Valley	Pleasant Valley	61%	Lean
Wk 7	vs Muscatine	Linn-Mar	99%	Lock
Wk 8	at Cedar Falls	Cedar Falls	79%	Strong
Wk 9	vs Iowa City West	Linn-Mar	63%	Lean

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

Where it sits in the RPI

#	Team	Record	RPI now	Projected RPI	Playoffs
22	Des Moines Roosevelt	3-2	0.5380	0.4846	12%
23	Council Bluffs Lincoln	3-2	0.4810	0.4834	5%
24	Davenport Central	3-2	0.4820	0.4502	<1%
25	Linn-Mar	1-4	0.4090	0.4497	2%
26	Waterloo West	2-3	0.4600	0.4473	<1%
27	Dubuque Senior	2-3	0.4550	0.4422	<1%
28	Ottumwa	2-3	0.4440	0.4128	<1%

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

Linn-Mar Football Playoff Chances

Remaining schedule and picks

Where it sits in the RPI

Other Class 5A teams