The MRI
2026 · Week 11

Bowls slate, 1981

The slate as it stood before the Sunday refresh, with final scores. 16 games with an FBS team; the model’s line and win chance for each were set before kickoff.

Pre is the model’s win chance before kickoff. Model is the favourite and the margin the ratings predict, reconstructed walk-forward from ratings as they stood that week - never from anything the model learned afterward.

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Chaos 47

Wilder than 47% of weeks in the archive.

7 upsets against 6.1 expected

  • Biggest shockClemson over Nebraska32% chance · won 22-15
  • Runner-upTennessee over Wisconsin40% chance · won 28-21
  • Runner-upWest Virginia over Florida40% chance · won 26-6

Upsets

Sat, Dec 12

TimeGamePre ScoreLive ModelMarketEdge

Time TBD 1 game

Final
38%
62%
16
33
✓
TA&M −4.5
–
–

Sun, Dec 13

TimeGamePre ScoreLive ModelMarketEdge

Time TBD 1 game

Final
60%
40%
21
28
✗
WIS −4.7
–
–

Fri, Dec 18

TimeGamePre ScoreLive ModelMarketEdge

Time TBD 1 game

Final
31%
69%
36
38
✓
BYU −7.5
–
–

Sat, Dec 19

TimeGamePre ScoreLive ModelMarketEdge

Time TBD 2 games

Final
54%
46%
17
19
✗
USM −2.0
–
–
Final
54%
46%
25
27
✗
SJSU −2.3
–
–

Sat, Dec 26

TimeGamePre ScoreLive ModelMarketEdge

Time TBD 1 game

Final
43%
57%
14
40
✓
OU −2.5
–
–

Mon, Dec 28

TimeGamePre ScoreLive ModelMarketEdge

Time TBD 1 game

Final
31%
69%
27
31
✓
UNC −7.3
–
–

Wed, Dec 30

TimeGamePre ScoreLive ModelMarketEdge

Time TBD 1 game

Final
23%
77%
28
31
✓
OSU −11.3
–
–

Thu, Dec 31

TimeGamePre ScoreLive ModelMarketEdge

Time TBD 3 games

Final
48%
52%
14
33
✓
MICH −0.3
–
–
Final
31%
70%
0
10
✓
MSST −7.7
–
–
Final
60%
40%
6
26
✗
FLA −4.6
–
–

Fri, Jan 1

TimeGamePre ScoreLive ModelMarketEdge

Time TBD 5 games

Final
68%
32%
15
22
✗
NEB −7.9
–
–
Final
31%
70%
10
26
✓
PSU −7.6
–
–
Final
49%
51%
20
24
✓
PK
–
–
Final
60%
40%
12
14
✗
ALA −4.4
–
–
Final
#22IowavsWashingtonUpset
54%
46%
0
28
✗
IOWA −2.0
–
–