Rice's Schedule Predictions for 2026
Rice Owls 2026 Predicted Schedule Results

Rice Owls2026

0 – 0
Power Rating#127-17.1
Offense#1296.4
Defense#12623.5
Wk
Date
Opponent — click to view matchup
Off
Def
Favorite
Line
OU / Win%
Proj W
Proj L
1
Sat, 9/512:00 AM
 #136
 #136
Rice
-7
70%
0.7 (0)
0.3 (0)
2
Sat, 9/1212:00 PM
 #3
 #1
Notre Dame
+34.5
1%
0.7 (0)
1.3 (0)
3
Sat, 9/1912:00 PM
 #82
 #113
Western Michigan
+10
23%
0.9 (0)
2.1 (0)
4
Sat, 9/2612:00 PM
 #73
 #43
Fresno State
+20
7%
1 (0)
3 (0)
5
Sat, 10/312:00 PM
 #60
 #70
UTSA
+15.5
14%
1.1 (0.1)
3.9 (0.9)
6
Sat, 10/1012:00 PM
 #66
 #61
East Carolina
+21
8%
1.2 (0.2)
4.8 (1.8)
7
Sat, 10/1712:00 PM
 #54
 #79
Tulsa
+11
22%
1.4 (0.4)
5.6 (2.6)
8
Sat, 10/2412:00 PM
 #104
 #101
Florida Atlantic
+10.5
24%
1.6 (0.6)
6.4 (3.4)
10
Sat, 11/712:00 PM
 #64
 #94
North Texas
+21.5
5%
1.7 (0.7)
7.3 (4.3)
11
Sat, 11/1412:00 PM
 #83
 #52
Tulane
+16.5
10%
1.8 (0.8)
8.2 (5.2)
12
Thu, 11/1912:00 PM
 #80
 #106
Temple
+13
20%
2 (1)
9 (6)
13
Sat, 11/2812:00 PM
 #76
 #74
Army
+13.5
16%
2.2 (1.2)
9.8 (6.8)

Schedule Strength

Total Opp Power8  #76
Avg Off FacedNR
Avg Def FacedNR
Home / Road6 / 6
Opp Combined Record0 – 0
P4 / G6 Opponents1 / 10
FCS Opponents1

vs More Talented0 – 0
vs Less Talented0 – 0
vs Even Talent0 – 0

Records & Projections

Actual Record0 – 0
Conference Record0 – 0
Expected Record2.2 – 9.8
Expected Conference Record1.2 – 6.8
Ranking Points0

vs Bowl Teams0 – 0
vs Non-Bowl Teams0 – 0
vs Teams Above .5000 – 0
vs .500 Teams0 – 0
vs Teams Below .5000 – 0

Opponent Tier Analysis

Elite (Top 20) (1)0 – 0
Good (Top 35) (1)0 – 0
Average (Top 60) (4)0 – 0
Below Avg (Top 85) (5)0 – 0
Poor (0)0 – 0

vs Higher Power(11)0 – 0
vs Lower Power(1)0 – 0
vs Even Power(0)0 – 0