The Iowa Hawkeyes just completed their spring season with their annual open spring practice.
Several players—like Michigan transfer tight end Erick All, wide receiver Diante Vines and Wisconsin transfer quarterback Deacon Hill—impressed in front of the live audience.
There could be some final roster shuffling before the second transfer portal window closes on April 30, but Iowa’s roster is close to the finished product. With the spring season behind us, we launch headfirst into predictions season.
ESPN recently unveiled its first Football Power Index rankings of the 2023 season. The Hawkeyes checked in with a Football Power Index rating of 7.3, which ranks 37th nationally.
ESPN’s FPI is intended to serve as a predictive tool that helps project the season.
The Football Power Index (FPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team’s performance going forward for the rest of the season. FPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Projected results are based on 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season using FPI, results to date, and the remaining schedule. – Football Power Index, ESPN.
With the unveiling of ESPN’s first FPI rankings, we also have our first look at their game-by-game predictions for the Iowa Hawkeyes’ 2023 season. Let’s take a look at the percentage chance ESPN’s FPI matchup predictor gives Iowa in each game of the 2023 college football season.
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