Boise State
The record will tell the truth
No. 70 in team strength, No. 57 in projected wins, which is the same team twice. No argument to make.
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01Why are they here?
Building a caseBoise State opens at No. 70, in the bottom half of the field, and No. 3 in the Pac-12. In the preseason that placement comes down to one thing: how good the roster projects to be.
0.3 behind No. 69 UCLA0.1 clear of No. 71 James Madison - 02
02What's helping them?
- Developing Team Strength50.4
How good the team actually is — talent, roster and returning production.
0303What's hurting them?
- No earned résumé yet
What they have actually done — who they beat, who beat them, and how good those teams were.
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04What would change Verdict's mind?
Boise State is 0.3 Verdict points behind No. 69 UCLA — that's the gap to close.
- Start playing to begin earning a résumé
- Beat a quality opponent to log a Statement Win
- String together dominant wins for Game Control
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05Where are they headed?
Earned So FarNo games playedThe record is blank until the first kickoffProjected Finish7-525% likeliest outcomeExpected Wins6.7Bowl Odds78%Playoff Odds<1%90% Range4-8 to 9-3Favored in 9 of 12, yet 5 of the 12 could fall either way — which is why the likeliest finish is 7-5, at 25%.
Schedule value · projected - 06
06What's next?
at No. 3 OregonWeek 1 · Away · Verdict win probability 8%Until this game is played the case is built on projected strength and schedule — this is the first real evidence on the board. Verdict has them at 8%, which makes a win the strongest evidence available this early.
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Who carries this case
Maddux Madsen is back at QB after 2,333 passing yards (18 TD, 9 INT). Dylan Riley (1,125 rushing yards) and Jayden Virgin (6 sacks) return with him. Latrell Caples (616 receiving yards) and Ty Benefield (105 tackles) are gone.
Boise State's 2025 statistical leaders, and whether they are still here. Recorded production only — Verdict does not grade a player.
Source: public roster and 2025 player statistics · production is a record, not a projection
What changed before a snap
The 2025 ledger reads 9-4, scoring 408 and allowing 299, a 8.4-point margin per game.2025
- That 8.4-point margin was 34th-best in the country in 2025 — the one part of this case already earned.2025
- 11 arrivals, and the one worth arguing about is a 0.86-rated CB from TCU.2026 transfer portal
- A 0.86-rated RB from Pittsburgh and a 0.86-rated S from South Dakota arrived alongside him.2026 transfer portal
- A 0.94-rated S is gone to LSU.2026 transfer portal
- The Draft took 1. Somebody new has to do those jobs.2026
- The door swung the wrong way: 19 out against 11 in.2026 transfer portal
Real game evidence switches on the moment these teams actually play.· Data: CollegeFootballData API
Statistical Record
No completed games for this season yet — the Statistical Record activates once games are played. Explore it live via the 2025 season.
The games that decide this case
12 on the schedule with one of them against a top-25 team — 6 home, 6 away. They leave home for 2 straight from Week 6.
- They travel to #3 Oregon in Week 1.
- Week 8 is a trip to #50 Washington State.
- They host #54 Memphis in Week 2.
- It closes Week 13 on the road at Pac-12 opponent — set by standings.
What this case is built on
New evidence from the wire
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Do you uphold #70?
Weigh the evidence and rule on Boise State's current case.
The arguments about Boise State
All arguments →“Put them through our schedule and see what happens.”
Against Fresno State
“Play that game at our place and it's different.”
Week 1 at Oregon
“I'm telling you — they're getting upset.”
Week 8 at Washington State
“Nobody is getting through that stretch.”
Their worst three or four weeks
“Give them the same circumstances and then compare them.”
On San Diego State's schedule
“They're not going 10-2.”
Every game, one at a time
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Baseline established — No. 70. Every move from here is logged with its previous rank, its new rank and the evidence event that caused it. A case never moves without a traceable reason.