Waukee Football Playoff Chances

Class 5A · 3-2 · Updated Sep 26, 2026

Make playoffs>99%

Projected record6-3

Likeliest seed6

Host first game70%

Reach UNI-Dome27%

Win state3%

Waukee (3-2) is projected to finish 6-3 and makes the Class 5A playoffs in >99% of 20,000 simulated seasons, most likely as the 6 seed (range 2–16). Its most likely first playoff game: home against #10 Dallas Center-Grimes. Chance to reach the UNI-Dome semifinals: 27%; to win the Class 5A state title: 3%.

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Remaining schedule and picks

Week	Opponent	Our pick	Chance	Confidence
Wk 6	at Marshalltown	Waukee	>99%	Lock
Wk 7	vs Dowling Catholic	Dowling Catholic	68%	Lean
Wk 8	vs Waukee Northwest	Waukee	60%	Toss-up
Wk 9	at Waterloo West	Waukee	97%	Lock

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
3	Dowling Catholic	4-1	0.6800	0.6581	>99%
4	Southeast Polk	5-0	0.7220	0.6529	>99%
5	Sioux City East	4-1	0.6290	0.6108	>99%
6	Waukee	3-2	0.6160	0.6042	>99%
7	Cedar Falls	4-1	0.5860	0.6011	99%
8	Iowa City Liberty	3-2	0.5910	0.6005	>99%
9	Bettendorf	4-1	0.6040	0.5905	>99%

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

Waukee Football Playoff Chances

Remaining schedule and picks

Where it sits in the RPI

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