What will Hawks be ranked after weekend
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A lot of insane action going on right now. Could be as high as 12.
Should be higher than Texas, Mizzou, Miss St and Alabama. About to see how bad the SEC bias really is.
Should be higher than Texas, Mizzou, Miss St and Alabama. About to see how bad the SEC bias really is.
21 because the SEC is that good. Any 2 or even 3 loss SEC team deserves to be ranked! Eff the bias!
Well everyone is losing besides BYU so I think 2nd
Honestly.... They'll leave them at 17 and tell us that we are lucky they didn't drop in the rankings.
They won't drop the mighty SEC teams like Alabama and Missouri below Iowa after losing to ranked mighty SEC teams on the road.
They won't drop Texas that far.... Cause SEC stuff
Miss St will just swap spots with LSU, so LSU will jump us, cause SEC...
They won't drop the mighty SEC teams like Alabama and Missouri below Iowa after losing to ranked mighty SEC teams on the road.
They won't drop Texas that far.... Cause SEC stuff
Miss St will just swap spots with LSU, so LSU will jump us, cause SEC...
Yeah, Iowa's schedule to this point is ranked ~25-30 by most services I've seen. And the problem is that they don't have a whole lot left on the schedule to boost that, so it will likely gradually drop. Iowa is in an unusual situation, in that they don't have any B1G gimmees on the schedule (No Maryland, Rutgers, MSU or PSU), not even Purdue; and with 6 games remaining they also don't have any powerhouses left.
That's why I'm convinced that for Iowa to make the CFP it has to be 11 wins or bust, despite some of the craziness that went on this weekend. Having a 10-2 record with their marquee win being Mich/Wash/NW/Neb isn't going to do it.
That's why I'm convinced that for Iowa to make the CFP it has to be 11 wins or bust, despite some of the craziness that went on this weekend. Having a 10-2 record with their marquee win being Mich/Wash/NW/Neb isn't going to do it.
Agree. There are going to be maybe a dozen teams at 10-2 at the end.
I have zero confidence that Iowa would be chosen at 10-2.
OSU , IU and UCLA might grab the only slots for BIG.,unless we are 11-1...just win, Hawkeyes!
ESPN has us at 25.....what a effing joke.
I think we move up 2 or 3 spots in the AP and coaches poll. Call is lucky 13.
I think we move up 2 or 3 spots in the AP and coaches poll. Call is lucky 13.
The CFP field of 24 can't come soon enough!
Should have been this year; we would be in with room to spare.
Well they aren't rising much in the polls if that's what people are hoping for. The teams that were all right above them won and the teams at the very top that lost aren't falling that far. The best Iowa can hope for is that they stay right about where they are.
It's all pretty irrelevant because nothing much has really changed. Iowa still needs to run the table to make sure they get in. 10-2 has them squarely on the bubble because right now there are probably 3 Big12 teams, 2 ACC teams, 4 SEC teams, and 3 Big10 teams that that are getting in over Iowa at 10-2. Add in the highest group of 5 and it's looking kind of bleak at 10-2.
It's all pretty irrelevant because nothing much has really changed. Iowa still needs to run the table to make sure they get in. 10-2 has them squarely on the bubble because right now there are probably 3 Big12 teams, 2 ACC teams, 4 SEC teams, and 3 Big10 teams that that are getting in over Iowa at 10-2. Add in the highest group of 5 and it's looking kind of bleak at 10-2.
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I think it'll be 16.
15 would be the highest I see us rising. Need to take care of business against Minnesota and only worry about the next game week by week
15 would be the highest I see us rising. Need to take care of business against Minnesota and only worry about the next game week by week
We will leapfrog Mizzou but Bama is going to land ahead of us, bias, blue blood they are still great and they played a great team on the road blah blah.
If the hawks take care of the next two teams and run the ball well to very well they could be close to #12. As the weather may get worse you need to run the ball and not rely on passing all the time
Not even paying attention to the polls since the only one that matters starts Nov 3.
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coaches have us at 14
Huge drops for Alabama, Texas, and Missouri. That doesn't really do much for the pro-SEC bias crowd.2026 College Football Rankings - ESPN
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coaches have us at 14
I actually thought we would be ahead of Bama. One spot short on the coaches poll.
Bama dropped from #6 to #13 after two back-to-back losses. I wouldn't call falling 7 spots after two straight losses a "huge" drop.Huge drops for Alabama, Texas, and Missouri. That doesn't really do much for the pro-SEC bias crowd.
There are 5 teams in the top-25 with 2 losses. Everyone else is either undefeated or has 1 loss. Any guess on which conference all five of those 2-loss teams are from?
But you're right. No SEC bias at all. Lol.
It's a zero sum game. These SEC 4-2 teams are losing to each other. Somebody has to lose, right? The Big10 has only itself to blame by shatting the bed in nonconference play. Their teams at 4-2 all lost in pre-conference with the exception of Nebraska. This is as much about a weak Big10 as it is a strong SEC. 4-2 Oregon, 3-4 Penn St., and 4-2 Michigan are supposed to be Big10 standard bearers and I'm sure you'll agree that none of them deserve to be ranked today. Minnesota is 4-2 and they got their azz kicked at home by Mississippi St and Purdue. Wisconsin at 4-2 got blasted by Mississippi St and lost by 10 to UCLA and their best win is against a bad Penn St team. Nebraska only has 2 losses but their best win is against a horrible MSU team. Tell me which 2 loss Big10 team has a resume that's as good as those 2 loss SEC teams that you're complaining about and I'll listen.
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Same sh*t, different year. Heard all of this same stuff last year when Vandy and Mizzou and others were being artificially propped up in the rankings because of their SEC badge, then they get into CFP and bowls against other conferences and they get splattered.
But keep on believing in it.
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