Hawks drop one slot after tough loss to top 10 Oregon.
USC is at #17.
Another ranked matchup this week in the coliseum.
Go Hawkeyes!
USC is at #17.
Another ranked matchup this week in the coliseum.
Go Hawkeyes!
Hawkeyes at #21 in cfp
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That's just one example of why the CFP rankings are the best ever.
Agree. For one thing, the teams have played enough games to get an actual sense of who they are. Second, if you're ranked #20, lose in the final seconds to #9 by two points, are you a worse team than you were before? No. In fact, you may have proved yourselves even more. So #21 makes sense.
Iowa is the ultimate “What if” program. Literally 3 possessions from being 9-0. It’s about as frustrating and maddening as one can imagine.
Absolutely but Saturday still matters now based on this. I will take it!
Is there a slim path if we win out? Hmm..a win Saturday and Id think we jump up about 5 spots? Dammit the what ifs here are maddening indeed.
CFP berth is dead. But the committee does like and respect Iowa. So let’s ahoot for the best bowl possible.
Will end with good bowl if can go 3-0. Maybe against an SEC #5 team or some sort.
I hate to say it but the first three-loss team to get into the CFP will probably be ND. Well, maybe an ACC team.
We would have to finish ranked 10th or better because if we finish #11 or #12, the ACC champion and the highest ranked Group of 5 team would take the #11 and #12 seeds.
The panel on this show are teeing up Texas to get a 3rd loss to either Georgia or tex a&m and still make it in.
They like 5 or more SEC teams in.
3 max for BIG.
ESPN's FPI gives Iowa a 4.3% chance of reaching the playoffs, which is better than I would have thought. I don't see any clear path, but maybe it's not a 0% chance?
Even if we win out, I'm not sure we would have a win against a top 25 team unless (1) USC beats Oregon, or (2) USC stays ranked despite 4 losses (assuming Oregon beats USC). We'd have zero bad losses, but without any signature wins I don't see how they could put Iowa in the playoff.
Check out what follows. #21 IOWA has too big of a hill to climb and not enough time to get ranked #10 or better by the CFP Committee.
The 10 top ranked teams get the projected CFP seeds #1 thru #10.
However:
#11 ranked Oklahoma (7-2) is OUT (replaced by projected ACC champion Miami, 7-2)
#12 ranked BYU (8-1) is OUT (replaced by projected highest ranked Group of 5 team, South Florida, 7-2)
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Here are the teams ranked #11 thru #20 by the CFP Committee that #21 ranked Iowa would have to climb over in the next 17 days:
| 11 |
Oklahoma | SEC | 7-2 | 1 |
| 12 |
BYU | Big 12 | 8-1 | 5 |
| 13 |
Utah | Big 12 | 7-2 | - |
| 14 |
Vanderbilt | SEC | 8-2 | 2 |
| 15 |
Miami | ACC | 7-2 | 3 |
| 16 |
Georgia Tech | ACC | 8-1 | 1 |
| 17 |
USC | Big Ten | 7-2 | 2 |
| 18 |
Michigan | Big Ten | 7-2 | 3 |
| 19 |
Virginia | ACC | 8-2 | 5 |
| 20 |
Louisville | ACC | 7-2 | 5 |
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Win the next 3 and Iowa will be about 15/16 at the end of the regular season. One play from the playoffs. So it goes.
SO CLOSE to being 7-2 or 8-1 (it's hard to win EVERY game; just look what it took for Oregon to win at Ped State and at IOWA).
Just think, win ANY of those three (Oregon/Indiana/ISU) and we still control our CFP destiny...so mind numbing yet so proud of Iowa starting to change the national narrative. MG is such a warrior and leader of this offense, just imagine having MG with Lester during the Petras/Hill time at Iowa!
You are right, barring chaos too big of a hill to climb and we will have our hands FULL this weekend - several of those teams above us WILL lose again, including hopefully USC to us, Michigan to OSU, Virginia, GTech, etc.
If we had Gronowski, KJ, and this OL....we would be undefeated right now.
I would love it if Oklahoma got screwed. Maybe we could bowl against them.Check out what follows. #21 IOWA has too big of a hill to climb and not enough time to get ranked #10 or better by the CFP Committee.
The 10 top ranked teams get the projected CFP seeds #1 thru #10.
However:
#11 ranked Oklahoma (7-2) is OUT (replaced by projected ACC champion Miami, 7-2)
#12 ranked BYU (8-1) is OUT (replaced by projected highest ranked Group of 5 team, South Florida, 7-2)
Click or tap on image for a LARGER VIEW.
Welp there will be a crap ton of players hitting the portal in a few weeks time for those not in CFP. Let's see who all takes the jump and Iowa will have a little more time to look at the players.
No, we're #21, retard. I already told you to go to the doctor for your dyslexia once before.
yes slim but not impossible! Need to win out obviously then need Oklahoma, Texas, Miami, Vandy & ND to drop one more,
The CFP Committee likes/respects our team....and I think they like and respect KF.
I just don't know if going 9-3 allows us to leapfrog 11 teams.
9-3 might get us to the top 15.
Had we beaten EITHER IU or Oregon at home? Ughhh.....
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Had we beaten EITHER IU or Oregon at home? Ughhh.....
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21% chance to make the CFP if Iowa wins out....not so sure about that....
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