Iowa Moves Closer to College Football Playoff With New Ranking
Last week, I asked if the Iowa Hawkeyes still had a shot at making the 12-team College Football Playoff this season. Fans scoffed at the idea. Iowa was sitting at #19 in the rankings. Clearly, they had too much ground to make up. What a difference a week can make!
Iowa Moves Up In Playoff Rankings
The second College Football Playoff rankings were released on Tuesday night, and your Iowa Hawkeyes are on the move! After a resounding 24-10 victory on the road at Northwestern, the Hawkeyes moved from #19 up to #15 this week!
Perhaps more importantly than how high Iowa is ranked is WHO they are ranked above. The Iowa City Press Citizen reports that the Hawkeyes are the third-highest-ranked Big Ten team behind only UCLA and Indiana.
Twelve teams make the playoff this season, but the 12th team to get in will be the highest-ranked Group of 6 program after the final Top 25 is set, according to the Press Citizen. That means Iowa needs to climb to at least 11th when the final rankings come out on December 6th,
Iowa's Road To The Playoff Is Clear
What can the Hawkeyes do in the meantime? Win out. Iowa hosts Purdue on Saturday, followed by a road game at Illinois, and then a home showdown with Nebraska. Win out, and the Hawkeyes will be 10-2. Will that be enough to get in the playoff for the first time? Win and let's find out!
LET'S GO HAWKS!
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