Another Week 2 poll, another Week 2 climb for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Just as they sit in both the ESPN College Football power rankings and the US LBM Coaches Poll, the Iowa Hawkeyes are No. 21 in the most recent AP Top 25 College Football Poll.
The Hawkeyes’ 40-0 showing against Illinois State in Week 1 is enough to jolt them up four spots in the polls. It is the third-largest jump of any team ranked in the Week 2 AP Top 25.
The top five of the AP features No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Alabama and No. 5 Notre Dame. Rounding out the top 25 behind Iowa are No. 22 Louisville, No. 23 Georgia Tech, No. 24 North Carolina State, and No. 25 Clemson, who slid a poll-worst 11 spots after suffering a blowout loss at the hands of Georgia.
The Big Ten is represented well in this week’s poll with Ohio State at No. 2, Oregon at No. 7, Penn State at No. 8, Michigan at No. 10, USC at No. 13 and Iowa at No. 21.
Iowa’s upcoming opponent, the Iowa State Cyclones, are receiving votes in this week’s poll, just as they did in the US LBM Coaches Poll.
A win against the Cyclones this weekend could be enough to push the Hawkeyes near the top 15 if they handle business in a dominant fashion. A win in any fashion should send the Hawkeyes inside the top 20 teams.
Iowa kicks off Week 2 inside Kinnick Stadium at 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Sept. 7 against the Iowa State Cyclones in the Cy-Hawk Rivalry.
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