No one said that a bye week means you have to stay stagnant. That certainly does not apply to the Iowa Hawkeyes who had their bye week at what may prove to have come at a pivotal time this season.
Iowa, 3-1 overall, 1-0 Big Ten, is coming off a bye week and is well-rested heading into its toughest test of the season: a road trip to Columbus to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes.
The Hawkeyes are heavy underdogs in this game and outside of their locker room and fans, not many are picking Iowa to come out on top. Despite that, Iowa was rewarded in CBS Sports’ Power Rankings with a sizable climb over the bye week.
Iowa continued to climb as CBS believes in them with a four-spot jump up to No. 18.
We’re still high on Iowa, which gets a chance to solidify itself in the rankings with a trip to Ohio State this week (if the offense shows any life on the road). – Brandon Marcello, CBS Sports
The ranking makes sense. Iowa dropped one to Iowa State, who is No. 14 in the rankings, in a game they had total control of and should have won as the better team. Had Iowa won that, they would be knocking on the door of the top ten teams.
The Ohio State Buckeyes, 4-0 overall, 1-0 Big Ten, sit at No. 3 in the rankings. They have not had a game closer than 31 points yet and have put up at least 38 points in every game.
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