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Iowa Hawkeyes tied with Notre Dame for largest jump nationally in CBS Sports 131 rankings

The Iowa Hawkeyes tied with Notre Dame for the largest jump nationally in the CBS Sports 131 rankings.

Generally speaking, it’s a good thing to keep company with Notre Dame on the gridiron.

That’s certainly the case after the Irish pulled off one of college football’s biggest surprises last week, stunning then-No. 5 Clemson with a 35-14 rout that saw the Irish build a pair of four-touchdown leads at different stages.

What do Iowa and Notre Dame have in common? The duo represent the largest risers in this week’s CBS Sports 131 rankings.

Notre Dame leapfrogged into CBS Sports’ top 25 at No. 22, while the Hawkeyes equaled the Irish’s 12-spot jump with one of their own to No. 51.

All Iowa needs is potentially hazardous wind conditions and the offense will take off, apparently. The Hawkeyes traveled to Purdue as underdogs but grabbed the upper hand early and cruised to an important win for their postseason hopes. Now 5-4, the Hawkeyes just need one win against the trio of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Nebraska to be bowl eligible. – Chip Patterson, CBS Sports.

Hey, maybe there’s something to the hazardous wind comment and the Hawkeyes’ offense getting on track. In all seriousness, Iowa starting quarterback Spencer Petras had another one of his best performances of the season and there was plenty to like about last Saturday.

After Iowa handed Purdue a well-rounded whooping, the Boilermakers were actually in CBS Sports’ biggest movers section, too. Obviously, it was in the minus-14 direction for Purdue. Syracuse and Maryland both dropped 12 spots, Arkansas plummeted 14 places and Oklahoma State fell 16 down to No. 35.

The top 10 according to CBS Sports’ 131 rankings look like this: No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 TCU, No. 5 Tennessee, No. 6 Oregon, No. 7 USC, No. 8 LSU, No. 9 UCLA and No. 10 Alabama.

Other Big Ten teams that crack the top 25 include No. 14 Penn State and No. 21 Illinois.

The Hawkeyes were ranked No. 54 in the USA TODAY Sports 1-131 NCAA football re-rank this week, jumping 13 spots in that ranking. The only teams with larger climbs were Pittsburgh, Ohio, Ball State, and UConn.

Iowa could make another sizable jump after this week if the Hawkeyes take care of Wisconsin to reclaim the Heartland Trophy. The Badgers are ranked No. 47 in the CBS Sports 131 rankings and No. 51 in the USA TODAY Sports 1-131 NCAA football re-rank.

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Iowa Hawkeyes ranked No. 28 in the Preseason CBS Sports 131

According to the preseason CBS Sports 131, the Iowa Hawkeyes are just on the outside of the top 25 looking in.

At least according to the CBS Sports experts, the Iowa Hawkeyes are on the outside of the top 25 looking in. In their Preseason CBS Sports’ 131 college football rankings, Iowa checks in as the nation’s No. 28 team. That’s down 10 spots from where the Hawkeyes were ranked headed into the Vrbo Citrus Bowl versus Kentucky.

Of course, the Wildcats handed Iowa a 20-17 defeat in the bowl game and sent the Hawkeyes into the offseason on a disappointing note. Since then, Iowa has been working to replace a star at center in Tyler Linderbaum, who was drafted No. 25 overall by the Baltimore Ravens.

In addition to Linderbaum offensively, the Hawkeyes will be looking to replace 1,000-yard rusher Tyler Goodson who is with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent.

Defensively, much of the retooling will come in the secondary. Gone are longtime starters Dane Belton, Matt Hankins and Jack Koerner. Still, there’s plenty of firepower defensively thanks to the return of star linebackers Jack Campbell and Seth Benson. Jestin Jacobs appears set to emerge as the Hawkeyes’ third talented linebacker in 2022.

Beyond that, the cornerback position boasts an All-American in Riley Moss and Iowa has a series of talented defensive linemen it feels great about. Figuring out how to get the most out of the quarterback competition in either Spencer Petras or Alex Padilla is what will set Iowa up to skyrocket up these rankings quickly.

As it stands, Iowa sees five Big Ten teams ranked in front of them in the initial CBS Sports 131 rankings of 2022. The top ten according to CBS looks like this: No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 Utah, No. 5 Clemson, No. 6 Notre Dame, No. 7 Oklahoma, No. 8 Michigan, No. 9 Texas A&M and No. 10 Baylor.

The other Big Ten teams ranked in front of Iowa are No. 15 Wisconsin, No. 18 Penn State and No. 20 Michigan State. The Preseason CBS Sports 131 rankings are compiled from ballots of college football experts across CBS Sports and 247Sports and they will be updated weekly following the conclusion of week one action.

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