With the first college football playoff rankings of 2015 released tonight, it’s even more grist for the “Iowa Hawkeyes are overrated” mill. If you want to rage against the Iowa Hawkeyes are #9 machine, then you’ve got plenty of supporters for this argument.
If you haven’t seen the “tell your kids about an undefeated Iowa Hawkeyes football team” PSA parody, then go here to this link. As soon as you’re done reading this. Seriously, it’s HILARIOUS.
Anyway, let’s take a look at the rankings.
CFB Playoff Top 25 | Nov. 3
1. Clemson
2. LSU
3. Ohio State
4. Alabama
5. Notre Dame
6. Baylor
7. Michigan State
8. TCU
9. Iowa
10. Florida
11. Stanford
12. Utah
13. Memphis
14. Oklahoma State
15. Oklahoma
16. Florida State
17. Michigan
18. Mississippi
19. Texas A&M
20. Mississippi State
21. Northwestern
22. Temple
23. UCLA
24. Toledo
25. Houston
When asked who is most overrated team was, David Pollack said “No. 9 Iowa… simply based on their body of work to this point of the season.”
Under the previous BCS system, Iowa appeared in the rankings on 38 occasions between 2002-2010. Iowa’s highest ranking came during the 2009 season, when the Hawkeyes were ranked fourth on Oct. 26 and Nov. 2. Iowa concluded the season with a win over Georgia Tech in the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl. Iowa ended the 2009 season ranked 10th in the final poll.
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