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Your Iowa Hawkeye football team is counting its blessings two days before the day we all pretend to like turkey, earning the #24 spot in 2020’s inaugural College Football Playoff rankings.
Inaugural @CFBPlayoff ranking
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) November 25, 2020
1-Bama
2-Notre Dame
3-Clemson
4-Ohio St
5-Texas A&M
6-Florida
7-Cincinnati
8-N'western
9-Georgia
10-Miami
11-OU
12-Indiana
13-Iowa St
14-BYU
15-Oregon
16-Wisconsin
17-Texas
18-USC
19-UNC
20-Coastal
21-Marshall
22-Auburn
23-Okla St
24-Iowa
25-Tulsa
Obviously the committee was impressed by Iowa’s three game win-streak over conference behemoths Michigan State, Minnesota, and Penn State.
Unfortunately for Iowa, its more or less run out of road to climb to a ranking of serious consequence. The cancellation of Paul Bunyan’s Axe earlier today seals the deal for Northwestern in the West, while Indiana and the loser of Ohio State-Northwestern will likely earn whatever the equivalent of a New Year’s six bowl is this year.
So thanks, Gary Barta, for Iowa’s first ranking of the year.