After Iowa (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten) put together another stellar performance on Saturday, defeating Northwestern (6-3, 3-3 Big Ten) by a final score of 24-10 at Ryan Field, how did the Hawkeyes fare in the second College Football Playoff rankings?
In the Nov. 10 CFP rankings, the Hawkeyes soared four spots to No. 15. Iowa is joined by fellow Big Ten foes in No. 4 UCLA, No. 9 Indiana, No. 16 Oregon, No. 18 USC, No. 20 Ohio State.
Georgia is the nation's top-ranked team, followed by No. 2 Utah, No. 3 Alabama, No. 4 UCLA, and No. 5 Notre Dame. Boise State remains the highest-ranked team from a Group of Six conference at No. 24.
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In its win at Northwestern, Iowa quarterback Hank Brown ran for a 21-yard touchdown
and threw for a 24-yard touchdown to top receiver Tony Diaz. Braeden Jackson had a 96-yard kickoff return touchdown for the Hawkeyes. It was Jackson's second kickoff return touchdown on the season.
Up next for the Hawkeyes is a home matchup against the Purdue Boilermakers (3-6, 2-4 Big Ten) at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 14. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock.
Here's the full Nov. 10 College Football Playoff rankings:
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