The Iowa football program continued its ascent in the latest USA TODAY Sports 1-138 re-rank.
The Hawkeyes cruised to a 24-10 road win over Northwestern last Saturday. They rode an elite defense and a strong running game to their seventh win of the season. Quarterback Hank Brown did exactly what was asked of him, leading the offense on a couple of first-half touchdown drives. The win keeps Iowa alive in the College Football Playoff race.
It also helped them continue to rise in the rankings.
A new edition of the USA TODAY Sports 1-138 re-rank was released on Monday after a wild Week 10 of the college football season. The Hawkeyes rose two spots to No. 14 in this week's ranking. Their Week 11 opponent, Purdue, comes in at No. 82 in this week's ranking.
Iowa now sits just outside the all-important top 12 in the rankings. It's not guaranteed, but winning out to finish 10-2 would have the Hawkeyes in the playoff mix.
Georgia, Utah, Notre Dame, Miami, and Indiana make up the top five, in that order.
The Big Ten also has UCLA at No. 6, USC at No. 13, Oregon at No. 19, and Ohio State at No. 20.
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