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Iowa
Best finish
No. 2
Seasons ranked
25 / 27
Best finish
No. 2 (2023-2024)
Sports
Football · Men's Basketball · Women's Basketball
Polls
Media · Coaches · Playoff
Years in the Rankings
Any poll, any sportBest ranking by season · 2000-2001 – 2026-2027
Each point is Iowa's best rank that season. Lower is better; gaps are seasons unranked.
A year is lit when Iowa was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.
2020s7 ranked
2010s9 ranked
2000s9 ranked
Recent Season
Media Top 25 · 2025-2026Ranking by week
Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →
2025-2026 Schedule
9–4Opponent ranks are their Media Top 25 position that week. Ranked wins are highlighted.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | vs | UAlbany | W 34–7 |
| Wk 2 | at | 16 Iowa State |
L 13–16 |
| Wk 3 | vs |  Massachusetts |
W 47–7 |
| Wk 4 | at |  Rutgers |
W 38–28 |
| Wk 5 | vs | 11 Indiana |
L 15–20 |
| Wk 7 | at |  Wisconsin |
W 37–0 |
| Wk 8 | vs |  Penn State |
W 25–24 |
| Wk 9 | vs |  Minnesota |
W 41–3 |
| Wk 11 | vs | 6 Oregon |
L 16–18 |
| Wk 12 | at | 17 USC |
L 21–26 |
| Wk 13 | vs |  Michigan State |
W 20–17 |
| Wk 14 | at |  Nebraska |
W 40–16 |
| Bowl | vs | 13 Vanderbilt · neutral |
W 34–27 |