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Iowa

Best finish

No. 2

Seasons ranked

25 / 27

Best finish

No. 2 (2023-2024)

Sports

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Polls

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Years in the Rankings

Any poll, any sport

Best 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

2026 Best · No. 17 FB 2025 Best · No. 7 FBMen'sWomen's 2024 Best · No. 17 FBWomen's 2023 Best · No. 2 FBWomen's 2022 Best · No. 2 Men'sWomen's 2021 Best · No. 2 FBMen'sWomen's 2020 Best · No. 3 FBMen'sWomen's

2010s9 ranked

2019 Best · No. 14 FBMen'sWomen's 2018 Best · No. 8 FBMen'sWomen's 2017 Best · No. 17 FBWomen's 2016 Best · No. 10 FB 2015 Best · No. 3 FBMen'sWomen's 2014 Best · No. 11 Men'sWomen's 2013 Best · No. 10 Men'sWomen's 2012 Best · No. 24 Women's

2011Unranked

2010 Best · No. 9 FBWomen's

2000s9 ranked

2009 Best · No. 6 FB 2008 Best · No. 20 FB

2007Unranked

2006 Best · No. 13 FB 2005 Best · No. 8 FBMen's 2004 Best · No. 8 FBMen'sWomen's 2003 Best · No. 8 FBMen's 2002 Best · No. 3 FB 2001 Best · No. 7 Men's 2000 Best · No. 14 Men'sWomen's

Recent Season

Media Top 25 · 2026-2027

Ranking by week

Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →