Where is Iowa ranked in preseason Big Ten football poll?

Nairavoice | Jul 27, 2026 1h ago 133 0 2 min read

Where is Iowa ranked in preseason Big Ten football poll?

Ohio State are the favorites in the 16th annual Cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Football Poll.

The Buckeyes received 15 of a possible 31 first-place votes in the preseason poll. Oregon received 11 first-place votes and defending national champion Indiana received five first-place votes.

After a 9-4 (6-3 Big Ten) record in 2025, the Iowa Hawkeyes were picked eighth in the preseason poll by the 31 media members that voted.

Here’s how the full poll played out:

RankTeam (1st place)PointsAverage Rank2025 Big Ten RecordNo. 1Ohio State (15)5401.589-0No. 2Oregon (11)5272.008-1No. 3Indiana (5)5092.589-0No. 4USC4464.617-2No. 5Michigan4305.137-2No. 6Penn State3806.743-6No. 7Washington3667.195-4No. 8Iowa3617.356-3No. 9Illinois3049.195-4No. 10Minnesota26810.355-4No. 11Nebraska24611.064-5No. 12Wisconsin20712.582-7No. 13UCLA19912.323-6No. 14Northwestern14014.484-5No. 15Maryland13714.581-8No. 16Michigan State9915.811-8No. 17Rutgers9715.872-7No. 18Purdue4517.550-9

Iowa opens its season on Saturday, Sept. 5 at 3:15 p.m. CT against Northern Illinois from Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes’ annual Kids Day at Kinnick is set for Saturday, Aug. 15 at 11 a.m. CT.

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