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Where is Iowa ranked in preseason Big Ten football poll?

Nairavoice · Jul 27, 2026 · 1 min read

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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