CFP ranking projections

[squeezebox_1]

Certainly some of this will clear up this weekend, but coming in at 22 wouldn't be great.

College Football Playoff Prediction: Projecting committee's initial Top 25, 12-team bracket

The first edition of the 2026 College Football Playoff rankings will debut on Tuesday night, when the selection committee reveals its first go at things.

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[Jonesy5960]

Certainly some of this will clear up this weekend, but coming in at 22 wouldn't be great.

College Football Playoff Prediction: Projecting committee's initial Top 25, 12-team bracket

The first edition of the 2026 College Football Playoff rankings will debut on Tuesday night, when the selection committee reveals its first go at things.

www.on3.com

Nothing changes here. Losing to Minnesota put Iowa squarely on a bubble needing to win out to have a shot at the playoffs. It's certainly not inconceivable that a 3 loss SEC team gets in over a 2 loss Iowa team. Iowa, OSU, and USC are all one loss away from being eliminated meaning the BIG10 is at risk of having only Indiana and UCLA in the CFP this year.

 

[MacMiney]

Certainly some of this will clear up this weekend, but coming in at 22 wouldn't be great.

College Football Playoff Prediction: Projecting committee's initial Top 25, 12-team bracket

The first edition of the 2026 College Football Playoff rankings will debut on Tuesday night, when the selection committee reveals its first go at things.

www.on3.com

That is one jacked up poll prediction.

 

[squeezebox_1]

That is one jacked up poll prediction.

I'd be very surprised if UF and South Carolina are ranked above Iowa. It would be great to be over Houston, I don't see them losing another game depending on which version of Cincinnati shows up.

 

[BigOHawk1]

We will know shortly, it is what it is...merely a projection..not sure that both FL and South Carollina ahead of Iowa with 3 losses. That damn Gopher game is a killer, we'd be in the 17 range with a win but LOTS to play for. Even if we come in at 22, need to make up about 10-12 spots over a month it can be done. Heck, look at the slate of games and ranked vs. ranked matchups this week. Just win and this could take care of itself but as you noted even at 19-20 would be a good sign.

Check out the current SEC standings and games to be played over the next month in conf. Most of that entire conf. could have 3 losses sans UK and Georgia. Will be very interesting to see how the committee handles SEC teams with 3 losses. Let's just go get NW Sat. night first!

 

[Fight4Iowa]

We seem to always come in higher than I anticipate. We don't have any losses that can be considered really bad losses. I think we'll be at like 19.

 

[Palmerhawk]

We seem to always come in higher than I anticipate. We don't have any losses that can be considered really bad losses. I think we'll be at like 19.

And our loss on walkoff kick at minny with our starting qb out w injury should not kill our shot..but it might.
If Hank plays well and we win out; that case must be made..OSU without sayin the rest of way should be a disqualifier.

Heather dimich on ESPN rated the 2 loss BIG teams( cept OSU) as being listed only as they still are alive to win the BIG....indicating that our only shot is if we secure the automatic BIG berth.

Rated us as 5% chance...." so you're saying we have a shot"... territory.
Not getting my hopes up.

 

[Fight4Iowa]

Ferentz, and his 27 years of running a respectable, clean program + our impressive win last year against Vanderbilt in bowl game will be enough for the playoff committee to give us the nod if we run the table. I don't care what some female ESPN reporter says.

 

[HawksRule73]

If we win out, I think we've got a better than 50% chance of getting into the CFP.

 

[Outbackbowl2017]

Play offs started once the season got underway. Win out and theres a chance to make the final 12.

 

[KuwaitHawk]

IF Iowa wins out, there is NO way a 3-loss sec team gets in. A max of 4 sec teams.

 

[UIAlumFireFighter]

Ferentz, and his 27 years of running a respectable, clean program + our impressive win last year against Vanderbilt in bowl game will be enough for the playoff committee to give us the nod if we run the table. I don't care what some female ESPN reporter says.

“Clean program” will have something to do with Iowa getting into a playoff bracket?

That’s hilarious.

 

[UIAlumFireFighter]

If we win out, I think we've got a better than 50% chance of getting into the CFP.

It depends on how we look / perform in those wins.

There’s winning and then there’s winning with a level of dominance that may cause people to say “Damn, Iowa has looked really good. They look like they belong.”

 

[Manfredi]

IF Iowa wins out, there is NO way a 3-loss sec team gets in. A max of 4 sec teams.

I will be surprised if the SEC only gets 4 teams in...no conference should get 5 out of 12 imo but I think it will probably happen.

 

[squeezebox_1]

IF Iowa wins out, there is NO way a 3-loss sec team gets in. A max of 4 sec teams.

I want to agree, but if Bama loses this weekend, I'm not sure they would drop below Iowa.

 

[85Bears]

IF Iowa wins out, there is NO way a 3-loss sec team gets in. A max of 4 sec teams.

Three loss teams in the second will be out

 

[iahawkeyes17]

Certainly some of this will clear up this weekend, but coming in at 22 wouldn't be great.

College Football Playoff Prediction: Projecting committee's initial Top 25, 12-team bracket

The first edition of the 2026 College Football Playoff rankings will debut on Tuesday night, when the selection committee reveals its first go at things.

www.on3.com

Lot of teams above us play one another which is good. I just have a feeling last team in will be a 3 loss sec team over a 2 loss team from another P4.

 

[OnlyTheObscure]

Will big ten get 4 teams? If not Iowa will need UCLA to lose three games down the stretch.

assuming Ohio state and Indiana get in.

 

[Hurricane88]

Let's wait and see what the real committee has to say tonight.

 

[squeezebox_1]

Will big ten get 4 teams? If not Iowa will need UCLA to lose three games down the stretch.

assuming Ohio state and Indiana get in.

I am not sold OSU can run that gauntlet with a backup QB. USC deserves to be in if they can run that table, I don't see it. UCLA is likely in barring any major stumbles. Honestly the team that is getting the shaft is Northwestern, IMO if they ran the table they would probably be left out, and that would be a shame.

OSU: Oregon, NW, Nebraska, Michigan
USC: Indiana, Maryland (win), UCLA
UCLA: Illinois, Michigan, USC
NW: Iowa, OSU, Minnesota, ILL

 

[52317Hawk]

I'd be very surprised if UF and South Carolina are ranked above Iowa. It would be great to be over Houston, I don't see them losing another game depending on which version of Cincinnati shows up.

I see Iowa and NU being around 19/20/21. One is done after Saturday, the other is looking at the CFP.

 

[squeezebox_1]

LOL, Kirk throwing shade at ESPN today, saying they are in a fox conference and probably won't be ranked...

 

[WeBeHerkin]

We gotta win this Saturday

 

[DukeSlater]

Certainly some of this will clear up this weekend, but coming in at 22 wouldn't be great.

College Football Playoff Prediction: Projecting committee's initial Top 25, 12-team bracket

The first edition of the 2026 College Football Playoff rankings will debut on Tuesday night, when the selection committee reveals its first go at things.

www.on3.com

Is the season over? Heck, I remember when Oregon was ranked #2 in the entire country. LOL

 

[DukeSlater]

Ferentz, and his 27 years of running a respectable, clean program + our impressive win last year against Vanderbilt in bowl game will be enough for the playoff committee to give us the nod if we run the table. I don't care what some female ESPN reporter says.

Male or female matters not--the talking heads are clueless and biased. No one should pay any attention to their predictions. They don't know as much as many of us do about anything.

 

[DukeSlater]

I want to agree, but if Bama loses this weekend, I'm not sure they would drop below Iowa.

Bama would get in at 7-4 and would be likely to make it at 6-5. Hell, that SEC is such a gauntlet, dontcha know? The CFP might as well give Bama a lifetime auto bid and stop pretending.

 

[Jonesy5960]

We gotta win EVERY Saturday

FIFY..

 

[DuddyB]

If we win out, I think we've got a better than 50% chance of getting into the CFP.

Honestly, I’d put the odds closer to 70% if they were to win out. Everybody wants to act like things are gonna go to chalk, but they are not. There’s an incredible amount of parity amongst these teams this year. I don’t think Iowa is going to win out, but if they did, I would say they’re more than likely in.

 

[Hurricane88]

I don't necessarily think Iowa will win out. But, IF they did. I think they would be in the top 15 by the end of the season.

 

[ChicagoHawk2020]

Season outlook will be clear in 30 minutes

 

[Doctor Hawktagonapus]

#19

 

[WeBeHerkin]

#19 is good enough to get to 11 by end of season.

 

[Palmerhawk]

They are speculating that the committee is giving the sec teams with 2 or 3 losses a pass because the prior game to loss was so physical.
BS!

 

[AFM22]

These CFP rankings have to be rage bait.

Alabama at 5? Notre Dame down at 11?

 

[AFM22]

#19 is good enough to get to 11 by end of season.

#19

Win out + need a little help. Playoffs are on the table.