So the two highest rated teams that Iowas played all season

[rollingthunder]

according to Sagarin are

40. Maryland

61. Iowa State


The rest of Iowa's schedule (so far)

69. Pitt
71. NW
77. UNI
80. Ind
81. Purdue
103. Ball St

Remaining games

49. Minn
92. Ill
14. Wisc
17. Neb

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ncaaf/sagarin/

 

[mrolympia]

how the crap is ISU 61 when they've only won 2 games?

 

[docholihawk]

how the crap is ISU 61 when they've only won 2 games?

Momentum, all in, sos bowl.

 

[rollingthunder]

how the crap is ISU 61 when they've only won 2 games?

Their schedule strength is 5th in the country.

Iowa's is 62nd.

The lowest rated team that ISU has played all year is Toledo at 65. That's a higher rating than any team that Iowa has beaten this year.

 

[ColoradoHAWKEYE]

Sorry USA today site won't download to my phone...what was Iowa?

 

[DesertHawk2010]

Sorry USA today site won't download to my phone...what was Iowa?

Hawks are #37

 

[uihawk82]

Pitt's Connor and Indy's Coleman would rush for 300 yards apiece against ISU.

If Indiana's QB were still healthy they would be rated much higher but even at that ...

ISU might have the #5 toughest schedule but when you give up huge yards and points they do you should be rated more like #100

 

[guffus]

You may be missing the point.

ISU and Md are the top ranked teams Iowa has played because Iowa did not beat them when they should have.

If iowa would have beat ISU, then ISU would not be so highly ranked.

 

[MelroseHawkins]

Wow. Nice find Rolling. Makes me nervous going forward. This team will really have to progress on a nice up curve!

 

[deanvogs]

How is this shocking? I think everyone here knew the 2 tough games on the schedule were Wisconsin and Nebraska. Was someone claiming different?

If anything our schedule will turn out tougher than most expected in that the pre season SOS had us pegged in the #84-#87 range. Right now we are at #62 and that SOS will become tougher once we play Wisconsin and Nebraska.

 

[NCHawker]

DEAD HORSE

 

[INTIMIDATORHawk]

I'm still somewhat reminded of 2008. Iowa hadn't really beat anyone that year either, and leading up to the Penn State game Iowa lost to Illinois. Bad loss.

Then Iowa beats #3 Penn State, and no one saw that coming. If the Hawks play each remaining game this season like they did against Northwestern, they won't lose. It's possible. Not probable, but possible.

 

[PCHawk]

If ISU didn't have such a tough schedule all their loses would probably be closer.