Hawkeyes start football season at No. 25 in Coaches Poll

The Iowa football team edged a Big Ten newcomer for the final spot in the US LBM Coaches poll announced Monday.

Washington, which finished at No. 2 in the final poll of 2023, fell out of the poll while the formerly No. 21 Hawkeyes hung on, dropping just four spots to land at No. 25.

The Big Ten is well represented even without the Huskies, with two teams in the top three and four in the top 10. The conference got six overall.

Georgia is the preseason No. 1, followed by Ohio State and Oregon. The Buckeyes received seven first-place votes, while the B1G Ducks were denied. No. 4 Texas got one.

Here’s the full list:

1. Georgia (46)
2. Ohio State (7)
3. Oregon
4. Texas (1)
5. Alabama
6. Ole Miss
7. Notre Dame
8. Michigan
9. Penn State
10. Florida State
11. Missouri
12. LSU
13. Utah
14. Clemson
15. Tennessee
16. Oklahoma
17. Kansas State
18. Oklahoma State
19. Miami (FL)
20. Texas A&M
21. Arizona
22. NC State
23. USC
24. Kansas
25. Iowa

Others receiving votes: Washington 123, Louisville 95, Virginia Tech 64, SMU 47, Memphis 44, Boise State 30, Auburn 25, West Virginia 22, Wisconsin 17, Liberty 15, Iowa State 15 , Kentucky 12, Florida 11, South Carolina 10, North Carolina 6, UNLV 5, Maryland 5, Texas Tech 4, UCF 4, UTSA 3, Tulane 2, Appalachian State 2, Texas State 2, Nebraska 2, Colorado 2, Troy 1, Air Force 1, James Madison 1, Miami (OH) 1, Syracuse 1

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