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Second CFP rankings released tonight. Where will Iowa football land?

The second College Football rankings will be released Tuesday night, and Iowa football hopes to climb from last week's No.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 11, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
Key points
  • That means Iowa needs to climb to at least 11 when the final rankings are released on Dec.
  • 19) in the rankings." ESPN.com: ESPN.com ranks only the top 12 in its projections, and the Hawkeyes are not in that group.
  • Follow along below for updates leading up to tonight's new rankings release.

This article originally appeared on Hawk Central: Second CFP rankings released tonight.

How to watch tonight's CFP rankings release 07:00 PM ET, November 10 2026 Tuesday's College Football Playoff rankings release will be televised on ESPN starting at 8 p.m.

Additional details
  • 14: The USA Today Sports Network has Iowa jumping five spots from No.
  • 19: "Iowa handily beat Northwestern and only has two losses.
  • Twelve teams make this year's field, but the 12th to get in will be the highest-ranked Group of 6 program after the final top 25 is set.
  • The Hawkeyes are coming off a dominant victory over Northwestern and are 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten Conference.
  • However, the Hawkeyes don’t have any wins over currently ranked teams which keeps them (at No.

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