ISU ranked 7th in AP Preseason Poll - Highest preseason ranking ever

[jpete24]

 

[CyFan61]

Last year we went 13-5 against top 50. 10-4 against top 25.

So that would have to mean 15 in the regular season just like this, right, because of 3 games in KC? Unless Texas was not top 50.

Of course these are just preseason rankings so we'll see what happens moving forward

 

[ISUCubswin]

Just find it unbelievable the computers gave Iowa 6 games against Northwestern and Rutgers and 5 against Nebraska while managing to avoid Maryland, Wisconsin and Ohio State.

 

[ISU42]

Bit too high IMO. I think 12-14 is more accurate

I'd be interested to hear some of your season predictions.

 

[RedDog]

So that would have to mean 15 in the regular season just like this, right, because of 3 games in KC? Unless Texas was not top 50.

Of course these are just preseason rankings so we'll see what happens moving forward

I used sagarin's year end stats which also had Texas at #24 on Apr. 6.

 

[cyclones500]

Just based on this poll, we'll play games against:

#4 Kansas (x2)
#8 Oklahoma (x2)
#22 Baylor (x2)
#28 West Virginia (x2)
#29 Texas A&M
#30 Cincinnati
#35 Texas (x2)
#41 Iowa
#46 Oklahoma State (x2)

That's 15 games against the top 50, not including any we might add at Hilton South.

If those rankings held pretty much to form, that's some heavy-duty RPI action.