After beating Mississippi State in the Outback Bowl last season, the Iowa football team was ranked number 25 in the final AP Poll. They lost both Noah Fant and T.J. Hockenson to the NFL Draft but that is not stopping Pro Football Focus from ranking the Hawkeyes inside their preseason Top 10.
PFF has the Hawks at number 10 to be exact, just behind Washington and in front of Penn State.
The second Big 10 team in the top 10 returns some firepower to their top-10 defense, as well as multiple-season starter Nate Stanley at quarterback.