Iowa football on cusp of returning to US LBM Coaches Poll

Iowa (8-4, 6-3 Big Ten) ended its 2025 regular season with a dominant 40-16 win at Nebraska (7-5, 4-5 Big Ten).

Graduate quarterback Mark Gronowski made more Hawkeye history in the win, setting the new single-season rushing record for an Iowa quarterback. Gronowski adds that record to his single-season rushing touchdowns record by an Iowa quarterback.

The 6-foot-2, 235-pound quarterback from Naperville, Ill., tallied 230 total yards of offense and three touchdowns in the win over the Huskers. Now, Iowa and Gronowski await their bowl destination, which will be announced on Dec. 7.

After its blowout win over Nebraska, Iowa is once again on the forefront of the pollsters minds. In the latest edition of the US LBM Coaches Poll, Iowa is the first team outside the top 25. The Hawkeyes are receiving the most votes of any team with 85 points.

The Big Ten boasts five teams in the newest rankings, including No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana. Oregon is ranked No. 4, USC No. 17 and Michigan No. 18.

Fellow Big Ten squads Washington, Illinois and Penn State are receiving votes. Here's a look at the full US LBM Coaches Poll entering conference championship weekend:

Rank

Team

Record

PTS

1st

Prev

Chg

Hi/Lo

1

Ohio State

12-0

1575

63

1

-

1/2

2

Indiana

12-0

1510

0

2

-

2/21

3

Georgia

11-1

1438

0

4

+1

3/10

4

Oregon

11-1

1353

0

5

+1

2/9

5

Ole Miss

11-1

1306

0

6

+1

4/15

6

Texas Tech

11-1

1266

0

7

+1

6/24

7

Texas A&M

11-1

1178

0

3

-4

3/22

8

Oklahoma

10-2

1106

0

8

-

6/NR

9

Notre Dame

10-2

1061

0

9

-

5/21

10

Alabama

10-2

1019

0

10

-

4/20

11

BYU

11-1

942

0

11

-

8/NR

12

Vanderbilt

10-2

855

0

12

-

11/NR

13

Miami (FL)

10-2

844

0

13

-

2/18

14

Texas

9-3

753

0

16

+2

1/19

15

Utah

10-2

750

0

14

-1

14/NR

16

Virginia

10-2

613

0

17

+1

11/NR

17

USC

9-3

505

0

20

+3

16/NR

18

Michigan

9-3

427

0

15

-3

13/NR

19

James Madison

11-1

356

0

21

+2

19/NR

20

North Texas

11-1

345

0

22

+2

20/NR

21

Tulane

10-2

300

0

23

+2

21/NR

22

Arizona

9-3

223

0

NR

+9

22/NR

23

Georgia Tech

9-3

170

0

19

-4

7/NR

24

Tennessee

8-4

135

0

18

-6

11/24

25

Navy

9-2

107

0

NR

+2

23/NR

No. 24 Pittsburgh; No. 25 SMU;

Iowa 85; Houston 73; Missouri 52; SMU 28; Washington 18; UNLV 17; Pittsburgh 15; South Florida 12; Illinois 9; Louisville 6; Connecticut 6; TCU 5; Penn State 5; Old Dominion 2; New Mexico 2; Arizona State 2; San Diego State 1;

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