BRAWL ON SATURDAY. HI EVERYONE. LET’S TALK SOME FOOTBALL. THE HAWKEYES ARE A POPULAR PICK TO WIN THE BIG TEN WEST, BUT APPARENTLY STILL RANKED OUTSIDE THE TOP 25 WHEN IT COMES TO THE COACHES POLL, IOWA IS THE FIRST TEAM IN THE RECEIVING VOTES CATEGORY. SEE, IOWA STATE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY VOTES. HERE’S YOUR FIRST COACHES POLL OF THE SEASON. GEORGE TO WITH NEARLY ALL THE FIRST PLACE VOTES FOLLOWED BY MICHIGAN BAMA OHIO STATE AND LSU NEXT COMES USC, PENN STATE, FLORIDA STATE, CLEMSON AND TENNESSEE. OTHER NOTABLES TEXAS 1213 IS NOTRE DAME, TCU, KANSAS STATE AND OKLAHOMA IN THE TOP 20, WISCONSIN AN
Hawkeyes receive votes for preseason coaches poll but left out of Top 25
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Updated: 7:21 PM CDT Aug 7, 2023
The Iowa Hawkeyes are among the teams who received votes in the preseason USA Today Sports AFCA Coaches Poll but will start the 2023 season unranked.Two-time defending national champion Georgia tops the poll, which was released Monday, with 61 first-place votes, followed by Michigan (zero first-place votes) and Alabama (4). Ohio State (1) and LSU round out the top five. Georgia received 1,643 total points, based on 25 points for first place through 1 for 25th. The Hawkeyes, who finished 8-5 last season, received 169 total points. They open the season at home against Utah State at 11 a.m. on Sept. 2.Iowa State, which did not receive any votes, kicks off the season in Ames at 1 p.m. on Sept. 2 against Northern Iowa. Preseason Top 25: USA Today Sports AFCA Coaches PollGeorgiaMichiganAlabamaOhio StateLSUSouthern CaliforniaPenn StateFlorida StateClemsonTennesseeWashingtonTexasNotre DameUtahOregonTCUKansas StateOregon StateOklahomaNorth CarolinaWisconsinMississippiTulaneTexas TechTexas A&MDropped out from final 2022 poll: No. 19 Mississippi State (9-4); No. 20 Troy (12-2); No. 21 UCLA (9-4); No. 22 Pittsburgh (9-4); No. 23 South Carolina (8-5); No. 24 Fresno State (10-4).Others receiving votes: Iowa (8-5) 169; South Carolina (8-5) 89; Florida (6-7) 63; Texas-San Antonio (11-3) 59; Pittsburgh (9-4) 52; UCLA (9-4) 42; Kentucky (7-6) 34; Baylor (6-7) 28; Troy (12-2) 25; Arkansas (7-6) 20; Fresno State (10-4) 19; North Carolina State (8-5) 19; Auburn (5-7) 18; Boise State (10-4) 18; Miami (Fla.) (5-7) 16; Minnesota (9-4) 16; Mississippi State (9-4) 13; Oklahoma State (7-6) 12; Missouri (6-7) 11; Maryland (8-5) 10; SMU (7-6) 8; South Alabama (10-3) 8; Illinois (8-5) 7; Air Force (10-3) 6; Wake Forest (8-5) 6; Toledo (9-5) 5; Washington State (7-6) 4; Houston (8-5) 3; Arizona (5-7) 2; Brigham Young (8-5) 2; Duke (9-4) 2; James Madison (8-3) 1; Kansas (6-7) 1; Memphis (7-6) 1.Iowa Hawkeyes 2023 football schedule* Kickoff time and TV information TBA unless notedSept. 2: Utah State at Iowa, 11 a.m. on FS1Sept. 9: Iowa at Iowa State, 2:30 p.m. on FoxSept. 16: Western Michigan at Iowa, 2:30 p.m. on BTNSept. 23: Iowa at Penn State, 6:30 p.m. on CBSSept. 30: Michigan State at IowaOct. 7: Purdue at IowaOct. 14: Iowa at WisconsinOct. 21: Minnesota at IowaNov. 4: Iowa at Northwestern (Wrigley Field)Nov. 11: Rutgers at IowaNov. 18: Illinois at IowaNov. 24: Iowa at Nebraska, 11 a.m. on CBSIowa State Cyclones 2023 football schedule* Kickoff time and broadcast information TBA unless notedSept. 2: Northern Iowa at Iowa State, 1 p.m. on ESPN+Sept. 9: Iowa at Iowa State, 2:30 p.m. on FoxSept. 16: Iowa State at Ohio, 11 a.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNUSept. 23: Oklahoma State at Iowa StateSept. 30: Iowa State at OklahomaOct. 7: TCU at Iowa StateOct. 14: Iowa State at CincinnatiOct. 28: Iowa State at BaylorNov. 4: Kansas at Iowa StateNov. 11: Iowa State at BYUNov. 18: Texas at Iowa StateNov. 25: Iowa State at Kansas State
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Hawkeyes are among the teams who received votes in the preseason USA Today Sports AFCA Coaches Poll but will start the 2023 season unranked.
Two-time defending national champion Georgia tops the poll, which was released Monday, with 61 first-place votes, followed by Michigan (zero first-place votes) and Alabama (4). Ohio State (1) and LSU round out the top five.
Georgia received 1,643 total points, based on 25 points for first place through 1 for 25th.
The Hawkeyes, who finished 8-5 last season, received 169 total points. They open the season at home against Utah State at 11 a.m. on Sept. 2.
Iowa State, which did not receive any votes, kicks off the season in Ames at 1 p.m. on Sept. 2 against Northern Iowa.
Preseason Top 25: USA Today Sports AFCA Coaches Poll
- Georgia
- Michigan
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- LSU
- Southern California
- Penn State
- Florida State
- Clemson
- Tennessee
- Washington
- Texas
- Notre Dame
- Utah
- Oregon
- TCU
- Kansas State
- Oregon State
- Oklahoma
- North Carolina
- Wisconsin
- Mississippi
- Tulane
- Texas Tech
- Texas A&M
Dropped out from final 2022 poll: No. 19 Mississippi State (9-4); No. 20 Troy (12-2); No. 21 UCLA (9-4); No. 22 Pittsburgh (9-4); No. 23 South Carolina (8-5); No. 24 Fresno State (10-4).
Others receiving votes: Iowa (8-5) 169; South Carolina (8-5) 89; Florida (6-7) 63; Texas-San Antonio (11-3) 59; Pittsburgh (9-4) 52; UCLA (9-4) 42; Kentucky (7-6) 34; Baylor (6-7) 28; Troy (12-2) 25; Arkansas (7-6) 20; Fresno State (10-4) 19; North Carolina State (8-5) 19; Auburn (5-7) 18; Boise State (10-4) 18; Miami (Fla.) (5-7) 16; Minnesota (9-4) 16; Mississippi State (9-4) 13; Oklahoma State (7-6) 12; Missouri (6-7) 11; Maryland (8-5) 10; SMU (7-6) 8; South Alabama (10-3) 8; Illinois (8-5) 7; Air Force (10-3) 6; Wake Forest (8-5) 6; Toledo (9-5) 5; Washington State (7-6) 4; Houston (8-5) 3; Arizona (5-7) 2; Brigham Young (8-5) 2; Duke (9-4) 2; James Madison (8-3) 1; Kansas (6-7) 1; Memphis (7-6) 1.
Iowa Hawkeyes 2023 football schedule
* Kickoff time and TV information TBA unless noted
- Sept. 2: Utah State at Iowa, 11 a.m. on FS1
- Sept. 9: Iowa at Iowa State, 2:30 p.m. on Fox
- Sept. 16: Western Michigan at Iowa, 2:30 p.m. on BTN
- Sept. 23: Iowa at Penn State, 6:30 p.m. on CBS
- Sept. 30: Michigan State at Iowa
- Oct. 7: Purdue at Iowa
- Oct. 14: Iowa at Wisconsin
- Oct. 21: Minnesota at Iowa
- Nov. 4: Iowa at Northwestern (Wrigley Field)
- Nov. 11: Rutgers at Iowa
- Nov. 18: Illinois at Iowa
- Nov. 24: Iowa at Nebraska, 11 a.m. on CBS
Iowa State Cyclones 2023 football schedule
* Kickoff time and broadcast information TBA unless noted
- Sept. 2: Northern Iowa at Iowa State, 1 p.m. on ESPN+
- Sept. 9: Iowa at Iowa State, 2:30 p.m. on Fox
- Sept. 16: Iowa State at Ohio, 11 a.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU
- Sept. 23: Oklahoma State at Iowa State
- Sept. 30: Iowa State at Oklahoma
- Oct. 7: TCU at Iowa State
- Oct. 14: Iowa State at Cincinnati
- Oct. 28: Iowa State at Baylor
- Nov. 4: Kansas at Iowa State
- Nov. 11: Iowa State at BYU
- Nov. 18: Texas at Iowa State
- Nov. 25: Iowa State at Kansas State
