IOWA CITY - In a year of firsts, the University of Iowa football team Sunday established another first. The unbeaten Hawkeyes climbed to No. 4 in the 2009 Bowl Championship Series, a standing that ranks as Iowa's best in the 12-year history of the BCS.
Iowa is still #7 in the A.P. Poll and #8 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. Both were released Sunday. (Find the polls below) -
Click here to see The Gazette's Mike Hlas AP Top 25 football ballot for Week 8-
Hawkeye fans are enjoying a heart-stopping 15-13 win at Michigan State from Saturday Night. Iowa quarterback Ricki Stanzi threw an 8-yard TD pass to Marvin McNutt on the game’s final play for the victory. Stanzi quarterbacked the Hawkeyes on the frantic drive in the game’s final two minutes, taking over after the Spartans led Iowa 13-9 off a late score.
Iowa is 8-0 for the first time in program history and are sitting on top of the Big Ten conference. The Hawkeyes’ final four games of the regular season feature three home games, with only a road game at Ohio State remaining away from Kinnick.
What makes Iowa’s season unusual is that the Hawkeyes have put together their best performances away from Kinnick. Convincing wins at Iowa State and Wisconsin are rounded out by late victories at Penn State and Michigan State. However, the Hawkeyes have struggled at home, doing just enough to beat Northern Iowa, Arkansas State and a rebuilding Michigan program.
On the national scene, Iowa has won 12 straight games dating back to 2008, the second-longest winning streak in the nation.
Coming up on Saturday, the Hawkeyes host the University of Indiana Hoosiers who are 4 and 4 for the the season.
BCS Standings:
1. Florida
2. Alabama
3. Texas
4. Iowa
5. USC
6. TCU
7. Boise State
8. Cincinnati
9. LSU
10. Oregon
11. Georgia Tech
12. Penn State
13. Virginia Tech
14. Oklahoma State
15. Pittsburgh
16. Utah
17. Ohio State
18. Houston
19. Miami (FL)
20. Arizona
21. West Virginia
22. South Carolina
23. Notre Dame
24. California
25. Mississippi
AP Top 25 Poll:
1. Florida
2. Alabama
3. Texas
4. USC
5. Cincinnati
6. Boise State
7. Iowa
8. TCU
9. LSU
10. Oregon
11. Georgia Tech
12. Penn State
13. Oklahoma State
14. Virginia Tech
15. Houston
16. Pittsburgh
17. Ohio State
18. Miami (FL)
19. Utah
20. West Virginia
21. South Carolina
22. Oklahoma
23. Arizona
24. Mississippi
25. Notre Dame
USA Today Coaches' Poll:
1. Florida
2. Alabama
3. Texas
4. Southern California
5. Boise State
6. TCU
7. Cincinnati
8. Iowa
9. LSU
10. Penn State
11. Georgia Tech
12. Oregon
13. Oklahoma State
14. Virginia Tech
15. Ohio State
16. Houston
17. Pittsburgh
18. Miami (Fla.)
19. Utah
20. West Virginia
21. South Carolina
22. Mississippi
23. Oklahoma
24. Arizona
25. Notre Dame
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