On3's post-spring top 25 omits Iowa football among other big snubs
With college football heading into its short summer hibernation before fall training camp gets underway, the spring practices across the country have given fan bases a clearer picture of what may be in store for the 2025-26 season.
A team that has been viewed on very different ends of the spectrum is the Iowa Hawkeyes. Some have Iowa firmly within their top 25 rankings, while others are sticking them on the outside looking in as a ranking snub.
One outlet snubbing Iowa is On3. They have omitted Iowa from their post-spring top 25 rankings and do not have them as their group just outside, signifying minimal belief in Kirk Ferentz and the Hawkeyes.
On3 includes a bevvy of Big Ten programs making the cut. Those in the top 25 rankings include No. 1 Penn State, No. 4 Ohio State, No. 9 Oregon, No. 10 Illinois, and No. 18 Michigan.
Last year's darling of the college football world, the Indiana Hoosiers, are the first team on the outside looking in, also joined by fellow Big Ten member, the Washington Huskies.
One curious snub is Iowa's in-state rival, the Iowa State Cyclones. After rattling off 11 wins last year in a historic year for the program, the Cyclones find themselves unranked despite returning one of America's top quarterbacks, Rocco Becht.
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