Clemson (arguable. Beat Notre Dame in a monsoon. Went on the road today and beat a 3-7 Syracuse team by a whopping 10 points, giving up 27 on defense. How is that any better than Iowa's performance today? Pretty sure SU was playing their 3rd string QB, too.
OSU (should have lost to Indiana. played a 7 point game with Northern Illinois. I'll give you this one)
Bama (agreed)
ND (arguable. Who have they beaten? Temple got rolled today by South Florida).
Oklahoma St (LMFAO. They should have about 3 losses. Thoroughly outplayed today by an Iowa State team that we handled in Ames. This proves you know very little about the sport. If you want a team that barely belongs in the Top 20, this is the one.
Oklahoma (lost to an AWFUL Texas team. I agree, probably better than Iowa.)
Florida (Absolutely ridiculous. Beat Vandy 9-7. Iowa is not only better, they are SIGNIFICANTLY better and a much more balanced, all-around team. Forida's offense is middle school JV level).
Baylor (Agree)
Mich St (Ridiculous. Should have multiple losses. Defense is not very good this year, and they struggle to run the ball. Cook is a stud, but Iowa has the far better TEAM. It's really not that close)
Michigan (must have missed their barn-burner with Indiana today. They played much closer games with IU and Minn (should have lost both). Iowa was in no real danger against either team. Iowa has the better OL, running game, and QB. They're using our sloppy seconds at QB. Kid wasn't even good enough to play at Iowa. D was absolutely TORCHED today, so by the standards of this board, they suck, lack defensive playmakers, and aren't worthy a Top 20 ranking. Would give my left arm to have a crack at them in the Indy.)
I also think Stanford, FSU, and UNC are better. You can laugh at that all you want, but the Hawkeyes lose to these teams more than they'd win with other factors being equal.
Stanford got completely shutdown by a Northwestern team who's ass we kicked. FSU is a shell of what they were last year. Iowa is multiple scores better. UNC would be a tough matchup but they lost to a HORRIBLE South Carolina team.