Where is Iowa ranked in preseason Big Ten football poll?

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Ohio State are the favorites in the 16th annual Cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Football Poll.

The Buckeyes received 15 of a possible 31 first-place votes in the preseason poll. Oregon received 11 first-place votes and defending national champion Indiana received five first-place votes.

After a 9-4 (6-3 Big Ten) record in 2025, the Iowa Hawkeyes were picked eighth in the preseason poll by the 31 media members that voted.

Here's how the full poll played out:

Rank	Team (1st place)	Points	Average Rank	2025 Big Ten Record
No. 1	Ohio State (15)	540	1.58	9-0
No. 2	Oregon (11)	527	2.00	8-1
No. 3	Indiana (5)	509	2.58	9-0
No. 4	USC	446	4.61	7-2
No. 5	Michigan	430	5.13	7-2
No. 6	Penn State	380	6.74	3-6
No. 7	Washington	366	7.19	5-4
No. 8	Iowa	361	7.35	6-3
No. 9	Illinois	304	9.19	5-4
No. 10	Minnesota	268	10.35	5-4
No. 11	Nebraska	246	11.06	4-5
No. 12	Wisconsin	207	12.58	2-7
No. 13	UCLA	199	12.32	3-6
No. 14	Northwestern	140	14.48	4-5
No. 15	Maryland	137	14.58	1-8
No. 16	Michigan State	99	15.81	1-8
No. 17	Rutgers	97	15.87	2-7
No. 18	Purdue	45	17.55	0-9

Iowa opens its season on Saturday, Sept. 5 at 3:15 p.m. CT against Northern Illinois from Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes' annual Kids Day at Kinnick is set for Saturday, Aug. 15 at 11 a.m. CT.

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