How Iowa football fans, media reacted to second CFP rankings, Hawkeyes' rise

After Iowa (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten) put together another strong performance on Saturday in their 24-10 win at Northwestern (6-3, 3-3 Big Ten), the second College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday night rewarded the Hawkeyes' continued success. Iowa was rewarded with a four-spot rise to No. 15.Many fans and media members are starting to believe this Hawkeyes team could clinch its first College Football Playoff appearance in program history if they can win out across their three remaining regular-season games.Iowa closes its regular season with a home date against Purdue (3-6, 2-4 Big Ten), at Illinois (6-3, 4-2 Big Ten), and by hosting Nebraska (5-4, 2-4 Big Ten).As Iowa prepares for its Nov. 14 home matchup against the Boilermakers, here are some of the notable fan and media reactions to the second College Football Playoff rankings:November 🔟 CFP Selection Committee Rankings1️⃣5️⃣. Iowa Hawkeyes // @HawkeyeFootballpic.twitter.com/Nh84s2Rair— CFP (@CFBPlayoff) November 11, 2026Iowa doesn’t get jumped by USC or Oregon 💪🏻 Everything in front of the Hawks for a CFP bid. https://t.co/ijON837dQ1— Joe Hugen (@Joe_Hugen) November 11, 2026𝐎𝐮𝐫 #15 𝐈𝐨𝐰𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬— 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙩 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 (@ChinLovesIowa) November 11, 2026In better news, Iowa 15th in the CFP Poll! Not dead yet..— Ben Stan (@HawkeyeBBFan) November 11, 2026Looking ahead, here's the funkiest thing to watch out for. Would the CFP REALLY put a 10-2 Houston in ahead of a 10-2 Iowa?— Pete Fiutak (@PeteFiutak) November 11, 2026Your 15th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes! https://t.co/9VycMa1APx— Mike Ott (Lover of beer and green bean casserole) (@DustyBottoms04) November 11, 2026Nothing can ruin this night.The committee just moved Iowa up 4 spots in 1 week.They only need to move up 4 more spots to make the CFP. https://t.co/55AebBrgIQ— Ben McCollum is my hero (@MountMcKeever) November 11, 2026Iowa jumps 4 spots in the CFP ranking to #15, narrowly beating their AP ranking of #16 😯 https://t.co/Fk4KznWH9l— Slater (@SlaterKinnick_) November 11, 2026#Hawkeyes come in at #15 in the latest #CFP rankings.A big jump for Iowa. I think this bodes well for their chances if they can win out.— Joel Kellar (@KellarJoel) November 11, 2026Iowa is going to be a very interesting 10-2 team for the CFP committee.— Matt Schick (@ESPN_Schick) November 8, 2026Iowa is in prime position right now at #15.A few potential upsets this weekend:- #13 Wake Forest a slight underdog (+1.5) at SMU- #11 Kentucky a slight favorite (-3.5) hosting Florida- #8 Tennessee less than a FG favorite (-2.5) at Texas A&MCould very likely be looking…— Hawkeye Rewinds (@HawkeyeRewinds) November 11, 2026"No one's talking about Iowa, but they better start!" 😤@AdamBreneman81#Scoreboardpic.twitter.com/RiUMilAHWN— CBS Sports College Football 🏈 (@CBSSportsCFB) November 11, 2026"I don't think Iowa gets enough credit for what they've accomplished. They have everything you want in a football team. Their defense is elite, and nobody can argue with that."Biff Poggi on where @HawkeyeFootball stands in the CFP rankings 🙌#B1GTodaypic.twitter.com/vuxFI5KJTO— Iowa On BTN (@IowaOnBTN) November 11, 2026.@CFBPlayoff Rankings REACTIONthe case for Alabama and against Indiana...and the case for @HawkeyeFootball & @Vol_Footballpic.twitter.com/9YQ5feAxzT— David Pollack (@davidpollack47) November 11, 2026in playoff contention pic.twitter.com/OvzgFUcIMv— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) November 11, 2026Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes, and opinions. Follow Scout on X: @SpringgateNewsThis article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: How Iowa football fans, media reacted to second CFP rankings, Hawkeyes' rise