First of course is Iowa to beat Wisconsin
Ohio St to beat #12 Michigan St
Iowa St over #15Okie St
Notre Dame over #7Miami
Georgia Tech over #17Virginia Tech
Utah over #19Washington St
#25 Northwestern over Purdue
Alabama over #16 Miss St
Georgia over #10 Auburn
If Iowa beats Wisconsin and all of this happens I can see Iowa jumping up to the mid-low teens. I think it would be a toss-up on if we are ahead of Michigan St or not. This outcome would also give Iowa 3 top 20 wins and likely mean our three losses were against top 25 teams. Iowa St, Michigan St and Northwestern would be favored in their final two games and if we can win out Iowa likely ends the season with a 3-3 record against the top 20. I don't know of any teams that will have played 6 top 20 teams at that point in the season. This could all position Iowa into getting a New Years 6 Bowl. It will also help if only one PAC 12 team finishes ahead of Iowa.
The committee has shown in the past they are more concerned with how a team is finishing the season rather than what that team was earlier in the season. If Iowa looks like the best team in the B1G at the end of the season and Ohio St holds that honor on paper I can see the committee ranking Iowa over Michigan St, Wisconsin and even possibly Penn St (who doesn't have a ranked team left). Iowa needs to show Ohio St wasn't a fluke and that they can beat Wisconsin and beat both Purdue and Nebraska by a couple TD's and make it appear Iowa is the best B1G team at the end of the season.
Ohio St to beat #12 Michigan St
Iowa St over #15Okie St
Notre Dame over #7Miami
Georgia Tech over #17Virginia Tech
Utah over #19Washington St
#25 Northwestern over Purdue
Alabama over #16 Miss St
Georgia over #10 Auburn
If Iowa beats Wisconsin and all of this happens I can see Iowa jumping up to the mid-low teens. I think it would be a toss-up on if we are ahead of Michigan St or not. This outcome would also give Iowa 3 top 20 wins and likely mean our three losses were against top 25 teams. Iowa St, Michigan St and Northwestern would be favored in their final two games and if we can win out Iowa likely ends the season with a 3-3 record against the top 20. I don't know of any teams that will have played 6 top 20 teams at that point in the season. This could all position Iowa into getting a New Years 6 Bowl. It will also help if only one PAC 12 team finishes ahead of Iowa.
The committee has shown in the past they are more concerned with how a team is finishing the season rather than what that team was earlier in the season. If Iowa looks like the best team in the B1G at the end of the season and Ohio St holds that honor on paper I can see the committee ranking Iowa over Michigan St, Wisconsin and even possibly Penn St (who doesn't have a ranked team left). Iowa needs to show Ohio St wasn't a fluke and that they can beat Wisconsin and beat both Purdue and Nebraska by a couple TD's and make it appear Iowa is the best B1G team at the end of the season.
