This is the third in the series comparing some statistical rankings between BigTen opponents and UW. This week’s comparison is with the Iowa Hawkeyes. You can find the comparisons with Indiana here and Illinois here.
Composite Ranking Comparison
Let’s start first by looking at the final ranking in the Massey Composite (https://masseyratings.com/ranks) over the last 9 years.
The first note is that Iowa has been a consistently good, though not great team over the last decade. They have been in the top 25 many times, but have failed to make the top 10 in any season (over the last decade).