(Iowa City) Cleveland.com released its Big Ten 2024 Media Rankings this week, and Iowa is ranked fifth out of 18 in the expanded Big Ten.
Ohio State garnered the top spot, Oregon was second, and Penn State came in at number three. Michigan is fourth, Iowa is fifth, followed by USC, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Rutgers, and Washington.
This season is the first for the Big Ten without divisions in the College Football Playoff era. The conference has expanded to 18 members, making it the largest in the nation and in history.
Big Ten Football 2024 Media Rankings
First-place votes in parentheses
- Ohio State (21)
- Oregon (6)
- Penn State
- Michigan
- Iowa
- USC
- Wisconsin
- Nebraska
- Rutgers
- Washington
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Illinois
- Northwestern
- UCLA
- Michigan State
- Indiana
- Purdue