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| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue (61) | 8-0 | 1,525 | 2 |
| 2 | Baylor | 8-0 | 1,421 | 4 |
| 3 | Duke | 7-1 | 1,390 | 1 |
| 4 | UCLA | 8-1 | 1,293 | 5 |
| 5 | Gonzaga | 7-2 | 1,240 | 3 |
| 6 | Villanova | 6-2 | 1,175 | 6 |
| 7 | Texas | 6-1 | 1,101 | 7 |
| 8 | Kansas | 6-1 | 1,068 | 8 |
| 9 | Alabama | 7-1 | 1,029 | 16 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 6-1 | 972 | 9 |
| 11 | Arizona | 7-0 | 919 | 11 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 8-0 | 905 | 10 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 6-1 | 762 | 13 |
| 14 | Houston | 7-1 | 686 | 15 |
| 15 | UConn | 8-1 | 527 | 17 |
| 16 | USC | 8-0 | 510 | 20 |
| 17 | Iowa State | 8-0 | 499 | 19 |
| 18 | Auburn | 7-1 | 419 | 21 |
| 19 | Michigan State | 7-2 | 405 | 22 |
| 20 | Florida | 6-1 | 386 | 14 |
| 21 | Ohio State | 6-2 | 370 | NR |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 7-1 | 338 | 23 |
| 23 | Seton Hall | 7-1 | 177 | 25 |
| 24 | BYU | 7-1 | 157 | 12 |
| 25 | LSU | 8-0 | 135 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Colorado State 90, Xavier 78, Illinois 71, North Carolina 55, St. Bonaventure 37, Oklahoma 29, Memphis 14, Iowa 12, Michigan 11, San Francisco 10, Loyola Chicago 4, Indiana 3, Texas Tech 2.
The Kansas City Chiefs strengthened their hold on the AFC West lead with a 22-9 win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday night at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs defense came up with three fourth-down stops and forced three turnovers, one of which turned into a 75 yard interception returned for a touchdown by Daniel Sorensen.
Patrick Mahomes threw for just 184 yards with 1 interception and a touchdown run. Chiefs receivers dropped a number of passes on the night but it didn’t matter with the defense leading the way.
Teddy Bridgewater threw for 257 yards for Denver and Javonte Williams gained 102 yards on the ground in replacement of the injured Melvin Gordon but the Broncos were held out of the end zone.
The Chiefs have now won 12 straight against the division rival Broncos dating back to the 2015 season. Denver fell to 6-6 on the season. The Chiefs improve to 8-4 and hold a one game lead over the Chargers in the AFC West.
Next up for the Chiefs is a home game against the Las Vegas Raiders next Sunday.
The Iowa women’s basketball team picked up an 88-61 win over Michigan State on Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Caitlin Clark recorded her third career triple-double with 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists to lead the Hawkeyes to a conference win.
McKenna Warnock added 21 points and Monika Czinano added 19 for Iowa as they improved to 5-1 on the season.
The victory marked career win number 800 for Iowa Head Coach Lisa Bluder.
Up Next: Iowa makes the trip to Ames, Iowa, on Wednesday, Dec. 8 to take on the Iowa State Cyclones in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series game inside Hilton Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. CT on ESPNU. We’ll have coverage on the Hawkeye Radio Network starting at 5:00 p.m.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team defeated No. 13 Iowa State, 22-11, on Sunday in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series. The dual win was Iowa’s 21st straight overall and 17th straight against Iowa State.
The Hawkeyes won six-of-10 matches, earned major decisions at 141 and 165, and punctuated the dual with a stalling disqualification at 285.
“This is one date on the calendar,” said Iowa head coach Tom Brands. “This isn’t about a catalyst to springboard for greater things to come. This is a step along the path to Detroit. That’s how we operate. We’re going to Destin, Florida, two weeks from tonight. ”
Eierman totaled six takedowns and more than two-and-one-half minutes of riding time two win by 15-7 major decision at 141. Marinelli used seven takedowns and more than three minutes of riding time to win 16-5 at 165. Cassioppi built a 9-0 lead before forcing a fifth stall call and terminating the match.
The Hawkeyes also got decisions from Austin DeSanto at 133, Max Murin at 149 and Nelson Brands at 174. DeSanto registered one takedown and scored a pair of points off three stall calls win 6-4 at 133. Murin’s first-period takedown was the difference in a 3-2 win at 149, and Brands scored a takedown 19 seconds into overtime to win 3-1 at 174.
Iowa returns to action Dec. 20-21 at the Rokfin duals in Destin Florida. Broadcast information and a schedule of events will be released when available.
(Radio Iowa) – The 15th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes will play 22nd ranked Kentucky on New Year’s Day in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando. It is the Hawks’ first appearance in the game since the miracle Tate to Holloway game winner in 2005 against LSU.
That’s Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz who says the Hawkeyes are looking forward to the return trip.
Mark Stoops was the youngest of the three Stoops brothers to play for Iowa. He has been the head coach at Kentucky since 2013. The Hawkeyes had the Music City Bowl game a year ago postponed due to a COVID outbreak at Missouri.
The Hawkeyes are 10-3 after getting trounced by Michigan in the Big Ten Championship. Ferentz is happy his team gets another chance to claim an 11th win.
(Radio Iowa) – Northern Iowa made only three of 22 shots from three point range and lost at home to Richmond 60-52. Noah Carter led the Panthers with 13 points but he missed all four of his three point attempts.
After beating nationally ranked St. Bonaventure the Panthers have dropped two straight and are now 2-5.
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa State will play in the Cheez-It Bowl December 29th in Orlando against Clemson. The Cyclones are 7-5 and return to the game they lost to Notre Dame in 2019.
That’s ISU coach Matt Campbell the Cyclones take on a Clemson team that finished with a record of 9-3.
Clemson and coach Dabo Swinney must settle for a bowl game after reaching the College Football Playoff the past six years.
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State football team (7-5, 5-4 Big 12) will be heading to a bowl game for a school-record fifth-straight season and for the 17th time in school history, accepting an invitation to play in the 2021 Cheez-It Bowl in Orlando, Fla.
Iowa State will face No. 19 Clemson (9-3, 6-2 ACC) on Wednesday, Dec. 29 at 4:45 p.m. CT at Camping World Stadium. ESPN will broadcast the game. This will be the first meeting between the teams.
Iowa State finished in the upper half of the Big 12 standings and had a winning record in conference play for the fifth season in a row.
This will be ISU’s second appearance in the Cheez-It Bowl, formerly the Camping World Bowl (Notre Dame in 2019).
Iowa State has a 5-11 all-time record in bowl games. Sixth-year head coach Matt Campbell, who is a three-time Big 12 Coach of the Year recipient, is the first Cyclone skipper to take five-straight Cyclone teams to a bowl game. Campbell is 2-2 in bowl games at Iowa State.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The 15th-ranked University of Iowa football team will face No. 22 Kentucky in the 2022 VRBO Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1 in Orlando, Florida. Kickoff is set for noon (CT) from Camping World Stadium and the game will be televised on ABC.
“Congratulations to coach Kirk Ferentz, our football student-athletes and the entire staff, on a Big Ten West Championship, 10-win season and our invitation to the VRBO Citrus Bowl,” said Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics Chair Gary Barta. “One of the most memorable Hawkeye football moments occurred at this bowl in 2005 and I know our fans are excited to relive those experiences. We have had wonderful Hawkeye fan support all season long and I am confident this will continue in sunny Florida.
“We want to thank Steve Hogan and Florida Citrus Sports for the invitation to participate and we look forward to our visit to Orlando.”
VRBO CITRUS BOWL TICKET INFORMATION
The Iowa Athletics Ticket Office will accept Citrus Bowl ticket requests from Monday, Dec. 6 through noon on Friday, Dec. 10 from football season ticket holders and I-Club members. Fans are encouraged to monitor their email inbox for ordering information and visit hawkeyesports.com/BowlCentral for updated information. If tickets remain after the priority process they will be made available for the pubic on Tuesday, Dec. 14.
IOWA IN POSTSEASON; AT THE CITRUS BOWL
The Hawkeyes will be making their 34th bowl game appearance and their second Citrus Bowl appearance (formerly the Capital One Bowl). Iowa defeated No. 11 LSU, 30-25, on an improbable Drew Tate-to-Warren Holloway 56-yard touchdown pass as time expired on Jan. 1, 2005.
Iowa enters the game having won three consecutive bowl games for the second time in program history. (The 2020 Music City Bowl was canceled because of COVID.) The Hawkeyes are 17-15-1 all-time in bowl games.
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