The Iowa Hawkeyes are officially bowl eligible! After a 41-3 trouncing of the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Hawkeyes punched their postseason ticket by earning their sixth win of the year to move to 6-2 overall with a strong 4-1 mark in Big Ten conference play.
The question for the Hawkeyes is just how high they can climb in the bowl game pecking order. Should Iowa keep playing like they have been, the Hawkeyes could ascend into the upper echelon of bowl games as they have done in this week’s projections, which show them getting projected to bigger bowl games against stronger opponents.
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While Iowa sits idle this week before a monstrous matchup at home against the Oregon Ducks in Week 11, check out Iowa’s Week 10 bowl projection roundup.
Note: The PAC-12 bowl-tie-ins remain through 2025, despite those teams in new conferences
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Vanderbilt’s quarterback Diego Pavia (2) celebrates his go-ahead touchdown against Missouri during their game at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025.
Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl
Opponent: Vanderbilt Commodores
Date: December 31, 2025
ESPN
Oct 5, 2024; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; General view of a Tennessee Volunteers helmet prior to the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images
Bowl (Schlabach): ReliaQuest Bowl
Opponent: Tennessee Volunteers
Date: December 31, 2025
Bowl (Bonagura): Las Vegas Bowl
Opponent: Utah Utes
Date: December 31, 2025
CBS
Noah Fifita #1 of the Arizona Wildcats throws a pass during the first half of the NCCAF game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Arizona Stadium on October 04, 2025, in Tucson.
Bowl: Rate Bowl
Opponent: Arizona Wildcats
Date: December 26, 2025
Sports Illustrated
Sep 27, 2025; Syracuse, New York, USA; Duke Blue Devils quarterback Darian Mensah (10) warms up before a game against the Syracuse Orange at the JMA Wireless Dome. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images
Bowl: Pinstripe Bowl
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Opponent: Duke Blue Devils
Date: December 27, 2025
College Football News
Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar (6) throws the ball during warm-ups for a NCAA football game against Kentucky at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky on Oct. 25, 2025.
Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl
Opponent: Tennessee Volunteers
Date: December 31, 2025
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Oct 11, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Utes quarterback Devon Dampier (4) scores a touchdown against the Arizona State Sun Devils during the third quarter at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images
Bowl: Las Vegas Bowl
Opponent: Utah Utes
Date: December 31, 2025
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