Oct 12, 2024; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Iowa State Cyclones head coach Matt Campbell celebrates with quarterback Rocco Becht (3) after defeating the West Virginia Mountaineers at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-Imagn Images
Iowa State moved into the top 10 following its 28-16 win over West Virginia in a 6-0 start to the season.
The Cyclones are ranked No. 9 in the newest Associated Press top 25 poll, released on Monday.
Matt Campbell’s team is the highest ranked in the Big 12, with BYU at No. 13 and No. 17 Kansas State coming in behind it. This is the third-straight week the Cyclones have spent as the highest ranked Big 12 team in the league.
This is also the first time Iowa State was ranked in the top 10 since the 2021 season.
The full poll can be seen below:
AP CFB Poll
Sun. Oct. 13, 2024
1. Texas
2. Oregon
3. Penn State
4. Ohio State
5. Georgia
6. Miami
7. Alabama
8. LSU
9. Iowa State
10. Clemson
11. Tennessee
12. Notre Dame
13. BYU
14. Texas A&M
15. Boise State
16. Indiana
17. Kansas State
18. Ole Miss
19. Missouri
20. Pittsburgh
21. SMU
22. Illinois
23. Army
24. Michigan
25. Navy
Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 68, Nebraska 62, Arizona St. 39, Oklahoma 36, Washington St. 32, Iowa 29, Texas Tech 18, Syracuse 13, Arkansas 13, Utah 7, Louisville 6, Southern Cal 5, Liberty 2, UNLV 1.
