Hawks 7th in AP, 8th in Coaches' Poll; 6th in BCS Standings

IOWA CITY - The first Bowl Championship Series rankings of the 2009 football season were released Sunday afternoon and the Iowa Hawkeyes are ranked sixth. The undefeated Hawkeyes also made the top ten list in both the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and the USA Today Top 25 Coaches' Poll released Sunday. (Click here to read how The Gazette's Mike Hlas voted)

The Hawkeyes' winning streak continues after Saturday's 20-10 victory over the University of Wisconsin in Madison. The 7 and 0 Hawkeyes head to East Lansing, Michigan to take on Michigan State on Saturday. Michigan State is riding three straight wins into its home game against unbeaten Iowa next weekend.

The Spartans had lost three straight games in September and looked like a long shot to have any chance in the Big Ten race. Now they're one of three teams with just one conference loss in the Big 10.

-Scott Saville, KCRG-TV9 Sports

AP Top 25:

1. Alabama (39) 7-0 1447

2. Florida (20) 6-0 1434

3. Texas 6-0 1365

4. USC 5-1 1213

5. Cincinnati 6-0 1163

6. Boise State 6-0 1156

7. Iowa 7-0 1092

8. Miami (FL) 5-1 1056

9. LSU 5-1 1014

10. TCU 6-0 1001

11. Georgia Tech 6-1 861

12. Oregon 5-1 849

13. Penn State 6-1 753

14. Oklahoma State 5-1 690

15. Virginia Tech 5-2 684

16. Brigham Young 6-1 601

17. Houston 5-1 478

18. Ohio State 5-2 373

19. Utah 5-1 350

20. Pittsburgh 6-1 330

21. Texas Tech 5-2 286

22. West Virginia 5-1 205

23. South Carolina 5-2 159

24. Kansas 5-1 120

25. Oklahoma 3-3 117

Top 25 Coaches Poll:

1. Florida

2. Alabama

3. Texas

4. Southern California

5. Boise State

6. Cincinnati

7. TCU

8. Iowa

9. Miami (Fla.)

10. LSU

11. Penn State

12. Oklahoma State

13. Georgia Tech

14. Oregon

15. Virginia Tech

16. Brigham Young

17. Ohio State

18. Houston

19. Pittsburgh

20. Utah

21. Kansas

22. West Virginia

23. South Carolina

24. Texas Tech

25. Mississippi