NO. 13 IOWA 10-2 OVERALL, 7-2 IN BIG TEN

On the back of a ball-hawking defense, the Hawkeyes are in their second Big Ten title game, playing for their first conference championship since 2004. The Iowa defense has been elite at taking the ball away in 2021, forcing a national high 22 interceptions to go with six fumble recoveries for a +13 turnover margin, good for third best in the country. That’s been so vital to their success, because the offense has struggled; only seven FBS schools gained fewer yards per game than the Hawkeyes have (299.1).