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Nebraska's bowl eligibility isn't coming down to the Iowa game, but something else is on the line in the annual Black Friday rivalry.
This week's USA TODAY Re-Rank sees the Iowa Hawkeyes hold steady, while the rival Nebraska Cornhuskers take a slide ahead of the rivalry game.
The Hawkeyes remain one of the better teams in the conference this season, and travel to Nebraska for their annual rivalry game.
No. 5 Arizona, who defeated No. 3 UConn 71-67 on Nov. 19, is poised to rise up the top 25, along with No. 18 Michigan State, who took down No. 13 Kentucky with ease in the Champions Classic on Nov. 18. Alabama could also move into the top 10 after beating No. 8 Illinois 91-86 on Nov. 19.
A couple of top-20 teams face off in Las Vegas on Monday, Nov. 24 as the No. 16 Iowa State Cyclones battle the No. 14 St. Jon's Red Storm.
Iowa's win over Michigan State wasn't perfect. Here are the moments that defined the eventual Hawkeye win in the 11th hour.
Beard lamented his players' lack of consistent boxouts after allowing 17 offensive rebounds to Austin Peay as well as the fact that point guards Ilias Kamardine (four) and Kezza Giffa (three) combined for seven of the 11 turnovers by a team that had been averaging just 8.5 per game.
The corn and soybean harvest is complete in Iowa, according to the final U.S. Department of Agriculture crop report. Producers, meanwhile, remain concerned about the cost of inputs, commodity prices and markets.