Iowa State is off to its best start in 15 years and on Sunday entered The Associated Press poll for the first time since 2005 at No. 25.
This week the Cyclones play fourth-ranked TCU on homecoming for a share of first place in the Big 12.
The resurgence comes after Iowa State has finished no higher than ninth in four of the six years since the Big 12 ended its divisional alignment.
Alabama remains the top rated team in the AP Poll followed by Penn State, Georgia, TCU and Wisconsin.
