NW probably, Iowa would be pretty close.
So what you suggest is to sneak up on a better ranking by playing sub.500 teams, that is an easier path to top 15?
I think will stay with the big payoff/big reward games. A lot more fun when all of CFB is watching you than sneaking into the top 15.
I wish Iowa got to play Indiana and move up, and I wish Iowa got to face another top 10 team in a bowl. Unfortunately that didn’t happen and honestly no Big10 team should be crying, our conference did this to us, this is all we deserve. Doesn’t mean I’m happy about it, but this is the bed they made.