The Iowa State Cyclones are a legitimate College Football playoff contender and are out to one of the best starts in program history.

Week in and week out, they have managed to stack wins and creep up the rankings and have now cracked the Top 10.

Here are the latest rankings from the AP:

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Associated Press Top 25

First-place votes in parentheses

TeamRec.
1. Texas (56)6-0
2. Oregon (6)6-0
3. Penn State6-0
4. Ohio State5-1
5. Georgia5-1
6. Miami6-0
7. Alabama5-1
8. LSU5-1
9. Iowa State6-0
10. Clemson5-1
11. Tennessee5-1
12. Notre Dame5-1
13. BYU6-0
14. Texas A&M5-1
15. Boise State5-1
16. Indiana6-0
17. Kansas State5-1
18. Ole Miss5-2
19. Missouri5-1
20. Pittsburgh6-0
21. SMU5-1
22. Illinois5-1
23. Army6-0
24. Michigan4-2
25. Navy5-0

The Cyclones have never finished with double-digit wins in a season, and this year looks like it could very well end that streak.

Per Cyclones.com:

The Cyclones (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) opened the season with six wins for the first time since 1938 and are bowl eligible for the seventh time in nine seasons under head coach Matt Campbell. The win marked Iowa State's sixth consecutive Big 12 road win.

Next up for the Cyclones is a home date with UCF, a Saturday kickoff time of 6:30 inside Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. Watch the game on FOX.

Sources: ESPN.com - AP Poll and Cyclones.com

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