NCAA Tournament March Madness

#7 Iowa St

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Projected seed: 2

Iowa State’s résumé makes sense as a high seed because it pairs eye-catching road and neutral-site wins with a strong home ledger while leaving only a few damaging blemishes. Road victories at Purdue and Baylor and neutral-site knockouts of St. John’s, Creighton and Syracuse prove this team can win in hostile or tournament-like settings, and the home victory over Kansas gives the committee a marquee, quadrant-style win to cite. That said, losses at Cincinnati and at TCU and an earlier loss at Kansas are clear reminders that Iowa State can be vulnerable away from home, so the upcoming home dates with Houston and Texas Tech and the road trips to BYU and Arizona are the kinds of opportunities to either add signature quality or to tamp down questions.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3F Dickinson331W88-50
11/6Grambling273W102-62
11/10(N)Mississippi St91W96-80
11/17Stonehill344W96-57
11/24(N)St John's22W83-82
11/25(N)Creighton78W78-60
11/26(N)Syracuse67W95-64
12/3Alcorn St346W132-68
12/6@Purdue9W81-58
12/11Iowa23W66-62
12/14E Illinois325W78-53
12/21Long Beach St231W91-60
12/29Houston Chr300W89-61
1/2West Virginia59W80-59
1/7@Baylor44W70-60
1/10Oklahoma St62W83-71
1/13@Kansas14L84-63
1/17@Cincinnati51L79-70
1/20UCF49W87-57
1/24@Oklahoma St62W84-71
1/29Colorado79W97-67
2/1@Kansas St105W95-61
2/7Baylor44W72-69
2/10@TCU52L62-55
2/14Kansas14W74-56
2/16Houston457%
2/21@BYU2157%
2/24@Utah12593%
2/28Texas Tech1775%
3/2@Arizona229%
3/7Arizona St7094%