NCAA Tournament March Madness

#5 Iowa St

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Projected seed: 2

Iowa State’s placement is driven by the balance between big, resume-defining moments and only a few misplaced results: a statement road victory at Purdue and dominant neutral-site wins over St John's, Creighton and Syracuse along with a solid home win over Iowa show the Cyclones can beat quality opposition away from Hilton and on neutral courts, while a lopsided setback at Kansas and a road defeat at Cincinnati leave blemishes that keep them from vaulting into the very top tier. The schedule still gives them clear chances to strengthen their case with trips to Arizona and to BYU and marquee dates at home against Houston and Kansas and on the road at Kansas State, so the current placement reflects premium wins, limited damaging losses, and the opportunity to add more road and neutral victories down the stretch.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3F Dickinson344W88-50
11/6Grambling278W102-62
11/10(N)Mississippi St85W96-80
11/17Stonehill342W96-57
11/24(N)St John's22W83-82
11/25(N)Creighton53W78-60
11/26(N)Syracuse71W95-64
12/3Alcorn St341W132-68
12/6@Purdue6W81-58
12/11Iowa20W66-62
12/14E Illinois314W78-53
12/21Long Beach St229W91-60
12/29Houston Chr300W89-61
1/2West Virginia57W80-59
1/7@Baylor48W70-60
1/10Oklahoma St67W83-71
1/13@Kansas17L84-63
1/17@Cincinnati54L79-70
1/20UCF46W87-57
1/24@Oklahoma St6781%
1/29Colorado7894%
2/1@Kansas St8485%
2/7Baylor4889%
2/10@TCU5276%
2/14Kansas1774%
2/16Houston461%
2/21@BYU1450%
2/24@Utah11491%
2/28Texas Tech1974%
3/2@Arizona230%
3/7Arizona St9295%