NCAA Tournament March Madness

#8 Iowa St

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Projected seed: 3

Iowa State’s profile reads like a classic tournament resume: eye‑catching wins away from home, high‑visibility neutral‑site victories, and a handful of road setbacks that limit upward movement. The Cyclones beat a blue‑blood on the road at Purdue, collected marquee neutral wins over St. John’s, Creighton, and Syracuse, and defended their home floor against Kansas and Houston, while road wins at Baylor and Kansas State show they can win in hostile environments. That body of work is offset by rough results away from their building, most notably at Kansas earlier in the year and at Arizona, plus losses in other true road settings, so they land comfortably inside the field but shy of the very top lines. A final regular season date with Arizona State gives them a clear chance to polish the resume and quiet any remaining questions before Selection Sunday.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3F Dickinson336W88-50
11/6Grambling297W102-62
11/10(N)Mississippi St98W96-80
11/17Stonehill334W96-57
11/24(N)St John's21W83-82
11/25(N)Creighton73W78-60
11/26(N)Syracuse80W95-64
12/3Alcorn St352W132-68
12/6@Purdue7W81-58
12/11Iowa23W66-62
12/14E Illinois324W78-53
12/21Long Beach St247W91-60
12/29Houston Chr288W89-61
1/2West Virginia56W80-59
1/7@Baylor49W70-60
1/10Oklahoma St68W83-71
1/13@Kansas20L84-63
1/17@Cincinnati42L79-70
1/20UCF53W87-57
1/24@Oklahoma St68W84-71
1/29Colorado64W97-67
2/1@Kansas St100W95-61
2/7Baylor49W72-69
2/10@TCU44L62-55
2/14Kansas20W74-56
2/16Houston6W70-67
2/21@BYU24L79-69
2/24@Utah120W75-59
2/28Texas Tech14L82-73
3/2@Arizona3L73-57
3/7Arizona St5990%