NCAA Tournament March Madness

#25 Iowa

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Projected seed: 9

Iowa’s résumé pairs big home scalps like UCLA with eye-catching road wins at Oregon and Washington and a tough on-the-road victory at Indiana, but those highs are tempered by damaging losses in hostile settings such as Penn State, Michigan State, Michigan and Illinois along with setbacks to Purdue at home and on the road. The Hawkeyes have a troubling pattern of protecting the home floor then stumbling in return trips against Ohio State, Nebraska and Maryland, so until they add a signature road or neutral victory to counter those blemishes their projected placement reflects that mixed profile.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Robert Morris144W101-69
11/7W Illinois364W77-58
11/14Xavier97W81-62
11/18SE Missouri St232W99-70
11/20Chicago St344W93-54
11/25(N)Mississippi65W74-69
11/26(N)Grand Canyon61W59-46
12/2@Michigan St9L71-52
12/6Maryland120W83-64
12/11@Iowa St6L66-62
12/14W Michigan273W91-51
12/20(N)Bucknell331W94-39
12/29MA Lowell321W90-62
1/3UCLA27W74-61
1/6@Minnesota77L70-67
1/11Illinois7L75-69
1/14@Purdue8L79-72
1/17@Indiana46W74-57
1/20Rutgers124W68-62
1/28USC80W73-72
2/1@Oregon99W84-66
2/4@Washington53W84-74
2/8Northwestern57W76-70
2/11@Maryland120L77-70
2/14Purdue8L78-57
2/17Nebraska14W57-52
2/22@Wisconsin22L84-71
2/25Ohio St26W74-57
2/28@Penn St138L71-69
3/5Michigan3L71-68
3/8@Nebraska14L84-75
3/11(N)Maryland120W75-64
3/12(N)Ohio St26L72-69