NCAA Tournament March Madness

#23 Iowa

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Projected seed: 9

Iowa’s résumé reads like a classic case of promise tempered by inconsistency, with eye-catching road wins at Oregon and at Washington and a marquee victory over UCLA balancing out damaging showings such as the heavy loss at Michigan State and the blowout home defeat to Purdue; the Hawkeyes have proven they can win away from home and at neutral sites yet have also dropped a string of tight games at places like Iowa State, Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan that keep the committee cautious. Home wins over quality opponents and a solid victory over Ohio State bolster the profile, but split results against Maryland and a handful of uninspiring results against lesser foes create margin for doubt. With a true road opportunity remaining at Nebraska, the team can still erase some of the bad losses and move up or else confirm its current middle-of-the-bracket standing depending on that outcome.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4Robert Morris141W101-69
11/7W Illinois364W77-58
11/14Xavier94W81-62
11/18SE Missouri St227W99-70
11/20Chicago St344W93-54
11/25(N)Mississippi77W74-69
11/26(N)Grand Canyon63W59-46
12/2@Michigan St10L71-52
12/6Maryland134W83-64
12/11@Iowa St8L66-62
12/14W Michigan274W91-51
12/20(N)Bucknell331W94-39
12/29MA Lowell320W90-62
1/3UCLA34W74-61
1/6@Minnesota72L70-67
1/11Illinois5L75-69
1/14@Purdue7L79-72
1/17@Indiana41W74-57
1/20Rutgers133W68-62
1/28USC69W73-72
2/1@Oregon100W84-66
2/4@Washington52W84-74
2/8Northwestern66W76-70
2/11@Maryland134L77-70
2/14Purdue7L78-57
2/17Nebraska12W57-52
2/22@Wisconsin25L84-71
2/25Ohio St27W74-57
2/28@Penn St137L71-69
3/5Michigan2L71-68
3/8@Nebraska1229%