NCAA Tournament March Madness

#65 Iowa

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Projection: likely out

Iowa's resume presents several challenges for making the NCAA tournament, highlighted by a lack of quality wins against top-tier opponents, with their victories primarily coming against teams outside of the top 100. While they showcased offensive firepower, illustrated by dominant performances against lower-ranked teams like South Carolina Upstate and New Orleans, their defensive inefficiencies are concerning, especially in critical losses to Wisconsin and Iowa State, where they allowed significant point totals. The upcoming matchups against Michigan State and Nebraska provide Iowa with the opportunity to bolster their standing, but their uphill battle is compounded by inconsistent performances, which might leave them on the outside looking in come tournament time.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/4East Texas A&M330W89-67
11/7Southern Univ217W89-74
11/12South Dakota228W96-77
11/15(N)Washington St118W76-66
11/19Rider309W83-58
11/22(N)Utah St52L77-69
11/26SC Upstate349W110-77
12/3Northwestern54W80-79
12/7@Michigan28L85-83
12/12Iowa St9L89-80
12/15New Orleans346W104-57
12/21(N)Utah63W95-88
12/30New Hampshire357W112-70
1/3@Wisconsin12L116-85
1/7Nebraska51W97-87
1/11Indiana50W85-60
1/14@USC60L99-89
1/17@UCLA26L94-70
1/21Minnesota89L72-67
1/24Penn St59W76-75
1/27@Ohio St31L82-65
2/4Purdue15L90-81
2/8Wisconsin12L74-63
2/12@Rutgers71W84-73
2/16@Maryland11L101-75
2/19Oregon33L80-78
2/22Washington106W85-79
2/25@Illinois16L81-61
2/28@Northwestern54L68-57
3/6Michigan St1043%
3/9@Nebraska5143%