NCAA Tournament March Madness

#86 Northern Iowa

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Projection: likely out

Northern Iowa's resume is currently lacking the strong wins needed to gain traction for a tournament bid. Their losses against teams like UC Irvine and North Texas highlight struggles against higher-ranked opponents, while their only notable win is against Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Despite having some favorable upcoming matchups, such as against Southern Illinois and Belmont, they need to consistently win those games and ideally snag a victory against a top-tier team like Drake to improve their status. Without those marquee wins and with the current computer rankings hovering in the mid to low range, their chances of being a tournament team look slim unless they make a late-season surge.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/7WI Milwaukee119W87-68
11/10UC Irvine60L80-60
11/14@Wichita St117L79-73
11/19W Illinois334W82-56
11/28(N)North Texas78L68-48
11/29(N)St Bonaventure66L68-56
12/4@IL Chicago180W83-56
12/7N Illinois352W101-57
12/13NE Omaha292W78-58
12/16Montana167W104-76
12/21(N)Washington St69L76-68
12/29S Illinois21964%
1/1Belmont13359%
1/4@Valparaiso20855%
1/8Murray St10757%
1/11@Illinois St15152%
1/14Evansville33771%
1/18@S Illinois21956%
1/21Missouri St18962%
1/25@Indiana St19955%
1/29@Drake6343%
2/2Bradley7452%
2/5@Missouri St18954%
2/8Illinois St15160%
2/11Indiana St19963%
2/16@Murray St10749%
2/19@Belmont13351%
2/23Drake6351%
2/26IL Chicago18062%
3/2@Bradley7444%