NCAA Tournament March Madness

#98 Northern Iowa

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Projection: likely out

Northern Iowa’s résumé is built on a rugged defensive identity and a handful of clear highs — a road victory at UC Irvine and a convincing neutral-site win over Loyola-Chicago among them — but it is undermined by damaging losses such as the neutral setback to Tulsa and the blemish against Wichita State that highlight offensive inconsistency. Wins over midmajor opponents like Furman and S Dakota State bolster the profile, yet the absence of multiple road or neutral triumphs over quality foes keeps the committee from fully buying in. The schedule still offers meaningful chances to change the conversation, with a stern road test at St Mary’s and a run of conference games against Belmont, Murray State, Bradley and Drake that will force Northern Iowa to prove it can win away from home and replace those shaky results with statement performances.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/6CS Northridge247W86-57
11/9S Dakota St177W65-58
11/14Furman154W70-54
11/18N Illinois326W70-57
11/22@UC Irvine124W70-69
11/25(N)Loyola-Chicago291W72-51
11/26(N)Tulsa80L63-60
12/6Wichita St89L74-69
12/13Oakland14575%
12/17@IL Chicago20267%
12/22@St Mary's CA3216%
12/29Valparaiso19884%
1/1Indiana St18582%
1/4@Evansville28279%
1/7Belmont7451%
1/10@Bradley12548%
1/13IL Chicago20284%
1/17@Valparaiso19867%
1/21@Illinois St10341%
1/24Murray St11266%
1/28@S Illinois11745%
1/31Evansville28291%
2/6Bradley12569%
2/9@Murray St11244%
2/12@Belmont7430%
2/15Drake12670%
2/18@Indiana St18564%
2/21S Illinois11767%
2/25Illinois St10363%
3/1@Drake12648%