Yep. 167 last year. 20 on offense.
This year the offense is 26.. I see the defense updated to 15.
It's too bad Jirak was not ready to play; can't teach 7'0".
Iowa (20-11) KenPom Rankings: #24 Overall, #32 Offense, #28 Defense (after Nebraska loss)
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It's too bad Jirak was not ready to play; can't teach 7'0".
Yep. 167 last year. 20 on offense.
This year the offense is 26.. I see the defense updated to 15.
Jan 20, 2026 Update (after beating Rutgers):
Out of 365 teams:
Team Rank: 19
Offense: 35
Defense: 16
Tempo: 337
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Out of 365 teams:
Team Rank: 19
Offense: 35
Defense: 16
Tempo: 337
LINK:
Hawks once again held their opponent to 62.4 points. That's good for the 5th best in the nation.
Jan 28, 2026 Update (after beating USC):
Out of 365 teams:
Team Rank: 23
Offense: 40
Defense: 17
Tempo: 335
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Out of 365 teams:
Team Rank: 23
Offense: 40
Defense: 17
Tempo: 335
LINK:
Offense trending down a lil, but defense steady. Need to quit shooting ourselves in the foot with careless fouls.
That first half offense would have made Todd Lickliter proud.
The offense trending downwards is concerning. I wonder if Ben has considered utilizing more of the transition game. It is certainly there for the taking.
Feb 1, 2026 Update (after beating Oregon):
Out of 365 teams:
Team Rank: 19
Offense: 28
Defense: 18
Tempo: 340
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Out of 365 teams:
Team Rank: 19
Offense: 28
Defense: 18
Tempo: 340
LINK:
Seeing an Iowa MBB team being sub-20th in DefEff ....
Back to 28 (up from 40, last I saw) after tonight's win.
OT: Hey @Franisdaman, you remember NevadaHawk from the Rivals days? I remember him saying something about 24/7 and posting there. Have you seen him around here?
Here, Ben previews tomorrow's game vs Washington, which has a lot of size & where they play with a lot of physicality.
Ben said Washington is talented; they got some good players from the transfer portal, and their best player is a true freshman.
Ben said Washington has had a difficult conference schedule; their 7 conference losses are to UCLA, Michigan State and Michigan and road losses at Indiana, at Purdue at Nebraska and at Illinois.
Ben has never coached a game as late as 10 pm Central Time. Says everyone has to pace themselves during the day & be ready to go.
Looks like they will be flying back right after the game, so they won't arrive in Iowa City until the early morning hours (roughly 6 am CT).
Thursday the team will be off, so they can reacclimate to the time change; they'll get back at it on Friday.
The entire 9 minutes:
Ben said Washington is talented; they got some good players from the transfer portal, and their best player is a true freshman.
Ben said Washington has had a difficult conference schedule; their 7 conference losses are to UCLA, Michigan State and Michigan and road losses at Indiana, at Purdue at Nebraska and at Illinois.
Ben has never coached a game as late as 10 pm Central Time. Says everyone has to pace themselves during the day & be ready to go.
Looks like they will be flying back right after the game, so they won't arrive in Iowa City until the early morning hours (roughly 6 am CT).
Thursday the team will be off, so they can reacclimate to the time change; they'll get back at it on Friday.
The entire 9 minutes:
This would be me, after debarking the plane on Friday morning ...
Thursday morning. And then they get to head to classes.
I'd be so tired, it would feel like Friday morning to me!!Thursday morning. And then they get to head to classes.
I'd be so tired, it would feel like Friday morning to me!!
TV dictates everything. This match up must not have been popular with the TV executives.
You will never normally hear me say this ... but if it meant a tip time anywhere between 7 & 9p CST tomorrow night, I'd have loved to have seen this game scheduled to be on Peacock.
Yes please. Need to get off that 8/9 line, though, if we want a realistic shot at getting out of the first weekend.
Good thing you winked because none of them are going to classes Thursday..Thursday morning. And then they get to head to classes.
Feb 5, 2026 Update (after beating Washington):
Out of 365 teams:
Team Rank: 15
Offense: 20
Defense: 21
Tempo: 345
LINK:
Out of 365 teams:
Team Rank: 15
Offense: 20
Defense: 21
Tempo: 345
LINK:
#15 overall. I like.
the next 2 games are must win (against 2 of the worst teams in the league)