I'm starting to agree. Fortunately for us the bubble had a bad weekend. I think 10/12 of Lunardi's last 4 byes, last 4 in, and first 4 out lost this past weekend which helped Iowa from sliding. Hard to see them not making it at this point. A disaster scenario of a loss to oregon/Maryland then multiple bid steslers could push them to opening round in Dayton though
ESPN Bracketology (as of Mar 14): IOWA projected as a 9 Seed. Bracket Matrix (as of Mar 13) has IOWA as a 9 seed (consensus of 121 bracketologists)
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Thoughts?
Their quad 1 record is 4-12 (3 over ranked teams), so they have just as many quad 1 wins as Iowa has. Ohio State climbed to 30, so they became a quad 1 win.
NET of 38. 16-15 overall. I don't know.. That's really bubbly. I won't have a problem if they get in but they can't lose their first SEC tournament game. If they do, that puts them at 16-16.. I'd have a bit of an issue with giving an at large berth to a team that doesn't even have a winning record, regardless of their SOS. I don't like to give teams too much credit for simply losing to a bunch of good teams. Normally I'd prefer to see a good mid-major get the nod in this case.
Out of the 186 bracket veterans on Bracket Matrix this one is rated 7. (Jon Teitel).
Interesting because there's zero bias. He's *not* a B1G fan at all, his team is actually Arizona.
He has Iowa the first 9 seed. He also has Indiana sneaking in. Yea the bubble is soft for sure.
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It would help if we win at least a couple in the tournament though.
Come on LETS GOOO
Interesting because there's zero bias. He's *not* a B1G fan at all, his team is actually Arizona.
He has Iowa the first 9 seed. He also has Indiana sneaking in. Yea the bubble is soft for sure.
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It would help if we win at least a couple in the tournament though.
Come on LETS GOOO
My gut says we are a 9 seed with a win in the BTT. A 10 if we lose first round. I'd prefer the 10 so we're playing a 2 seed second round should we win rather than the 1 seed.
Thoughts?
16-15 is not at large worthy. I don't care what schedule team played.
I was looking at worst at large records to make the tourney. I'd forgotten about this Michigan team:
2021-22 Michigan (17-14, 54.84); Reached the Sweet 16
The Wolverines started the season ranked in the top 10 but fell off from there, losing in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to drop to 17-14 overall. Getting a No. 11 seed, Michigan took down No. 6 Colorado State and No. 3 Tennessee to reach the Sweet 16. Though the run stopped there in a loss to No. 2 Villanova, Hunter Dickinson was clutch in the wins, combining for 48 points, 17 rebounds, five steals and five blocks.
Thoughts?
FU was their best win, but good grief, they've lost 8 of their last 10. They beat St. John's and Arkansas, but they have 2 Quad 2 losses and a Quad 3 loss. Not very good.
March 12, 2026 Update:
9 B1G teams, including IOWA, are currently projected by ESPN to make the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
ESPN has #9 seed IOWA vs #8 seed UCLA with the winner playing the winner of #1 Arizona/#16 Long Island.
Seed/B1G Team:
1 Michigan............(2nd Overall Seed)
2 Illinois
2 Michigan State
3 Nebraska
4 Purdue
6 Wisconsin
8 UCLA
8 Ohio State
9 IOWA.....................
Other B1G Teams on the Outside, Looking in:
Indiana.....................(1st Team OUT)
Link to the March 12, 2026 ESPN Bracket:
Bracket Matrix (as of March 11) has IOWA as a 9 seed.
When the brackets from 114 bracketologists are combined, Iowa is considered a 9 seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
9 B1G teams, including IOWA, are currently projected by ESPN to make the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
ESPN has #9 seed IOWA vs #8 seed UCLA with the winner playing the winner of #1 Arizona/#16 Long Island.
Seed/B1G Team:
1 Michigan............(2nd Overall Seed)
2 Illinois
2 Michigan State
3 Nebraska
4 Purdue
6 Wisconsin
8 UCLA
8 Ohio State
9 IOWA.....................
Other B1G Teams on the Outside, Looking in:
Indiana.....................(1st Team OUT)
Link to the March 12, 2026 ESPN Bracket:
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The selection show is almost here! Here's how we see the bracket.
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Bracket Matrix (as of March 11) has IOWA as a 9 seed.
When the brackets from 114 bracketologists are combined, Iowa is considered a 9 seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
Thoughts?
Improv night at the Funnybone.
I know Ohio State got a big win against Purdue after Iowa beat them. Just find it strange how much of a lock OSU was prior to today yet the experts like Iowa less?
i kinda think OSU and Iowa both end up on the 8/9 line
Ohio State is winning games and Iowa is losing them, that’s why.
And Iowa has a loss to the worst team in the B1G and to the 2nd worst team in the B1G. Imagine if we had shown up for both? We'd be at least 23-10 right now.
March 13, 2026 Update:
9 B1G teams, including IOWA, are currently projected by ESPN to make the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
ESPN has #9 seed IOWA vs #8 seed Utah State with the winner playing the winner of #1 Michigan/#16 Howard or Idaho.
Seed/B1G Team:
1 Michigan............(2nd Overall Seed)
2 Michigan State
3 Illinois
3 Nebraska
4 Purdue
6 Wisconsin
8 UCLA
8 Ohio State
9 IOWA.....................
Other B1G Teams on the Outside, Looking in:
Indiana.....................(3rd Team OUT)
Link to the March 13, 2026 ESPN Bracket:
Bracket Matrix (as of March 12) has IOWA as a 9 seed.
When the brackets from 116 bracketologists are combined, Iowa is considered a 9 seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
9 B1G teams, including IOWA, are currently projected by ESPN to make the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
ESPN has #9 seed IOWA vs #8 seed Utah State with the winner playing the winner of #1 Michigan/#16 Howard or Idaho.
Seed/B1G Team:
1 Michigan............(2nd Overall Seed)
2 Michigan State
3 Illinois
3 Nebraska
4 Purdue
6 Wisconsin
8 UCLA
8 Ohio State
9 IOWA.....................
Other B1G Teams on the Outside, Looking in:
Indiana.....................(3rd Team OUT)
Link to the March 13, 2026 ESPN Bracket:
Men's Bracketology: What we're watching before the bracket reveal
The selection show is almost here! Here's how we see the bracket.
www.espn.com
Bracket Matrix (as of March 12) has IOWA as a 9 seed.
When the brackets from 116 bracketologists are combined, Iowa is considered a 9 seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
Later today seeding will be mostly done except for last bubble teams. No more time left for movement. Committee needs 48 hours to complete a bracket and plan for contingencies. Just don’t see anyone jumping Iowa at this point. Might be locked into the 8/9 matchup. And frankly that’s been this teams whole vibe the entire year.
Yeah, I think we can pretty much expect to be on the 8/9 line.
Effing 8/9 seed.... FFFFFFF
Happy to be back in the tournament, but
Happy to be back in the tournament, but
Effing 8/9 seed.... FFFFFFF
Happy to be back in the tournament, but
who knows.
maybe Ben & the team will pull a Hausen out of their hat!
Doesn't matter. They're all going down!!!!
That would make this an epic tournament. If that trend continues.
unfortunately, I think Little Debbie gets at least 1 NCAA Tournament win.
March 14, 2026 Update:
9 B1G teams, including IOWA, are currently projected by ESPN to make the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
ESPN has #9 seed IOWA vs #8 seed Utah State with the winner playing the winner of #1 Arizona/#16 Howard.
Seed/B1G Team:
1 Michigan.........................(2nd Overall Seed)
2 Michigan State
3 Illinois
3 Nebraska
4 Purdue
6 Wisconsin
8 UCLA........................................(#1 Seed Florida)
8 Ohio State....................(#1 Seed Duke)
9 IOWA.......................................(#1 Seed Arizona).....................
Other B1G Teams on the Outside, Looking in:
Indiana....................(5th Team OUT)
Link to the March 14, 2026 ESPN Bracket:
Bracket Matrix (as of March 13) has IOWA as a 9 seed.
When the brackets from 121 bracketologists are combined, Iowa is considered a 9 seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
9 B1G teams, including IOWA, are currently projected by ESPN to make the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
ESPN has #9 seed IOWA vs #8 seed Utah State with the winner playing the winner of #1 Arizona/#16 Howard.
Seed/B1G Team:
1 Michigan.........................(2nd Overall Seed)
2 Michigan State
3 Illinois
3 Nebraska
4 Purdue
6 Wisconsin
8 UCLA........................................(#1 Seed Florida)
8 Ohio State....................(#1 Seed Duke)
9 IOWA.......................................(#1 Seed Arizona).....................
Other B1G Teams on the Outside, Looking in:
Indiana....................(5th Team OUT)
Link to the March 14, 2026 ESPN Bracket:
Men's Bracketology: What we're watching before the bracket reveal
The selection show is almost here! Here's how we see the bracket.
www.espn.com
Bracket Matrix (as of March 13) has IOWA as a 9 seed.
When the brackets from 121 bracketologists are combined, Iowa is considered a 9 seed.
Link: http://www.bracketmatrix.com/
Not a great matchup for Iowa. Wonder if this is from a leaked bracket? Who is the 1? My guess is Duke or Michigan.