I wish I was 1000% sold on Iowa's "lock" status as some are, because this is how I'm seeing things ......
If there is any one current bubble at-large team that is going to knock Iowa out of lock status and 'steal' Iowa's NCAAT bid, its going to be OSU.
The Buckeyes get Indiana at home on the weekend to finish the regular season and then - assuming they win that - will get the winner of Iowa vs ? on Thursday morning at the BTT.
The setup for that potential scenario is there if Iowa loses both games this week, OSU beats IU, and Iowa either loses on BTT Wednesday or loses to OSU on BTT Thursday.
jmco
If there is any one current bubble at-large team that is going to knock Iowa out of lock status and 'steal' Iowa's NCAAT bid, its going to be OSU.
The Buckeyes get Indiana at home on the weekend to finish the regular season and then - assuming they win that - will get the winner of Iowa vs ? on Thursday morning at the BTT.
The setup for that potential scenario is there if Iowa loses both games this week, OSU beats IU, and Iowa either loses on BTT Wednesday or loses to OSU on BTT Thursday.
jmco