Winners of four straight, the Iowa Hawkeyes are a mainstay in the latest ESPN NCAA Tournament bracketology once again. Things are shaking up a little bit for the Hawkeyes in this week’s rendition of the projections after seeing some common opponents for a string of updates.
With three winnable games in front of them against Washington, Northwestern, and Maryland, now is the time for Iowa to make some hay and climb up one or two seed lines before things get tougher, starting with a seismic showdown against the Purdue Boilermakers.
While Iowa enjoys some time off before getting back in action on the road against Washington, check out the latest March Madness bracketology update.
Iowa Hawkeyes‘ seed
- Seed: No. 8 seed
- Opponent: No. 9 SMU
Bracket
- No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 16 Merrimack
- No. 8 Iowa vs. No. 9 SMU
- No. 5 St. John’s vs. No. 12 Belmont
- No. 4 Vanderbilt vs. No. 13 UNC Wilmington
- No. 6 Louisville vs. No. 11 Ohio State / No. 11 Texas
- No. 3 Michigan State vs. No. 14 Wright State
- No. 7 Auburn vs. No. 10 Indiana
- No. 2 Gonzaga vs. No. 15 UT Martin
Top Seeds
- No. 1 seeds: Michigan, Arizona, UConn, Duke
- No. 2 seeds: Iowa State, Gonzaga, Houston, Illinois
- No. 3 seeds: Michigan State, Florida, Nebraska, Purdue
- No. 4 seeds: Kansas, Vanderbilt, BYU, Texas Tech
Bubble Watch
- Last Four Byes: Indiana, UCLA, New Mexico, Miami
- Last Four In: USC, Ohio State, San Diego State, Texas
- First Four Out: Virginia Tech, California, Seton Hall, Santa Clara
- Next Four Out: Missouri, TCU, George Mason, VCU
Conference Breakdown
- Big Ten: 11
- SEC: 10
- ACC: 8
- Big 12: 7
- Big East: 3
- Mountain West: 3
- West Coast: 2
- MEAC: 2
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