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After consecutive Big Ten wins over Nebraska and Indiana, Iowa began its West Coast swing with a frustrating loss against USC.
Though Iowa shot 53.3% from the field and knocked down 11 3-pointers against the Trojans, the Hawkeyes couldn’t find an answer defensively at USC in a 99-89 loss on Tuesday night.
Still, the Iowa Hawkeyes are in the mix for a return to the NCAA Tournament. In its latest edition of bracketology, ESPN has Iowa firmly in the mix for an NCAA Tournament berth.
With a Friday night date against UCLA ahead, here’s the latest look at Iowa’s NCAA tournament outlook according to ESPN bracketology.
Plus, the full NCAA Tournament bubble picture currently and a look at projected Big Ten seedings.
Iowa’s current status
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Iowa’s current status: “First Four Out”
On the bubble
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Last Four Byes: Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Saint Mary’s, Nebraska
Last Four In: Ohio State, Creighton, New Mexico, Texas
First Four Out: Vanderbilt, Iowa, UCF, Cincinnati
Next Four Out: Arizona State, SMU, Arkansas, Dayton
No. 1 overall seed
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Other No. 1 seeds
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Big Ten seedings
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Conference bids breakdown
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SEC: 12
Big Ten: 10
Big 12: 7
ACC: 5
Big East: 4
Mountain West: 3
WCC: 2
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