NCAA Tournament March Madness
#5 Iowa St
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Projected seed: 3 (automatic qualifier)
Iowa State’s resume pairs a string of overwhelming wins over low-major opponents with a set of neutral-site statement victories over St John’s, Creighton, Syracuse and Mississippi State that show the roster can beat quality teams away from its own floor, but those high points are offset by a razor-thin escape at St John’s and the fact that a signature true road triumph is still missing; upcoming trips to Purdue, Kansas, Arizona, BYU and Cincinnati and a test at Utah give the team multiple clear chances to solidify its standing while home tests against Baylor, Kansas and Houston offer windows to reinforce the profile in front of the committee.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | F Dickinson | 360 | W88-50 |
| 11/6 | Grambling | 285 | W102-62 |
| 11/10 | (N)Mississippi St | 78 | W96-80 |
| 11/17 | Stonehill | 345 | W96-57 |
| 11/24 | (N)St John's | 16 | W83-82 |
| 11/25 | (N)Creighton | 53 | W78-60 |
| 11/26 | (N)Syracuse | 65 | W95-64 |
| 12/3 | Alcorn St | 333 | W132-68 |
| 12/6 | @Purdue | 2 | 33% |
| 12/11 | Iowa | 32 | 83% |
| 12/14 | E Illinois | 328 | 100% |
| 12/21 | Long Beach St | 270 | 100% |
| 12/29 | Houston Chr | 291 | 100% |
| 1/2 | West Virginia | 69 | 92% |
| 1/7 | @Baylor | 29 | 64% |
| 1/10 | Oklahoma St | 50 | 89% |
| 1/13 | @Kansas | 18 | 59% |
| 1/17 | @Cincinnati | 74 | 81% |
| 1/20 | UCF | 58 | 90% |
| 1/24 | @Oklahoma St | 50 | 75% |
| 1/29 | Colorado | 68 | 91% |
| 2/1 | @Kansas St | 76 | 82% |
| 2/7 | Baylor | 29 | 82% |
| 2/10 | @TCU | 52 | 75% |
| 2/14 | Kansas | 18 | 79% |
| 2/16 | Houston | 8 | 66% |
| 2/21 | @BYU | 10 | 45% |
| 2/24 | @Utah | 120 | 91% |
| 2/28 | Texas Tech | 30 | 83% |
| 3/2 | @Arizona | 9 | 45% |
| 3/7 | Arizona St | 82 | 94% |