After dipping to the No. 2 seed line following their loss at Nebraska, the Iowa Hawkeyes are back on the No. 1 line in ESPN’s latest edition of women’s bracketology.
With senior superstar Caitlin Clark having made history as the NCAA women’s basketball all-time leading scorer, Clark and Iowa can now focus entirely on just playing its best basketball collectively.
In addition to having set the NCAA women’s basketball all-time scoring record, Clark also set Iowa’s single-game scoring record in the Hawkeyes’ 106-89 victory over Michigan last Thursday. Clark erupted with 49 points on 9-of-18 3-point shooting.
“I don’t know if you can really script it any better. Just to do it in this fashion, I’m very grateful. Very thankful to be surrounded by so many people that have been my foundation,” Clark said afterward.
But, Clark and the Hawkeyes have larger team goals. That begins with Iowa’s Thursday date at No. 16 Indiana (21-4, 12-3 Big Ten). In order to stay within one game of with first-place Ohio State in the Big Ten standings, the Hawkeyes need to collect a key road win over the Hoosiers.
It would also help solidify the Hawkeyes on the top seed line in any future editions of ESPN’s bracketology. Let’s check in on who all is currently in Iowa’s bracket per ESPN’s resident women’s bracketologist Charlie Creme and what the full lay of the land looks like.