Iowa women’s basketball has opened its 2024-25 campaign with wins over Northern Illinois (91-73) and Virginia Tech (71-52).
The Hawkeyes’ victory over the Hokies in the Ally Tipoff was a strong statement to the Big Ten and the rest of the country that life after Caitlin Clark can still be pretty good in Iowa City.
In the latest USA TODAY Sports Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll, Iowa is right on the fringe of being ranked. The Hawkeyes picked up 34 points to sit just outside the top 25.
With Iowa set to host Toledo on Wednesday night, the Hawkeyes are currently being paced in scoring by senior point guard Lucy Olsen’s 19.5 points per game. The Villanova transfer is shooting 47.4% from the field and averaging 5.5 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game.
Senior center Addison O’Grady (15.0), junior forward Hannah Stuelke (13.5) and senior guard Kylie Feuerbach (10.5) are all averaging double-figure scoring thus far this season.
After its two wins to open up the 2024-25 women’s college basketball season, Iowa is seeing its bracketology seeding on the rise.
In ESPN’s bracketology update, the Iowa Hawkeyes are up to a No. 7 seed in Region 4 Spokane. That’s a one-seed climb for Iowa from ESPN’s preseason bracketology.
Here’s a look at the full Region 4 Spokane. Plus, a look at every Big Ten team that finds its way into ESPN’s current bracketology along with their seeding.
Region 4 Spokane
- No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 16 Albany
- No. 8 Utah vs. No. 9 South Dakota State
- No. 5 Ole Miss vs. No. 12 Gonzaga
- No. 4 West Virginia vs. No. 13 James Madison
- No. 6 Creighton vs. No. 11 Penn State / No. 11 Clemson
- No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 North Texas
- No. 7 Iowa vs. No. 10 Mississippi State
- No. 2 Notre Dame vs. No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson
Big Ten teams in ESPN’s bracketology
- No. 1 UCLA
- No. 1 USC
- No. 3 Ohio State
- No. 4 Maryland
- No. 5 Nebraska
- No. 6 Illinois
- No. 7 Iowa
- No. 7 Michigan State
- No. 8 Michigan
- No. 8 Indiana
- No. 10 Minnesota
- No. 11 Penn State
In a show of the league’s perceived strength, the now 18-team Big Ten sees 12 of its members currently accepting bids in ESPN’s bracketology.
The SEC is also projected with 12 bids, the ACC and Big 12 each with eight and the Big East and Atlantic 10 earn a pair of berths.
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