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ESPN Bubble Watch has Hawkeyes still in NCAA Tournament, seeding suddenly in question

While both on the road, the Hawkeyes have dropped their last two. ESPN’s Bubble Watch has Iowa in the tourney but their seed in question.

The last two contests have not been kind to the Iowa Hawkeyes. Road basketball games in the Big Ten are always a gauntlet, but, at the end of the day, a loss is a loss and the NCAA Tournament selection committee views those as black and white.

Iowa’s high-powered offense has suddenly gone ice cold at the worst time of the year as they are closing out the regular season. ESPN’s John Gasaway has taken note of this and has the Hawkeyes in a treacherous spot with their seeding fading down the stretch.

In its past two outings, Iowa has lost road games at Northwestern and Wisconsin by 20 and 12 points, respectively. The defeat at the hands of the Badgers represented the worst showing on offense (0.85 points per possession) recorded by the Hawkeyes in 13 months. Road losses to at-large-level opponents are surpassingly common in the Big Ten, naturally. Still, the fact that Iowa’s offense suddenly looks weak in defeats by double-digit margins does raise the question of whether this group can hold on to its expected No. 8 seed. – Gasaway, ESPN

Prior to the loss to Wisconsin, Iowa was sitting firmly as a No. 7 seed but that appears to be fading after two consecutive slip ups. That said, the sky has not fallen yet.

The Hawkeyes have games against tournament-bound teams Indiana and Michigan State, and a matchup against a suddenly very feisty Nebraska team left to boost their resume along with the Big Ten Tournament.

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Wisconsin vs. Iowa: Stream, injury report, broadcast info for Wednesday

How to watch the Wisconsin Badgers against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Wednesday night:

The Wisconsin Badgers play the Iowa Hawkeyes on Wednesday night, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.

After a tough loss against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Saturday, the Badgers hope to get back on track with a win over the Hawkeyes at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin got the best of Iowa in their first matchup in December; however, the Hawkeyes were missing their leading scorer forward Kris Murray.

A key matchup to watch in this game will be between Wisconsin forward Tyler Wahl and Murray. Wahl has struggled since his return from an ankle injury in mid-January, but his defense will be needed to slow down Iowa’s leading scorer and its fast-paced offense.

It should be a great game to watch as the Badgers will attempt to sweep the season series and continue to work their way into the NCAA Tournament picture.

Here’s when you should tune in to see the game:

  • Date: February 22, 2023
  • Time: 8 p.m. CT
  • TV Channel: BTN
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch here)

Players to watch:

Points Leaders:

  • Wisconsin guard Chucky Hepburn: 12.5 PPG

  • Iowa forward Kris Murray: 20.7 PPG

Rebounds Leaders:

  • Wisconsin forward Steven Crowl: 7.3 RPG

  • Iowa forward Kris Murray: 8.2 RPG

Assists Leaders:

  • Wisconsin guard Chucky Hepburn: 2.8 APG

  • Iowa guard Connor McCaffery: 3.6 APG

Iowa basketball Bracketology roundup entering regular season’s penultimate week

The Iowa Hawkeyes are headed into the final stretch of the regular season. A look where they are projected among major Bracketology updates.

With just four games to go in the regular season, the Iowa Hawkeyes are pretty firmly in the 2023 NCAA Tournament barring some sort of unforeseen implosion and collapse down the stretch. Where they will wind up in the tournament is still the largest looming question.

Their next four games include matchups against at least two teams currently projected to be in the tournament in Indiana and Michigan State with Wisconsin still looking to pad their résumé and punch their ticket.

Also looming is the Big Ten Tournament which is another chance for the Hawkeyes to continue to build their résumé and stack a handful of big time wins together to improve their seeding.

Right now, Iowa can be found anywhere as high as a No. 6 seed and as low as a No. 11 seed with the truth and realistic expectations lying somewhere in the middle. That is unless they run the table and win the Big Ten championship in a repeat title defense.

Here is a roundup of some of the Bracketology projections for the Hawkeyes as they head into their final four games of the regular season with who they are projected to meet.

Chance at a No. 1 seed? Iowa women’s basketball Bracketology update

The Hawkeyes are eyeing down a massive week of huge implications. Can they steal a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament? A bracketology update.

Buckle up. This week of Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball is what it is all about. A chance at the Big Ten regular season title. A shot to take down two top-10 teams in a week’s span. And a chance to steal a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. It is all right here and ready for the taking.

The Hawkeyes start this week with a road trip to take on the No. 8 Maryland Terrapins. Iowa took down the Terrapins 96-82 inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in early February.

Second up is a home matchup with the No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers. To say this game is huge would be an enormous understatement. This game has ESPN College GameDay headed to town and could have a regular season conference title on the line.

Here is a look at the Hawkeyes’ current bracketology updates, a look at other Big Ten projections, and the schedule of their week ahead.

They’re back! Iowa’s Kate Martin, Gabbie Marshall announce they are returning next season

The Iowa Hawkeyes women just secured their backcourt for next season with Kate Martin and Gabbie Marshall announcing they are returning.

The backcourt for the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team is already one of the best, if not far and away the best, in the nation this season.

Everyone knows Caitlin Clark and the household name she has become, but without her two backcourt teammates, who knows what things would look like.

Those two teammates are Iowa’s Kate Martin and Gabbie Marshall. They have each announced that they will be returning to the Hawkeyes next season to continue what they have built.

Kate Martin has appeared in 113 games as a member of the Hawkeyes. She is averaging seven points and 4.2 rebounds per game this season, but her contributions may come more so in her ability to calm things down, be the glue within the offense, and make the smart play. She excels with her instincts and intelligence. Next year will be Martin’s sixth collegiate season.

Another backcourt member returning is Gabbie Marshall. She has 117 games under her belt and is a defensive menace for the Hawkeyes. With 170 steals, she provides a defensive stopper to go with the high-powered offense. Next year will be Marshall’s fifth season with the Iowa program.

The two returners know that they are part of something special at Iowa and want to continue on their path of wins, excitement, and laying another brick to the foundation they have been so key in building.

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Takeaways from Iowa’s much-needed win over Ohio State

Iowa topped Ohio State, 92-75, to pick up the Hawkeyes’ ninth conference victory. Here’s five key takeaways.

Iowa‘s 92-75 win over Ohio State was the first key victory in what can hopefully become a string of big performances.

This one was must-win for the Hawkeyes (17-9, 9-6 Big Ten). While beating the 11-15 Buckeyes will not put you on anyone’s radar, losing to them for the second time this year can certainly bump you off of March Madness brackets. It truly would be a loss that would be hard to come back from, and thankfully we don’t even have to worry about that.

This game went exactly how the first outing between these two sides should have gone, with Iowa dominating as clearly the better team. They caused turnovers, dominated the offensive glass, and most importantly, hit their dang 3-pointers. Here are the big takeaways from Thursday night’s performance.

ESPN College Gameday headed to Iowa City for Iowa versus Indiana on Feb. 26

ESPN College Gameday has announced they are headed to Iowa City on Feb. 26 for the Iowa Hawkeyes versus Indiana Hoosiers women’s game.

The rematch of the No. 7 Iowa Hawkeyes and No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers on Sunday, Feb. 26, just got a lot more enticing and exciting. The game is going to be getting ESPN’s College Gameday coming to town prior to tipoff.

The news came from the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball official Twitter account. The game is two of the top teams in the Big Ten and the entire country. The broadcast will run from 10-11 a.m. CT with doors opening at 9 a.m. for fans to pack Carver-Hawkeye Arena and view the live show.

This will be the second time that the Hawkeyes and the Hoosiers take the court this season. Last time saw a sold out crowd at Indiana’s Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, which was a raucous crowd. Indiana took the first round in an 87-78 victory spurred on by Grace Berger’s 26 points and Mackenzie Holmes’ 24 points.

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, Monika Czinano and others will get their chance to turn things around in what is a sellout crowd inside Carver Hawkeye Arena.

Iowa is one game back of Indiana in Big Ten play currently. Iowa is 21-5 overall with a 13-2 Big Ten record while Indiana is 24-1 overall with a 14-1 conference mark. Should things play out with these two teams winning games they should, this game could include Iowa’s chance at a share of the Big Ten regular season title on the line.

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Sharing is caring! Iowa’s Caitlin Clark ‘assists’ her way into exclusive record book

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark found her way into the Big Ten record books as the first women’s player to be among the best passers and scorers.

Everyone knows Caitlin Clark can score, and, at times, she does it at will when she is feeling it. But, that isn’t all the the Iowa Hawkeyes‘ all-world guard can do. In fact, she is one of the best passers to ever come through Big Ten women’s basketball.

Iowa thumped the Wisconsin Badgers by a score of 91-61 which was led by Clark’s 24 points, eight assists, and six rebounds. Along the way, she found herself entering a pretty exclusive group.

Caitlin Clark became the very first Big Ten women’s basketball player in history to be among the top 10 in both points scored and assists given. She creates offense in every single way and this record just shows that even more.

Clark is second in the nation in points per game with an average of 27.4 points, second in 3-pointers made (78), and leads the country in free throws made (171). Clark is first in America in total assists (208), tied with Nika Muhl of UConn. She also has 13 double-doubles and leads the country in triple-doubles with three.

Sitting at 21-5 with a 13-2 Big Ten record, the Hawkeyes are eyeing their chances to repeat as regular season and Big Ten Tournament champions and at a deep run in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

Their next game on the schedule is Saturday, Feb. 18, when they hit the road to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers at 1 p.m. CT.

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Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Wisconsin Badgers: TV, stream, broadcast details for Wednesday

The Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team resumes action tonight as they host the Wisconsin Badgers. How to watch, key players, game notes.

Tonight sees the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team get back in action after their 111-57 drubbing of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights last Sunday. Next up for the Hawkeyes is the Wisconsin Badgers who they are welcoming into Carver Hawkeye Arena for a Big Ten matchup.

Iowa is sitting with an overall record of 20-5 and 12-2 in conference play. The Badgers are at 8-18 with a 3-11 Big Ten mark. Both teams are entering this matchup off of a win. Wisconsin will most certainly be looking to make some noise in this contest with an attempt at the massive upset.

The Hawkeyes are currently No. 7 in both the USA TODAY SPORTS Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll and the Associated Press Top 25 Women’s Poll.

Things get underway tonight with a 6:30 p.m. CT tipoff. Here is a guide on how to watch, who the broadcast teams are, they key players for each team, and some quick hitting game notes for this matchup.

Wisconsin basketball jumps into the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

After wins against Iowa and Maryland, the Wisconsin Badgers have jumped into the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll:

After a fantastic week with victories over formerly-ranked No. 13 Maryland and No. 24 Iowa, the Wisconsin Badgers jumped up nine spots to No. 23 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll.

Related: PHOTOS: Wisconsin basketball sneaks past No. 24 Iowa 78-75

This stretch of wins against Big Ten opponents allowed the Badgers to show their worth and prove to the nation that they can compete against some of the top teams in the country. Elsewhere around the Big Ten, Purdue is ranked at No. 1, while Indiana and Maryland both fell to No. 16 and No. 17 after losses against ranked teams.

The USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll top 10 for this week includes Arkansas(10), Arizona(9), Texas(8), Tennessee(7), Kansas(6), Alabama(5), Houston(4), Connecticut(3), Virginia(2) and Purdue(1).

The Badgers will be back in action on Thursday night against Lehigh before facing Grambling State on Dec. 23.