Iowa basketball a staple in newest ESPN March Madness Bracketology

After a three-game skid, the Iowa Hawkeyes are winners of three straight Big Ten conference games and are suddenly looking like they might have found something. It could be a combination of who they have played and rounding into form in Ben McCollum's system, but wins are wins, and those wins are building Iowa's resume.

Sitting at 15-5 overall, with a 5-4 mark in Big Ten play, the Hawkeyes have become a staple in the NCAA Tournament projections. In ESPN's latest March Madness bracketology update, Iowa isn't going anywhere. The Hawkeyes are holding their seed line and could continue to improve it if they pick up some more wins against conference foes.

Iowa's next action comes on Sunday, February 1, when they make the West Coast swing to take on Oregon, followed by a date against Washington on February 4.

Iowa Hawkeyes' seed

• Seed: No. 8 seed
• Opponent: No. 9 Georgia

Bracket

• No. 1 UConn vs. No. 16 B-CU / No. 16 UMES
• No. 8 Iowa vs. No. 9 Georgia
• No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 12 Tulsa
• No. 4 BYU vs. No. 13 North Dakota State
• No. 6 Louisville vs. No. 11 Texas / No. 11 Indiana
• No. 3 Houston vs. No. 14 UNC Wilmington
• No. 7 SMU vs. No. 10 UCLA
• No. 2 Nebraska vs. NO. 15 UT Arlington

Top Seeds

• No. 1 seeds: Duke, Arizona, UConn, Michigan
• No. 2 seeds: Illinois, Michigan State, Iowa State, Nebraska
• No. 3 seeds: Purdue, Houston, Florida, Gonzaga
• No. 4 seeds: Kansas, Texas Tech, BYU, Vanderbilt

Bubble Watch

• Last Four Byes: Wisconsin, Miami, UCLA, Ohio State
• Last Four In: New Mexico, USC, Texas, Indiana
• First Four Out: Virginia Tech, Seton Hall, Santa Clara, TCU
• Next Four Out: Missouri, California, Stanford, George Mason

Conference Breakdown

• Big Ten: 11
• SEC: 10
• ACC: 8
• Big 12: 7
• Big East: 3
• Mountain West: 3
• West Coast: 2

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