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Iowa Named Top 16 Seed in NCAA Tournament

While their official seed won't be revealed until 8:00 p.m. EST on March 15, the Iowa Hawkeyes learned they were among the Top 16 seeds. The NCAA unveiled the Top 16 in alphabetical order in order to give these schools further time to sell tickets for their tournament games.

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Iowa Softball Sets Numerous Records in 21-Run Conference Win

B1G Softball isn't talked about nearly as much as it should be, especially when a team like the Iowa Hawkeyes is scoring 21 runs. Granted, they gave up 15, but a win is a win.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / March 14

Exclusive: Hannah Stuelke, Iowa, Uses Week Off to Their Advantage

Senior forward Hannah Stuelke was questionable going into the B1G Tournament, which could've changed everything for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Even though sophomore Ava Heiden has led the team in scoring for eight straight games, there's no denying she's better when Stuelke is on the court with her.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / March 14

Iowa Remains Single-Digit Seed in Penultimate Bracketology

While the Iowa Hawkeyes' quest to win the B1G Championship came to an end against Ohio State, Ben McCollum's squad is still projected to go dancing. It's been a few years since the NCAA Tournament has involved the Iowa Hawkeyes, but that should change this year.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / March 14

Exclusive: Iowa Stars Discuss What Makes the Hawkeyes so Special

The Iowa Hawkeyes are set to bring their 26-6 overall record into the 2026 edition of the NCAA Tournament. Second-year head coach Jan Jensen knew she had a ton of younger players to rely on this year, but she had a pair of seniors who were there to help guide the way.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / March 14

Iowa Bubble Watch: Why Hawkeyes Deserves to Be in March Madness

First year Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Ben McCollum had a chance to make sure his squad was a "lock" in the tournament on February 22, but it's been chaos ever since.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Big Ten Network / March 13

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Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / March 13

Iowa's Bennett Stirtz Eyeing Single-Season Record

Year one of the Ben McCollum era reached quite a high as the Iowa Hawkeyes were able to seemingly do whatever they wanted with Bennett Stirtz at point guard.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / March 13

Exclusive: Iowa Stars Reflect on Final Season Together Before March Madness

The second year of the Jan Jensen era went according to plan as the Iowa Hawkeyes put forward a 26-6 overall record in the regular season. They made it all the way to the B1G Championship game this year, and while that game may not resulted in a win, this team showed tremendous progress from where they were a year ago.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / March 13

Iowa Has New Projected Opponent in NCAA Tournament

Nothing will be finalized until March 15, but in the meantime it's fun to speculate and keep up with Bracketology projections. The Iowa Hawkeyes have had to sit back and wait as they were embarrassed by UCLA in the B1G Championship game, 96-45.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / March 13

March Madness Tournament Projection: What Seed Will Iowa Men Get?

The Iowa Hawkeyes first season under Ben McCollum was overall a success, though there's still plenty of room to grow. McCollum was able to guide this team to a win in the B1G Tournament, but Ohio State got the best of them in the third round, 72-69.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / March 12

Iowa Awaits NCAA Tournament Fate After Ohio State Loss

The Iowa Hawkeyes do not control their own destiny when it comes to the NCAA Tournament. They had a chance to do so in the Big Ten Tournament; all the Hawkeyes had to do was go on a run, beat some quality teams along the way and claim the tournament trophy when everything was said and done.

Iowa Baseball Can't Afford to Drop Series vs. Penn State

Conference play presents an ample opportunity for the Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team to make its case for a berth in the NCAA Tournament. While the conversations about which schools are in and which ones are out won’t take place for a long time, the foundation of a team’s résumé is built now.