Hawks 25 in new AP poll

[longtimer]

Didn’t think this team would ever be rated. Still hope they can make tournament
Clones #3 with one vote for #1. And we had them on the ropes on the road.

 

[Fryowa]

Didn’t think this team would ever be rated. Still hope they can make tournament
Clones #3 with one vote for #1. And we had them on the ropes on the road.

When it comes to basketball, NET rating is the one and only thing that matters and Iowa is #11. AP poll doesn't mean dick.

Iowa also doesn't have a Quad 1 win so once B1G play hits that 11 is gonna probably drop quick. Can't even think about looking at rankings until at least a 1/3rd of the way through B1G play.

 

[ssckelley]

I thought this was neat as well, they got in by 1 vote over Kentucky. So unless they look like crap against UMass Lowell they should start 2026 ranked.

 

[longtimer]

Perhaps AP rank doesn’t translate to tournament but still is out there and is at least something that people including future recruits look at. Agree we haven’t really had any big wins and the eligibility for the tournament is still going to be a task

 

[BryceC]

Perhaps AP rank doesn’t translate to tournament but still is out there and is at least something that people including future recruits look at. Agree we haven’t really had any big wins and the eligibility for the tournament is still going to be a task

Iowa’s NET ranking is 13th. KenPom 19th. Torvik 18th and projecting Iowa for a 6 seed in the tourney.

The metrics love Iowa. Honestly barring a meltdown Iowa is easily in the tourney.

Your seed will be impacted by the lack of Q1 and Q2 wins but plenty of opportunity for that in conference play. But right now Iowa is clearly in.

 

[longtimer]

Iowa’s NET ranking is 13th. KenPom 19th. Torvik 18th and projecting Iowa for a 6 seed in the tourney.

The metrics love Iowa. Honestly barring a meltdown Iowa is easily in the tourney.

Your seed will be impacted by the lack of Q1 and Q2 wins but plenty of opportunity for that in conference play. But right now Iowa is clearly in.

Start Big Ten UCLA at home and at Minnesota then Illinois Purdue and Indiana we look pretty good now but we need to win 2 of those. We are just not talented enough to step on court and beat anyone in Big Ten without coming to play. Hope it doesn’t happen but we could lose all 5.

 

[BryceC]

Start Big Ten UCLA at home and at Minnesota then Illinois Purdue and Indiana we look pretty good now but we need to win 2 of those. We are just not talented enough to step on court and beat anyone in Big Ten without coming to play. Hope it doesn’t happen but we could lose all 5.

Agreed. But Iowa has given themselves room to lose a game or two in conference play they shouldn’t.

Depending on which games Iowa could go 9-11 in conference play and be in pretty easily IMO.

 

[haydensly]

Start Big Ten UCLA at home and at Minnesota then Illinois Purdue and Indiana we look pretty good now but we need to win 2 of those. We are just not talented enough to step on court and beat anyone in Big Ten without coming to play. Hope it doesn’t happen but we could lose all 5.

Here is how I see those five games shaking out:

UCLA - Home - W
Minnesota - Road - W
Illinois - Home - Toss Up
Purdue - Road - L
Indiana - Road - Toss Up

Yes, we could lose all five but the from what I've seen out of this team I will be disappointed if we don't win three of them. Some might think I'm crazy to have Illinois and Indiana as toss ups but we have shown we can be in every game; if Indiana were a home game I would say it's a W. Looking forward to seeing the results.