ESPN Observes Iowa Women Dominating Elite Teams in March Madness Semis!
ESPN shared its prediction for how far Iowa women's basketball will advance in its March Madness picks.
For the fourth time in the last five seasons, the Iowa women's basketball program is hosting the first two rounds in the NCAA Tournament. Despite moderate preseason expectations, the Hawkeyes made it to the Big Ten Tournament championship game and secured a No. 2 seed in this year's tournament.
Jan Jensen's squad has made a habit of outperforming lower expectations all season long, and they're going to have to do it again. Despite being a No. 2 seed that's played fantastic basketball the last month, outside of a blowout loss to UCLA , one big member of the national media isn't predicting a super long stay in the tournament for the Hawkeyes.
Charlie Creme of ESPN predicted every single game in the women's NCAA Tournament, and had Iowa bowing out earlier than fans may think. Creme predicted Iowa to dominate Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round, 94-56, securing a date with Georgia in the second round. He picked the Hawkeyes to squeak by the Bulldogs, 68-65, to advance to the Sweet 16.
Creme has Iowa's season ending in the Sweet 16, though, with a 73-72 loss to third-seeded TCU. He had top-seeded South Carolina coming out of the Sacramento 4 Region. Here's what Creme had to say about a potential matchup between Iowa and TCU: A potential TCU-Iowa matchup in the regional semifinals could be the game of the region.