Iowa basketball, Ben McCollum among CBS' biggest March Madness winners
Ben McCollum's outstanding coaching performance to send Iowa to the Sweet 16 is among CBS Sports' biggest winners of March Madness so far.
In just his first season as the head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes , Ben McCollum put together his finest work yet in an otherworldly coaching showing to send the Hawkeyes through to the Sweet 16 in a stunner over the No. 1-seeded Florida Gators. In a game where Iowa was undersized, had to scheme up matchups, and had to find any advantage they could, Ben McCollum discovered every single edge for the Hawkeyes and had them executing to perfection.
In a weekend full of chaos, madness, and fun, CBS Sports has Iowa and Ben McCollum among the biggest winners of the weekend. Winner: The Ben McCollum masterpiece Iowa is off to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1999 after upsetting top-seeded Florida, 73-72. Iowa used a barrage of sharp matchup-hunting to twist Florida's defense into a pretzel, and Alvaro Folgueiras delivered the game-winning 3-pointer with less than five seconds remaining.
Ben McCollum has now won over 80% of his games (449-107) in his career. Indiana , Maryland and Minnesota were the other Big Ten teams involved in the 2025 coaching carousel, but it's clear that Iowa was the major winner with the McCollum coup. - CBS Sports The win sends Iowa to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999 and has his first year already beyond any measure of success.
Up next for McCollum and Iowa is their third matchup of the year against the Nebraska Cornhuskers , with a spot in the Elite 8 on the line. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Riley on X: @rileydonald7 This article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: Iowa basketball, Ben McCollum among CBS' biggest March Madness winners