The NCAA Regionals start on Friday with the Hawkeyes starting their tournament off against the Houston Cougars at 7:05 p.m. on ESPNU. The Hawkeyes will have their hands full in the regional - according to D1Baseball, Iowa has an RPI of 83. Meanwhile, the other three teams in the regional (Houston, Baylor, and Texas A&M), have a combined RPI of 83. Essentially, this is a mark on Iowa’s weak schedule, but it just shows how well-tested their opponents will be in this regional.
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Luckily enough, the NCAA Regionals happen to be double elimination, so if the Hawkeyes stumble somewhere along the way, they’ll have an opportunity to play themselves back into it from the other side.