It was only a few days ago the Iowa Hawkeyes were eying not only a double bye in the Big Ten Tournament, but also a 2-seed overall. Much like the end to Iowa football’s season, all the Hawkeyes needed to do was avoid shooting themselves in the foot against the cellar-dwelling Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Of course, just like in football, the Hawkeyes did not avoid that letdown on senior day. So instead of a 2-seed, Iowa earned the 5th seed in this year’s iteration of the Big Ten Tournament. It could have been much worse, with Iowa potentially in play for the 6th or 7th seed based on other game outcomes.