If you were to ask Twitter about the Iowa basketball team, you would likely get a dramatic response bordering on “the sky is falling” after they lost back to back games in the Big Ten. The first game was a close loss to Wisconsin, but the second game was a blowout against Michigan State. The Michigan State game really set fans over the edge, but it’s important to remember that expectations were not that high for the men’s Iowa basketball team heading into the season.
Sure, Fran thought they would do well, and the Hawkeyes were listed as a bubble contender for a NCAA tournament spot, but nobody foresaw their meteoric rise to #14 in the AP Rankings fueled by wins over previously ranked Oregon and unranked UConn.