It was a season that began with a top-25 ranking despite the departure of key players like Samantha Logic and Bethany Doolittle. The challenge was large for the inexperienced Hawkeyes attempting to fill those shoes, and they fell just short of the goal of extending the streak.
There ended up not being enough at-large bids to go around for Iowa, who would have been the sixth Big 10 team to be selected. Maryland is a two, Indiana is a nine and Purdue is an 11 in the Lexington region. Michigan State is a four in the Bridgeport region and Ohio State is the three in the Sioux Falls region.