Rankings a-go-go.
Iowa basketball suffered two painful losses -- so much for that bye week being just what they needed to recharge and refocus for the stretch run! -- but while their Big Ten championship aspirations may have caved in, the sky hasn't totally fallen on their standing with the pollsters. Iowa dropped from #8 in both polls to #15 in the Coaches Poll and #16 in the AP Poll.
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One thing preventing Iowa from freefalling too far in the polls this week? E'ERYBODY LOSIN' GAMES.
This season in NCAA Men's Basketball, top 10 teams have lost 73 times this year, the most in a single regular season in the AP Poll era
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 29, 2016
Figuring out which teams are really good and which teams are just pretty good has been exceptionally difficult this season.