Much has been made of the Iowa Hawkeye defense this season. As of this writing, Iowa’s current points allowed per possession in conference is the worst among Big Ten teams, at 1.092. While it’s a decided improvement over where they finished last year – 1.187 – there is still concern about the state of the defense.
I’m here to tell you that it’s quite alright.
Through 24 games, Iowa has given up 1.135 points or fewer 20 times. There is no questioning that 1.135 points per possession is a bad number but Iowa is 19-1 in those games.