It’s been a roller coaster of a season, as many expected with this young group of Hawkeyes. At the outset, there was abundant optimism, but for the most part tempered expectations. The general consensus was this group would be a bubble team on the high end and may not make the NIT on the low end.
Following a thrilling win over Wisconsin on Thursday night, the Hawkeyes are sitting at 17-13 overall and 9-8 in conference play, which puts them in 8th place in the Big Ten and firmly back on the bubble. And never has it felt so good.