Iowa coach Tom Brands recaps the Hawkeyes' third-place finish at the Big Ten Championships Cody Goodwin, cgoodwin2@dmreg.com
We're only a few days removed from both the Big Ten and Big 12 tournaments, so here's the early prognosis on Iowa's big three teams.
For Iowa: Nine qualifiers is a good number, especially with the wildcard addition of senior heavyweight Sam Stoll. His inclusion bumps the Hawkeyes' odds for an 11th NCAA trophy in 13 years up, though it remains to be seen by how much.
For Iowa State: Nine qualifiers seems like a night-and-day difference from a year ago, when Jarrett Degen was the Cyclones' only national qualifier.