The Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team rattled off their biggest win over the season knocking off the No. 4 USC Trojans in front of a packed Carver-Hawkeye Arena for Caitlin Clark’s jersey retirement.
The win isn’t just a perfect cap to that day, but it could prove to be a catalyst for the Hawkeyes down the back half of this season and into the NCAA Tournament. In ESPN’s newest bracketology, the win has moved the Hawkeyes off of the bubble and into the section of the last four byes.
Carver-Hawkeye Arena might still be rocking. On Sunday, Caitlin Clark’s No. 22 went into the rafters and the Hawkeyes got their biggest win — a victory over USC — since she stopped playing for them. While that game immediately impacts the bracket, its ramifications might be even bigger on Selection Sunday. Iowa went from Last Four In to Last Four Byes. – Charlie Creme, ESPN
The win moved Iowa to 15-7 overall and gave them new life in their hunt for an NCAA Tournament bid. Their next chance comes on Thursday, Feb. 6 when they make a road trip to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
As Iowa tries to punch a ticket to the NCAA Tournament, here is an updated look at the latest bracketology.
Iowa’s current status: No. 10 seed
No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 16 Eastern Illinois / No. 16 Longwood
No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 9 South Dakota State
No. 5 Maryland vs. No. 12 Fairfield
No. 4 NC State vs. No. 13 UTSA
No. 6 Alabama vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech / No. 11 Harvard
No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 14 Gonzaga
No. 7 Baylor vs. No. 10 Iowa
No. 2 UConn vs. No. 15 Lehigh
Last Four Byes: Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota
Last Four In: Virginia Tech, Iowa State, Harvard, St. Joseph’s
First Four Out: Washington, Princeton, Arizona, George Mason
Next Four Out: Colorado, Murray State, Seton Hall, South Florida
No. 1 overall seed: UCLA
Other No. 1 seeds: South Carolina, USC, Notre Dame
No. 1 UCLA
No. 1 USC
No. 3 Ohio State
No. 5 Maryland
No. 5 Michigan State
No. 8 Michigan
No. 9 Oregon
No. 9 Illinois
No. 10 Iowa
No. 10 Indiana
No. 10 Nebraska
No. 10 Minnesota
Big Ten: 12
SEC: 10
ACC: 9
Big 12: 7
Big East: 2
Ivy League: 2
Atlantic 10: 2
Iowa’s current status
Iowa’s full bracket
On the bubble
No. 1 overall seed
Other No. 1 seeds
Big Ten seedings
Conference bids breakdown
This article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: Iowa women’s basketball gets off NCAA Tournament bracketology bubble
