The Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team has won four straight games in Big Ten play, but they are not receiving much love from the bracket experts. At 14-2 overall and 5-0 in Big Ten play, the Hawkeyes are in a great spot.
However, the bracketologists have them teetering on the edge of hosting in the NCAA Women’s Tournament. They have fallen a seed line in the latest ESPN bracketology amid the winning streak. The Hawkeyes are still hosting, but there appears to be a perception they need to do more.
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With Iowa getting ready for a home showdown against the Oregon Ducks, check out what the latest bracket looks like.
Iowa Hawkeyes’ seed
Iowa center Ava Heiden (5) drives to the basket against the Penn State Nittany Lions on Dec. 28, 2025 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Opponent: No. 13 Miami (Ohio)
Bracket
UConn Huskies guard Azzi Fudd gestures during the second half against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Barclays Center.
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No. 1 UConn vs. No. 16 Lehigh / No. 16 Chattanooga
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No. 8 Illinois vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State
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No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 12 UNLV
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No. 4 Iowa vs. No. 13 Miami (Ohio)
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No. 6 Duke vs. No. 11 Rice
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No. 3 TCU vs. No. 14 Montana State
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No. 7 Nebraska vs. No. 10 Syracuse
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No. 2 LSU vs. No. 15 High Point
Top Seeds
General view of a basketball with the March Madness logo during NCAA Tournament First Four Practice at UD Arena.
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No. 1 seeds: UConn, Texas, UCLA, South Carolina
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No. 2 seeds: LSU, Louisville, Kentucky, Vanderbilt
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No. 3 seeds: Michigan State, Maryland, TCU, Michigan
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No. 4 seeds: Iowa, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, Texas Tech
Bubble Watch
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – MARCH 20: A detail of a Wilson basketball is seen with the “NCAA” logo visible during practice day prior to the First Round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Lenovo Arena on March 20, 2025 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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Last Four Byes: Washington, Georgia, Villanova, Syracuse
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Last Four In: Arizona State, Mississippi State, South Dakota State, Clemson
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First Four Out: Fairfield, Virginia, BYU, Miami
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Next Four Out: Virginia Tech, Richmond, Kansas, Seton Hall
Conference Breakdown
Iowa Head Coach Jan Jensen during the Indiana versus Iowa womens basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026.
This article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: No love for Iowa women’s basketball in ESPN March Madness bracketology
