The bids are out for the 2009 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments. The state of Iowa has 3 teams in the Big Dance(s):
The UNI men – A 12-seed in the West Region, the Panthers have to play 5-seed (and Big Ten tourney champ) Purdue in round one. UNI has not won an NCAA tourney game since 1990, a first round upset of Missouri. The winner of that game faces either Washington or Mississippi State (SEC tournament champion) in round two.
The ISU women — Bill Fennelly’s team earns it’s 10th invite in 14 seasons. The Cyclones are #17 in this week’s poll, but were granted no favors. Iowa State gets East Tennessee State in the first round, then likely a date with 5th seed Tennessee in round two. And the games are being played in Kentucky. Guess which team will have more fans in Bowling Green?
The Iowa women — Lisa Bluder’s team gets in, and they get to host the first two rounds. That’s the good news. the bad news is … IF they can beat #9 Georgia Tech (Iowa is an 8-seed), they will play top seed (and #2 ranked) Oklahoma in round two.
My question to you is: Which Iowa team will advance the farthest in this year’s brackets?
-Garman
