THE WAITING IS FINALLY OVER AS SELECTION SUNDAY HAS NOW COME AND GONE IT IS TIME TO FILL OUT THOSE BRACKETS AS IOWA, IOWA STATE AND DRAKE EACH HAVE THEIR DESTINATIONS… LET’S GET THIS THING ROLLING FOLKS ALL THREE OF THE TEAMS FROM IOWA LAND IN THE MIDWEST REGION! IOWA IS THE 8 SEED THEY WILL TAKE ON THE 9 SEED AUBURN TIGERS IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA, THAT GAME WILL BE ON THURSDAY. A TIME FOR TIPOFF HAS YET TO BE ANNOUNCED. THE DRAKE BULLDOGS CHAMPIONS OF THE MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE WILL BE HEADING TO ALBANY NEW YORK WHERE THEY WILL BE PLAYING THE 5 SEED MIAMI HURRICANES! MIAMI LOST TO DUKE IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL EARLIER THIS YEAR. TO THE WOMEN NOW AS THE IOWA STATE CYCLONES WERE NOT ABLE TO GET A TOP 4 SEED SO THEY WILL NOT BE HOSTING FIRST AND SECOND ROUND GAMES. THEY ARE IN KNOXVILLE REGION WHERE THEY WILL PLAY TOLEDO FUNNY ENOUGH THAT IS THE PROGRAM WHERE BILL FENNELLY FIRST STARTED HIS HEAD COACHING CAREER. THAT GAME IS ON MARCH 18 NO TIME HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED YET. THE IOWA HAWKEYES SOMEHOW DIDNT GET A 1 SEED. SOOO YEAH… THEY WILL BE A 2 SEED AND HOST THEIR OWN FIRST AND SECOND ROUND GAMES AND IT WILL START WITH SOUTEAST MISSOURI STATE. THEY’LL PLAY FRIDAY MARCH 17. AND HOW ABOUT THOSE DRAKE BULLDOGS. WINNING THE MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE TODAY AND NOW WILL HEAD TO AUSTIN IN T
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Tracking men’s, women’s teams from Iowa in NCAA Tournament
Six basketball teams from Iowa — men’s and women’s programs from Drake University, Iowa State University and the University of Iowa — were selected for the 2023 NCAA Tournament.Here’s what you need to know about each team’s first-round game. (Tipoffs are listed in Central Standard Time.)For the men’s tournament:No. 9 Auburn beat No. 8 Iowa, 83-75, Thursday in Birmingham, Alabama. No. 11 Pittsburgh beat No. 6 Iowa State, 59-41, Friday in Greensboro, North Carolina.No. 5 Miami beat No. 12 Drake, 63-56, Friday in Albany, New York.For the women’s tournament: No. 2 Iowa beat No. 15 Southeast Louisiana, 95-43, on Friday. The Hawkeyes will play No. 10 Georgia on Sunday. Iowa State is the 5-seed in the Knoxville Region. They will play Toledo (ISU coach Bill Fennelly’s former team) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Knoxville, Tennessee, on ESPN2.Drake is the 12-seed in the Austin Region. They will play Louisville at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in Austin, Texas, on ESPN2.First-round results of men’s NCAA Tournament games played Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines: No. 1 Kansas 96, No. 16. Howard 68No. 8 Arkansas 73, No. 9 Illinois 63No. 2 Texas 81, No. 15 Colgate 61No. 10 Penn State 76, No. 7 Texas A&M 59Saturday’s games4:15 p.m.: No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 8 Arkansas on CBS6:45 p.m.: No. 2 Texas vs. No. 10 Penn State on CBS Session three Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena is also sold out, but you can find tickets on Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats and other resellers. Here is the schedule for the 2023 men’s tournament:March 14-15: First Four | Dayton, OH (UD Arena) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid SeatsMarch 16 & 18: First/Second Rounds | Birmingham, AL (Legacy Arena) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid SeatsMarch 16 & 18: First/Second Rounds | Des Moines, IA (Wells Fargo Arena) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid SeatsMarch 16 & 18: First/Second Rounds | Orlando, FL (Amway Center) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid SeatsMarch 16 & 18: First/Second Rounds | Sacramento, CA (Golden 1 Center) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid SeatsMarch 17 & 19: First/Second Rounds | Albany, NY (MVP Arena) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid SeatsMarch 17 & 19: First/Second Rounds | Columbus, OH (Nationwide Arena) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid SeatsMarch 17 & 19: First/Second Rounds | Denver, CO (Ball Arena) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid SeatsMarch 17 & 19: First/Second Rounds | Greensboro, NC (Greensboro Coliseum) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid SeatsMarch 23 & 25: West Regional | Las Vegas, NV (T-Mobile Arena ) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid SeatsMarch 23 & 25: East Regional | New York, NY (Madison Square Garden) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid SeatsMarch 24 & 26: Midwest Regional | Kansas City, MO (T-Mobile Center) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid SeatsMarch 24 & 26: South Regional | Louisville, KY (KFC Yum! Center) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid SeatsApril 1 & 3: Final Four | Houston, TX (NRG Stadium) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats
Six basketball teams from Iowa — men’s and women’s programs from Drake University, Iowa State University and the University of Iowa — were selected for the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
Here’s what you need to know about each team’s first-round game. (Tipoffs are listed in Central Standard Time.)
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For the men’s tournament:
For the women’s tournament:
- No. 2 Iowa beat No. 15 Southeast Louisiana, 95-43, on Friday. The Hawkeyes will play No. 10 Georgia on Sunday.
- Iowa State is the 5-seed in the Knoxville Region. They will play Toledo (ISU coach Bill Fennelly’s former team) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Knoxville, Tennessee, on ESPN2.
- Drake is the 12-seed in the Austin Region. They will play Louisville at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in Austin, Texas, on ESPN2.
First-round results of men’s NCAA Tournament games played Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines:
- No. 1 Kansas 96, No. 16. Howard 68
- No. 8 Arkansas 73, No. 9 Illinois 63
- No. 2 Texas 81, No. 15 Colgate 61
- No. 10 Penn State 76, No. 7 Texas A&M 59
Saturday’s games
- 4:15 p.m.: No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 8 Arkansas on CBS
- 6:45 p.m.: No. 2 Texas vs. No. 10 Penn State on CBS
Session three Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena is also sold out, but you can find tickets on Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats and other resellers.
Here is the schedule for the 2023 men’s tournament:
- March 14-15: First Four | Dayton, OH (UD Arena) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats
- March 16 & 18: First/Second Rounds | Birmingham, AL (Legacy Arena) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats
- March 16 & 18: First/Second Rounds | Des Moines, IA (Wells Fargo Arena) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats
- March 16 & 18: First/Second Rounds | Orlando, FL (Amway Center) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats
- March 16 & 18: First/Second Rounds | Sacramento, CA (Golden 1 Center) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats
- March 17 & 19: First/Second Rounds | Albany, NY (MVP Arena) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats
- March 17 & 19: First/Second Rounds | Columbus, OH (Nationwide Arena) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats
- March 17 & 19: First/Second Rounds | Denver, CO (Ball Arena) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats
- March 17 & 19: First/Second Rounds | Greensboro, NC (Greensboro Coliseum) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats
- March 23 & 25: West Regional | Las Vegas, NV (T-Mobile Arena ) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats
- March 23 & 25: East Regional | New York, NY (Madison Square Garden) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats
- March 24 & 26: Midwest Regional | Kansas City, MO (T-Mobile Center) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats
- March 24 & 26: South Regional | Louisville, KY (KFC Yum! Center) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats
- April 1 & 3: Final Four | Houston, TX (NRG Stadium) Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats
Source: kcci.com