I think this "unfavorable draw" thing is a bit overused. I seriously doubt too many teams look at the field and think "Wow, we're gonna blow through this bracket." Sure, we've had some cruddy draws (e.g. Playing Duke in Greensboro, Arizona in Tempe, Gonzaga in Seattle), But in the post-Davis era, we've lost our NCAA Tourney game to an eventual Final Four team a grand total of once (Villanova '16, who of course won the Natty). Only 2 other teams won their next game, with the other 5 all losing their next game. Oregon played out of their minds against us last season and we played like crap, plain and simple; can't say playing a Pac-12 team in Indy is a bad draw, and they came back down to earth and lost their next game to a #6 seed by double-digits. Also, Iowa had the Sweet 16 practically handed to them on a silver platter their First Four season, but we couldn't protect a huge lead against Tennessee, so they got that benefit.
It's true, though, that Iowa has not benefited from an upset in the bracket since 1987 (played #6 Okla in Regional Semis instead of #3 Pitt), but it's hard to get that kind of break when you can't win more than 1 game.
The bottom line is that you make your own breaks. When you do as much losing in the Tourney as Iowa, things never seem fair. Time for these boys to change history...
