Well, here are the facts: Iowa beat Tech by nine points and was in control pretty much the whole game. Tech just beat #1 Louisville by 13. Michigan and DePaul had uncharacteristically great 3-point shooting nights against Iowa.
Opinion: Iowa is a very good basketball team that is likely to continue to improve. Garza is playing like an All-American, and even people around the country are having to admit it. Weiskamp may be about to emerge, CJ Fredrick has Bohannon-like 3-pt skills, Joe T is adapting to the college game, and Iowa's defense and rebounding may be improving.
BTW: Penn State beat top ten Maryland last night, one game after Maryland escaped Illinois by one point. The Big Ten not only has some great teams, it has a whole bunch of very, very good teams that will beat great teams now and then, so fasten those seat belts. This should be fun.