Was curious about the complete picture of Iowa's inability to get to the Sweet 16. This link has a ranking of the top programs going back 12 years since Fran started.
https://barttorvik.com/?year=2022&s...vquad=0&quad=5&venue=All&type=All&mingames=0#
Iowa is 24th. Here are the top teams to never make the sweet 16 in the last 12 years. Also decided to include the number of tourney appearances including this year.
21 - Texas (8 tournament appearances)
24 - Iowa (6 tournament appearances)
26 - St Mary's (5 tournament appearances)
38 - Oklahoma St (5 tournament appearances)
40 - Illinois (4 tournament appearances)
Might see a few teams break their trend here. Iowa's tournament underperformance/futility/whatever you want to call it is really only matched by 1 team. And they've had and blown more opportunities than the teams below them.
https://barttorvik.com/?year=2022&s...vquad=0&quad=5&venue=All&type=All&mingames=0#
Iowa is 24th. Here are the top teams to never make the sweet 16 in the last 12 years. Also decided to include the number of tourney appearances including this year.
21 - Texas (8 tournament appearances)
24 - Iowa (6 tournament appearances)
26 - St Mary's (5 tournament appearances)
38 - Oklahoma St (5 tournament appearances)
40 - Illinois (4 tournament appearances)
Might see a few teams break their trend here. Iowa's tournament underperformance/futility/whatever you want to call it is really only matched by 1 team. And they've had and blown more opportunities than the teams below them.
