***Official 2026 NCAA Tournament Thread***

[Cyinthenorth]

You should expect a decent path as a 2 seed..... Iowa as a 9 on the other hand...

That's fair

 

[CycloneJoe6]

Iowa has had an answer for every run in this tournament. It's pretty incredible

 

[ISU_Guy]

Iowa has had an answer for every run in this tournament. It's pretty incredible

Yep, it’s usually a turnover for points followed up by a three-pointer

 

[12191987]

Yes

Well, that sucks.

Hopefully he likes money.

Or even better he manages to pull a Tang. Given his history it seems he is probably just legitimately an elite coach.

 

[FerShizzle]

not a foul

 

[ISU_Guy]

What TF are they doing. Just hero ball after hero ball

 

[Lewey24]

Illinois’s ability to get an offensive rebound and not score should be studied.

 

[FerShizzle]

these refs have lost control a bit and are anticipating calls

 

[AuH2O]

You should expect a decent path as a 2 seed..... Iowa as a 9 on the other hand...

Their path has been 8,1,4,3. Even if these are over seeded teams this isn’t an easy path.

That’s just cope. They are playing well and their coach is great at game planning and their players execute. And imagine that. You get a lot of guys that can shoot the basketball you are going to have success to some level.

 

[Prone2Clone]

I'm naming my next dog Tomislov Ivisic.

 

[NWICY]

Damn it Illinois get going here.

 

[KCyclone2010]

These refs are in Iowas pocket

 

[FerShizzle]

weak

 

[RagingCloner]

What a weak foul call

 

[Cyched]

Embarrassing call

 

[JEFF420]

ok, im gonna unsub from iowa everywhere and cyclonefanatic until aug

 

[FriendlySpartan]

Can’t believe it’s still this close.

Really cheering for Illinois mostly from a gambling perspective but if Iowa pulls this off are we gonna need a wellness check thread for some people on here?

 

[Spam]

Iowa is not winning this. They are going to panic.

 

[12191987]

Not watching, but can I safely assume that a prediction that gives Illinois a 57% of winning while down 1 is wildly different than what the viewing experience would predict?

 

[Prone2Clone]

Can’t believe it’s still this close.

Really cheering for Illinois mostly from a gambling perspective but if Iowa pulls this off are we gonna need a wellness check thread for some people on here?

Yes. Yes we are.