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Will Iowa State play in Omaha? The latest on the Cyclones' NCAA Tournament resume

Will Iowa State play in Omaha? The latest on the Cyclones' NCAA Tournament resume
AUTO GROUP. IT’S BECOME FACT AT THIS POINT. ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY WALK INTO HILTON COLISEUM AND EXPECT TO WIN IOWA STATE A PERFCT 12 ZERO AT HILTON THIS YEAR. THE LAST SEVEN RANKED TEAMS TO COME TO AMES HAVE ALL LEFT, LOSING AS KANSAS ROLLS INTO TOWN. THEY WERE LOOKING VULNERABLE. CYCLONES SMELL BLOOD IN THE WATER, A SELLOUT CROWD, A WHITEOUT CROWD. THIS ONE WAS AWESOME. CYCLONES JUMPED OUT EARLY. TREY KING, HE WAS FANTASTIC IN THIS GAME. KNOCKS DOWN A THREE. ONLY HAD THREE THREES COMING INTO THIS GAME. HE WOULD HAVE THREE IN THE FIRST HALF ALONE. HOW ABOUT A LITTLE DEFENSIVE SOUND. WARD. THE SWAT RIGHT THERE. AND THEN MORE DEEP BALL SHOOTING. TAMIN LIPSEY HITS THE THREE CYCLONES OUT OF 3026 LEAD AT THE HALF. SECOND HALF. WATCH THIS SICK DISH LIPSEY THE NO. LOOK TO TREY KING. KING HAD 21 ON THE NIGHT. CYCLONES LED THIS GAME BY DOUBLE DIGITS, BUT KANSAS WOULD STORM BACK SIX POINT GAME KEVIN MCCULLAR JUNIOR TRIMS IT TO THREE. IOWA STATE WOULD BE UP TWO WITH UNDER A MINUTE TO GO, AND KEYSHAWN GILBERT THIS ONE WAS WITH FIVE SECONDS REMAINING ON THE SHOT CLOCK. HAD NO CHOICE. AND THAT’S A MOMENT FANS ARE GOING TO REMEMBER FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. THAT WOULD BE THE DAGGER. CYCLONES TAKE A 7772 LEAD. THEY GO ON TO WIN IT 7975, CYCLONES 13 AND OH AT HOME. WHAT A DAY AT HILTON FANS STORMED THE COURT. SHANNON EHRHARDT WAS IN ALL OF THE ACTION. THERE’S NOTHING QUITE LIKE A COURT STORMING IOWA STATE UPSETS KANSAS RIGHT HERE IN HILTON COLISEUM. HILTON MAGIC STRIKES AGAIN. SHOUT OUT TO THE FANS. I’LL GO FIRST. I’LL DO IT EVERY TIME. I DIDN’T I DIDN’T KNOW THAT. I DIDN’T KNOW THEY WERE STORMING THE COURT. THEY HAVEN’T DONE THAT IN A WHILE. I DON’T THINK SO. I WAS ALREADY IN THE HANDSHAKE LINE AS SOON AS THE BUZZER WENT. OFF. I LOOK UP AND IT’S JUST A CROWD OF PEOPLE AND I’M JUST LIKE, I WAS OVERWHELMED. LIKE I COULDN’T. IT’S TRULY SPECIAL. IT’S THE FIRST TIME I’VE EVER, YOU KNOW, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE COURT STORMING IOWA STATE, GAVE FANS A REASON TO ERUPT. ON AVERAGE, THE CYCLONES MAKE JUST SIX THREES A GAME AGAINST KANSAS. THEY DRILLED 14 BIG MAN TREY HAD THE HOT HAND FOR IOWA STATE. HE HIT AN ISU CAREER HIGH FOUR THREES. TALLIED 21 POINTS AND NINE BOARDS. YOU KNOW ONE THING THAT COACH TJ AND COACH CRAWFORD REALLY TALKED TO ME ABOUT WAS, YOU KNOW, IF THEY SAG OFF, IF IT’S THE RIGHT SHOT AND THE RIGHT TIME, TAKE IT AND MAKE IT AND SHOOT IT WITH CONFIDENCE. IT’S THE FIRST TIME IOWA STATE FANS HAVE SEEN TAMIN LIPSEY, KEYSHAWN GILBERT AND CURTIS JONES ALL IN SYNC BEHIND THE ARC. THE TRIO SANK SEVEN, THE MOST CLUTCH COMING WITH 40S LEFT IN THE GAME WHEN IOWA STATE EXTENDED ITS LEAD FROM 2 TO 5. THEY KIND OF GOT A LITTLE DIFFERENT. I REALLY AIN’T HAD NOWHERE TO GO, SO I HIT HIM WITH A LITTLE MOVE AND I JUST SHOT IT AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH FOR IT TO GO IN. WELL, THE CHAOS IS CURRENTLY BEING CLEANED UP BEHIND ME AND KANSAS IS SENT PACKING FOR THE THIRD TIME ON THE ROAD. THIS SEASON. IOWA STATE IS NOW TIED FOR SECOND IN THE BIG 12 WITH A FIVE AND TWO RECORD. AND IN CASE YOU FORGOT, THREE POINTERS WILL ALWAYS BE WORTH MORE THAN TWO FROM HILTON COLI
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Will Iowa State play in Omaha? The latest on the Cyclones' NCAA Tournament resume
Iowa State dropped two spots in the latest AP Top 25 poll released Monday, but that didn't seem to slow down the Cyclones' NCAA Tournament momentum.Previous video above: Iowa State knocks off KansasIowa State is all but guaranteed a high seed in next month's postseason thanks to a 21-6 record and strong rankings in the NCAA Tournament committee's metrics. As of Tuesday morning, ISU also has the inside track on a bid to Omaha — the closest of the eight locations for first- and second-round games.Iowa State NCAA Tournament resumeRecord: 21-6 (10-4 in Big 12 play)NET: 8Strength of Record (SOR): 8Strength of Schedule (SOS): 35Notable wins: Houston, Kansas, at TCU, at TexasYou can view Iowa State's updated "team sheet" here.Bracketology updates: Iowa State remains a No. 3 seedIowa State's 1-1 record last week didn't lead to much movement for the Cyclones in the latest projections. Other teams around the Cyclones did move around, however.Iowa State was a projected No. 3 seed last week by most of the dozens of brackets tracked by Bracket Matrix. The Cyclones had an average seed of 2.87, nearly identical to its 2.94 average as of Tuesday morning. Iowa State is the highest No. 3 seed — in other words, the No. 9 overall team — by average.CBS bracketology: Iowa State is a No. 3 seed in Omaha, playing in the Midwest RegionESPN bracketology: Iowa State is a No. 3 seed in Omaha, playing in the East RegionHow can Iowa State play in Omaha for the NCAA Tournament?First- and second-round host cities are not tied to regions or seed numbers; instead, the top 16 teams (every team seeded No. 1 through No. 4 in the final bracket) are numbered off, with the best remaining team assigned to the nearest available site. Each of the eight locations will host two of the top 16 teams.For Iowa State to get to Omaha, this means the Cyclones cannot finish behind multiple teams that also have Omaha as their closest location. Most notably, that would include Kansas (a consensus No. 2 seed as of Tuesday).Additionally, Omaha is the second-closest site for some other teams in the same range as the Cyclones, such as Marquette and Baylor. If those teams finish ahead of Iowa State on the final seed list, they may get sent to Omaha if their first choice — Memphis for Baylor, Indianapolis for Marquette — have already taken two teams among the top 16.Omaha is also the third option for Illinois, currently a No. 4 seed by Bracket Matrix. The Illini could potentially move up if they win at Wisconsin and vs. Purdue in the final two weeks of the regular season.Up next: Iowa State hosts Oklahoma, plays at UCFIowa State has a chance at revenge when it hosts Oklahoma on Wednesday, nearly two full months after the Sooners took down ISU in Norman.The Cyclones finish the week on Saturday with a road trip to Orlando for its first Big 12 game vs. new conference opponent Central Florida.

Iowa State dropped two spots in the latest AP Top 25 poll released Monday, but that didn't seem to slow down the Cyclones' NCAA Tournament momentum.

Previous video above: Iowa State knocks off Kansas

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Iowa State is all but guaranteed a high seed in next month's postseason thanks to a 21-6 record and strong rankings in the NCAA Tournament committee's metrics. As of Tuesday morning, ISU also has the inside track on a bid to Omaha — the closest of the eight locations for first- and second-round games.

Iowa State NCAA Tournament resume

Record: 21-6 (10-4 in Big 12 play)

NET: 8

Strength of Record (SOR): 8

Strength of Schedule (SOS): 35

Notable wins: Houston, Kansas, at TCU, at Texas

You can view .

Bracketology updates: Iowa State remains a No. 3 seed

Iowa State's 1-1 record last week didn't lead to much movement for the Cyclones in the latest projections. Other teams around the Cyclones did move around, however.

Iowa State was a projected No. 3 seed last week by most of the dozens of brackets tracked by . The Cyclones had an average seed of 2.87, nearly identical to its 2.94 average as of Tuesday morning. Iowa State is the highest No. 3 seed — in other words, the No. 9 overall team — by average.

  • : Iowa State is a No. 3 seed in Omaha, playing in the Midwest Region
  • : Iowa State is a No. 3 seed in Omaha, playing in the East Region

How can Iowa State play in Omaha for the NCAA Tournament?

First- and second-round host cities are not tied to regions or seed numbers; instead, the top 16 teams (every team seeded No. 1 through No. 4 in the final bracket) are numbered off, with the best remaining team assigned to the nearest available site. Each of the eight locations will host two of the top 16 teams.

For Iowa State to get to Omaha, this means the Cyclones cannot finish behind multiple teams that also have Omaha as their closest location. Most notably, that would include Kansas (a consensus No. 2 seed as of Tuesday).

Additionally, Omaha is the second-closest site for some other teams in the same range as the Cyclones, such as Marquette and Baylor. If those teams finish ahead of Iowa State on the final seed list, they may get sent to Omaha if their first choice — Memphis for Baylor, Indianapolis for Marquette — have already taken two teams among the top 16.

Omaha is also the third option for Illinois, currently a No. 4 seed by Bracket Matrix. The Illini could potentially move up if they win at Wisconsin and vs. Purdue in the final two weeks of the regular season.

Up next: Iowa State hosts Oklahoma, plays at UCF

Iowa State has a chance at revenge when it hosts Oklahoma on Wednesday, nearly two full months after the Sooners took down ISU in Norman.

The Cyclones finish the week on Saturday with a road trip to Orlando for its first Big 12 game vs. new conference opponent Central Florida.