To answer the question of whether or not the Iowa basketball team has a chance at playing in front of a home crowd in Des Moines is much more complicated than a yes or no. To try to put it simply, yes, they do have a chance, but looking at the big picture, it’s going to be pretty tough.
The NCAA tournament committee recently published its current top 16 teams to give an idea of where teams stand with just a few weeks left in regular season play. Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, the Iowa basketball team was left off this list of 16 teams.