If I seemed a little perturbed in the immediate aftermath of learning 8-seeded Iowa (19-13, 11-9) would play 9-seeded Auburn (20-12, 10-8) in Alabama, you’d be correct. But it’s nothing new for our Hawkeyes, as they played Cincinnati in Columbus, OH (as a 10 seed) and Temple Owls in New York City as a 7 and came out on top in both instances.
But it got me thinking just how often it happens for a location advantage to tilt heavily in matchups, especially among those in that 7-10 range. Data gathered came from sports-ref.