History and swagger make Northern Iowa one of the scariest double-digit seeds in this year’s NCAA Tournament.
If you have any doubts, just ask North Carolina, Iowa State or even Kansas.
All three of those giants from a Power 5 conference have been toppled in recent years by the perennially spunky Panthers, who bring a 22-12 record and No. 11 seed into their Friday night tussle against No. 6 Texas (20-12) in Oklahoma City.
“This group has earned the right to believe they’re going to win,” Northern Iowa coach Ben Jacobson said. “For me, that’s been fun to be a part of.