{"id":32372,"date":"2024-03-18T22:48:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T17:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/ncaa-selection-committee-kinda-screwed-iowa-in-womens-tournament-ex-espn-star-says\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T22:48:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T17:18:21","slug":"ncaa-selection-committee-kinda-screwed-iowa-in-womens-tournament-ex-espn-star-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/ncaa-selection-committee-kinda-screwed-iowa-in-womens-tournament-ex-espn-star-says\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA selection committee &#8216;kinda screwed&#8217; Iowa in women&#8217;s tournament, ex-ESPN star says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\">\n<p>Join Fox News for access to this content<\/p>\n<p>Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account &#8211; free of charge.<\/p>\n<p><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-gating-footer\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. To access the content, check your email and follow the instructions provided.\n      <\/div>\n<p> Having trouble? Click here.<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The Iowa Hawkeyes have one of the toughest paths to the Final Four in the NCAA Women\u2019s Basketball Tournament as they were chosen to be the No. 1 seed of the Albany Region 2 bracket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The Caitlin Clark-led squad drew a ton of media attention this season. Clark started the year pursuing Kelsey Plum\u2019s all-time scoring record and ended the Big Ten Conference Tournament with more points than the Washington legend, Lynette Woodard and Pete Maravich.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/343\/192\/Caitlin-Clark28.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/686\/384\/Caitlin-Clark28.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/672\/378\/Caitlin-Clark28.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1344\/756\/Caitlin-Clark28.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/931\/523\/Caitlin-Clark28.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1862\/1046\/Caitlin-Clark28.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/720\/405\/Caitlin-Clark28.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1440\/810\/Caitlin-Clark28.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1200\/675\/Caitlin-Clark28.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Caitlin Clark wins Big Ten title\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark celebrates after the Big Ten Women&#8217;s Basketball Tournament championship game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers on March 10, 2024, at the the Target Center in Minneapolis.<\/span> <span>(Bailey Hillesheim\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As a reward, Iowa may have a rematch of last year\u2019s national championship against LSU before even getting to Cleveland for the Final Four. UCLA, Colorado and Kansas State are also among the teams that could give the Hawkeyes a headache.<\/p>\n<p>Former ESPN columnist Jemele Hill believed the NCAA selection committee &#8220;kinda screwed&#8221; Iowa.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Think the committee kinda screwed Iowa a little bit with that region. To have to go through the defending national champions (LSU) and UCLA\u2026 don\u2019t know if they deserved that,&#8221; Hill wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>Iowa coach Lisa Bluder acknowledged the importance of having the No. 1 seed in the tournament but understood that it doesn\u2019t guarantee the team anything.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/343\/192\/Caitlin-Clark27.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/686\/384\/Caitlin-Clark27.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/672\/378\/Caitlin-Clark27.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1344\/756\/Caitlin-Clark27.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/931\/523\/Caitlin-Clark27.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1862\/1046\/Caitlin-Clark27.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/720\/405\/Caitlin-Clark27.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1440\/810\/Caitlin-Clark27.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1200\/675\/Caitlin-Clark27.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Iowa's Caitlin Clark talks to reporters\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark talks in a press conference after the Big Ten Women&#8217;s Basketball Tournament championship game on March 10, 2024, in Minneapolis.<\/span> <span>(Bailey Hillesheim\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>2024 NCAA WOMEN&#8217;S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SELECTIONS REVEALED<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It establishes us as one of the very best teams in America,&#8221; she said, via the Des Moines Register. &#8220;It&#8217;s just a credit to our recognition, which I&#8217;m very happy about. But it&#8217;s just a number, right? We got to the championship game last year as a No. 2 seed. We know No. 1 seeds don&#8217;t guarantee anything.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Right now, I&#8217;m kind of just looking at this week. We try to break this tournament into week segments. These two games this week, then the next two. You just try to break it down like that. You look at the overall picture, it can be overwhelming looking at all those teams. But we have a path, and we know what it&#8217;s going to take.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/343\/192\/Lisa-Bluder2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/686\/384\/Lisa-Bluder2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/672\/378\/Lisa-Bluder2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1344\/756\/Lisa-Bluder2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/931\/523\/Lisa-Bluder2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1862\/1046\/Lisa-Bluder2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/720\/405\/Lisa-Bluder2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1440\/810\/Lisa-Bluder2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1200\/675\/Lisa-Bluder2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Lisa Bluder speaks\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Lisa Bluder after defeating the Nebraska Cornhuskers on March 10, 2024, in Minneapolis.<\/span> <span>(Bailey Hillesheim\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Iowa will either face UT-Martin or Holy Cross in their first matchup and then potentially West Virginia or Princeton. 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