A final look at the Iowa Hawkeyes’ 2023 NCAA Baseball Tournament projections
The NCAA Baseball Tournament’s Selection Show is here! The Selection Show will take place on ESPN2 beginning at 11 a.m. CT today where we will officially find out the fate of the Iowa Hawkeyes.
The Hawkeyes seemed to be on comfortable footing heading into the 2023 Big Ten Baseball Tournament. If there was any reason for uneasiness prior to the Big Ten Tournament, Iowa made sure to alleviate any worries with a sprint to the championship game.
Though Maryland blanked Iowa in the Big Ten Championship game, the Hawkeyes’ sprint to the title game showed they are more than ready for postseason play.
It’s just a matter of where Iowa is heading now for its sixth all-time NCAA Tournament appearance. Ahead of the official announcement later on this morning, here’s a look at the final projections for Iowa nationally.
D1Baseball.com
Landing spot: No. 3 seed in the Winston-Salem Regional
Breakdown: D1Baseball.com is projecting the Iowa Hawkeyes to the Winston-Salem Regional where host Wake Forest is forecasted as the overall No. 1 seed. In this projection, Iowa would open against No. 2 seed TCU. Wake Forest would open versus No. 4 seed Eastern Illinois.
Baseball America
Landing spot: No. 3 seed in the Terre Haute Regional
Breakdown: This couldn’t be further on the opposite end of the spectrum from what D1Baseball.com is projecting. In this projection from Baseball America, Iowa is instead off to the No. 16 overall seed in Indiana State. The Hawkeyes would open against No. 2 seed Tennessee, while Indiana State would play fourth-seeded Wright State.
11point7
Landing spot: No. 3 seed in the Auburn Regional
Breakdown: Iowa heads to 11point7.com’s final Regional host as well, projected No. 16 overall seed Auburn. Iowa earns the No. 3 seed in the region and would battle second-seeded Southern Miss to start. Auburn is slated to play No. 4 seed Wright State.
Here’s a look at their full bracket projection:
Final Field of 64 Projection pic.twitter.com/eQH9E9RxDB
— 11Point7: The College Baseball Podcast 🎙 (@11point7) May 29, 2023
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