After Iowa basketball (12-4, 2-3 Big Ten) experienced back-to-back losses this week at Minnesota (10-6, 3-2 Big Ten), 70-67, and versus Illinois (13-3, 4-1 Big Ten), 75-69, how do the Hawkeyes fare in the latest update to the NET rankings?
Despite boasting a 9-1 home record, Iowa’s 0-3 mark on the road has become a sore spot for the program’s NET ranking, as the Hawkeyes are No. 20 overall. This ranking falls behind fellow Big Ten foes, including No. 1 Michigan, No. 5 Purdue, No. 10 Illinois, No. 11 Nebraska, and No. 14 Michigan State.
Updated Iowa basketball NET ranking heading into its matchup at Purdue.
Iowa’s NET ranking: No. 20
Quad 1: 0-3
Quad 2: 3-1
Quad 3: 1-0
Quad 4: 8-0Boilermakers are No. 6 in the NET.
— Hawkeyes Wire (@HawkeyesWire) January 14, 2026
According to the rankings, 8-0 against Quad 4 programs, 1-0 against Quad 3, 3-1 against Quad 2, but 0-3 when facing Quad 1 opponents. Those three Quad 1 losses were against Michigan State and Iowa State on the road, and Illinois at home. The setback against Minnesota is the lone Quad 2 defeat.
Iowa’s schedule this week does not get any easier, but it also presents an outstanding opportunity to secure both a high-quality Quad 1 and 2 win, as the Hawkeyes travel to Mackey Arena to face Purdue on Jan. 14 and then head to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall to battle Indiana on Jan. 17.
Purdue ranks No. 6 in the NET rankings and Indiana is the nation’s No. 34 team.
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