The modern landscape of college sports is transient in nature. That makes Fran McCaffery and Tom Izzo among outliers.
Entering last season's Big Ten tournament as the No. 1 seed, Ohio State was eliminated in its first game against Maryland, hitting a low after being outrebounded 55-31. Ohio State was then knocked out of the NCAA Tournament by Duke in the second round.
Richie Saunders scored 23 points and grabbed six rebounds as No. 23 BYU beat No. 10 Iowa State 88-85 in double overtime on Tuesday in Ames, Iowa.
Ohio State hosts Nebraska and goes to Indiana to close the regular season against two fellow NCAA Tournament bubble teams.
Fresh off a 21-16 upset victory over former No. 2 Oklahoma State in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the current No. 2 ranked Iowa wrestling squad will be aiming to carry this momentum to dominate the competition in the postseason.
Carolyn Manno and Aliyah Boston look ahead to the first round of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament, including whether Iowa can keep the momentum going, and how Ohio State and Maryland can make a statement.