College basketball · Team · 2023-24

Iowa

Big Ten
AP unranked
19–15
Rated 54th of 362

Top-25 offense, 152nd-ranked defense

Above average at both ends — 17th in adjusted offense and 152nd in adjusted defense of 362 Division I teams in 2023-24.

+14.9Net rating50th of 362

Points per 100 possessions, adjusted offense minus adjusted defense · Final ratings for 2023-24 · last updated May 5, 2026, 9:47 AM ET

Ratings · 2023-24

How good, and how they get there

ADJ O119.517th of 362 · 3rd of 14 in the Big Ten
ADJ D104.6152nd of 362 · 13th of 14 in the Big Ten
TEMPO71.918th of 362 · 1st of 14 in the Big Ten
WIN PROB82.2%54th of 362 · 8th of 14 in the Big Ten
WAB−0.762nd of 362 · 9th of 14 in the Big Ten

The four factors

Their strongest factor is turnovers committed — 13.2, 5th of 362.

Effective field goal rateOffense 66th, defense 270th of 362
52.952.2
Turnover rateOffense 5th, defense 211th of 362
13.216.4
Offensive rebound rateOffense 230th, defense 229th of 362
27.430.3
Free-throw rateOffense 162nd, defense 189th of 362
33.132.9

Each bar is the team’s place among all 362 Division I teams, so a longer bar is better on both sides — even where the better number is the smaller one (turnovers committed, everything allowed). The tick marks the median team. Free-throw rate is free throws attempted per 100 shots.

Roster · 2023-24

Who carries it

Tony Perkins plays the most — 76.9% of the team’s minutes.

PLAYER

CLASS

Tony PerkinsScoring PG · 6-4 · 14.0 points a game in 34 games

76.9

24.6

108.8

+4.5

—

Payton SandfortStretch 4 · 6-7 · 16.4 points a game in 34 games

75.9

22.6

121.6

+7.3

—

Ben KrikkeWing F · 6-9 · 13.8 points a game in 34 games

71.3

21.0

116.6

+2.3

—

Josh DixWing G · 6-5 · 8.9 points a game in 34 games

60.8

14.2

125.9

+3.3

—

Owen FreemanC · 6-10 · 10.6 points a game in 34 games

56.8

20.7

121.6

+6.7

—

Patrick McCafferyWing F · 6-9 · 8.9 points a game in 31 games

52.3

17.6

106.9

+0.3

—

Brock HardingPure PG · 6-0 · Played 26% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

26.7

—

Ladji DembeleStretch 4 · 6-8 · Played 25% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

25.9

—

Dasonte BowenScoring PG · 6-2 · Played 24% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

24.7

—

Pryce SandfortWing G · 6-6 · Played 20% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

20.2

—

Ratings print for players with 40% of their team’s minutes and enough games; the rest show “—”. Tap a player to open his college file.

Results · 2023-24

Every final

Won 19 of 34 finals by an average margin of +3.7 a game.

19–15 · Big Ten 10–11 · home 14–4 · away 4–9 · neutral 1–2

DATE

OPPONENT

RESULT

MARGIN

Mar 25

at Utahaway · postseason

L 82–91

−9

Mar 20

vs Kansas St.home · postseason

W 91–82

Mar 14

vs Ohio St.neutral floor · conference

L 78–90

−12

Mar 10

vs Illinoishome · No. 12 · conference

L 61–73

−12

Mar 2

at Northwesternaway · conference

W 87–80

Feb 28

vs Penn St.home · conference

W 90–81

Feb 24

at Illinoisaway · No. 12 · conference

L 85–95

−10

Feb 21

at Michigan St.away · conference

W 78–71

Game-by-game results start in 2023-24. The margin is the final score difference; tournament opponents show the seed they carried.

The AP path

Where the poll had them

Unranked in all 32 regular-season games.

Higher on the line is a better rank; a gap is a game they entered unranked.

2025-26Opened unranked, peaked at No. 19 and closed unranked — ranked in 4 of 33 regular-season games.
2024-25Unranked in all 33 regular-season games.

The coach · 2023-24

How he wants to play

Fran McCaffery

Head coach · year 14 at Iowa · 531–368 career

TEMPO71.9Possessions per 40 minutes, adjusted
3PA RATE—Share of his team’s shots taken from three

No three-point attempt share is on file for his 2023-24 season.

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