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2016 NCAA Tournament: South Region Preview, Predictions

Iowa Hawkeyes (7) vs. Temple Owls (10)

The Hawkeyes shoot well from downtown and rarely turn the ball over, but Fran McCaffrey’s squad has witnessed a late-season collapse on the defensive end of the floor. This was evidenced by Iowa’s jaw-dropping upset loss to Illinois in the first round of the Big Ten tourney. On the other hand, Fran Dunphy will need to erase his shaky tournament reputation when the Owls face the Hawkeyes. A positive note for Temple: their turnover percentage led the ACC.

OUR PICK: Temple
RPI: Miami
538: Iowa

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Justin Weiss is a staff editor at Elite Sports New York, where he covers the New York Islanders and Brooklyn Cyclones. In 2016, he received a Quill Award for Freelance Journalism. He has written for the Long Island Herald, FanSided and YardBarker.