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At least Dayton had time to prep for them. That zone will be kind of a mess to prepare for for whoever gets them Sunday.
 
Iowa State is a seed-favorite in round-of-32 for only the third time.

Correct me on any inaccuracies.

2000: 2 ISU vs. 7 Auburn (advanced to Elite 8)
2014: 3 ISU vs. 6 North Carolina (advanced to Sweet 16)
2016: 4 ISU vs. 12 Little Rock

Other round-of-32 appearances in Seeded Era:
5 vs 4: 1996, vs. 4 Utah
6 vs 3: 1997, vs. 3 Cincinnati (Advanced to Sweet 16)
7 vs 2: 1986, vs. 2 Michigan (Advanced to Sweet 16)
7 vs 2: 1995, vs. 2 North Carolina
8 vs 1: 2012, vs. 1 Kentucky
9 vs 1: 2005, vs. 1 North Carolina
10 vs 2: 1992, vs. 2 Kentucky
10 vs 2: 2013, vs. 2 Ohio State

Guaranteed favorite in second round if ISU had advanced: 2001 and 2015. (No further details available!).
 
Yeah, especially considring they probably had the longest flying time of any team. Honolulu to Spokane is over 6 hours, if they could even get a direct flight. Meanwhile, their opponent California stays in the same timezone and travels 90 minutes. Seems the NCAA could at least have made this an evening game.

I heard they took a raft.
 

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