Iowa won the Big Ten championship in Men’s basketball and took a 25-8 record into the NCAA tournament as a 3rd seed in the Atlanta Bracket. Iowa visit to the tournament was cut short when 14th seed Northwestern St. beat the Hawkeyes on a last second 3 pointer to win 64-63. The Hawkeyes finished the season with a 25-9 record. This record is the best record the hawkeyes had in the Alford Era.

Iowa is going to host the Big Ten Gymnastics Championships on March 24th and 25th, 2006.