"Don't know if they deserved that" - Caitlin Clark's Iowa in same region as defending National champs LSU ignites debate among college hoops fans

Caitlin Clarks' Iowa Hawkeyes secured a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, but the honor of the program's first No. 1 seed since 1992 comes with a substantial challenge. Joining them in the Albany 2 regional are defending national champion LSU, UCLA, Kansas State and Colorado.

College hoops fans also expressed their thoughts on the NCAA selection committee putting second-ranked Iowa (29-4) in the same region as some of the country's top teams. UCLA (25-6) is ranked sixth, LSU (28-5) is ranked eighth, Kansas State (25-7) is ranked 15th and Colorado (22-9) is ranked 17th.

"Think the committee kinda screwed Iowa a little bit with that region. To have to go through the defending national champions (LSU) and UCLA … don’t know if they deserved that," one tweeted.

"Literally who did Caitlin wrong on the selection committee like Iowa could play anyone and they’d break viewership records," another wrote.

"Only one of Iowa, LSU and UCLA will get out of Albany 2," a fan commented.

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Caitlin Clark will aim to leave Iowa with an NCAA championship

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark

Caitlin Clark will be remembered as an Iowa legend, regardless of how the Hawkeyes fare in the postseason. However, college basketball's top scorer will want to add another feather to her hat by leading the program to its first NCAA championship.

The Hawkeyes finished as the NCAA Tournament runners-up last season, losing the championship game against LSU 102-85. However, since Clark is playing in her final March Madness this season, she will want to go all the way with Iowa and leave the team with a flourish.

Clark and the Hawkeyes completed a three-peat in the Big Ten Tournament, beating Nebraska 94-89 in overtime in the title game on March 10. However, there is more glory up for grabs for Iowa.