The Hawkeyes didn't have to wait around long on Selection Sunday, coming off the board as the second No. 1 seed in the Albany 2 regional. While unfamiliarity is usually an element that needs hurdling this time of year, that's not the case with Iowa and this bracket. The Hawkeyes have faced a 1/3 of the other 15 teams in their bracket either last year or this year, and that doesn't even in Creighton. Will this help or hurt Iowa? The Register's Chad Leistikow and Dargan Southard dissect all that and more.

<p>The Hawkeyes didn't have to wait around long on Selection Sunday, coming off the board as the second No. 1 seed in the Albany 2 regional. While unfamiliarity is usually an element that needs hurdling this time of year, that's not the case with Iowa and this bracket. The Hawkeyes have faced a 1/3 of the other 15 teams in their bracket either last year or this year, and that doesn't even in Creighton. Will this help or hurt Iowa? The Register's Chad Leistikow and Dargan Southard dissect all that and more.</p>

“Hawk Central Hour” airs between 6-7 p.m. on 1460 KXnO-AM on Wednesdays and will feature Des Moines Register Hawkeyes columnist Chad Leistikow and beat writer Kennington Smith as regulars, paired with Ross Peterson, who co-hosts “Sports Fanatics.”

<p>&ldquo;Hawk Central Hour&rdquo; airs between 6-7 p.m. on 1460 KXnO-AM on Wednesdays and will feature Des Moines Register Hawkeyes columnist Chad Leistikow and beat writer Kennington Smith as regulars, paired with Ross Peterson, who co-hosts &ldquo;Sports Fanatics.&rdquo;</p>

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