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DAILY CLONE: Bracket Breakdown, Otzelberger Confident and Battle-Tested (March 16, 2026)

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🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Jake Brend breaks down Iowa State's draw in the Midwest region, T.J. Otzelberger explains the confidence he has in his group and Bill Fennelly reacts to Iowa State's draw in the Connecticut region. Presented by Fareway Meat & Grocery in the Northwest Bank Studios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Coming up on Monday's Daily Clone, Selection Sunday in the past, it's now time for the NCAA tournament.

0:05.0

We break down what T.J. Outserberger and Bill Fenley said about their team's draws coming up after a word from Fairway.

0:10.0

They say the grass is greener where you water it.

0:14.0

For me, that means being loyal, putting in the work, and being part of a community that raised me.

0:20.0

Fairway, your home court advantage. putting in the work, and being part of a community that raised me.

0:24.1

Fairway, your home core advantage.

0:28.7

Welcome into the Northwest Bank Studios. For the Daily Clone here on a Monday presented by Fairway Meat and Grocery, Fairway's a great partner of Cyclone Fanatic,

0:32.5

and they're a massive reason why I've been traveling everywhere with the cyclones,

0:36.3

to Utah, Arizona, Kansas City.

0:39.1

Now to St. Louis, potentially Chicago, and potentially even further with the I-word.

0:45.9

I'm not going to say that city's name. We'll be a little superstitious right here on Cyclone Fanatic,

0:51.5

but we appreciate Fairway and all they do. The cyclones have their draw as a two seed in the Midwest region.

0:58.3

They'll take on Tennessee State 150 on CBS on Friday down in St. Louis.

1:03.0

If they can get past them, then it's either Kentucky or Santa Clara.

1:08.4

The three seed in the Midwest region is Virginia. The sixth seed is Tennessee.

1:14.9

A pretty favorable path for the cyclones. T.J. Altsaburger had his press conference immediately

1:19.9

after Selection Sunday and didn't have a ton of time to look into Iowa State's draw,

1:23.4

but he's excited to see how close they are to Ames. In terms of location, great for our fan base to be able to travel

1:31.0

and credit to our guys to be able to play in the Midwest

1:34.0

and, you know, play not too far from campus.

1:37.8

So I think that's a great thing.

1:39.9

And, you know, again, I know of Nolan Smith as the coach and, you know, the program and the great season they had.

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