Leistikow: Where does Sunday's Iowa win at Ohio State rank in Fran McCaffery era? - Hawk Central

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Several people texted me after Sunday's 73-57 Iowa victory at Ohio State to ask one variety or another of the same question: Was this the best win of the Fran McCaffery era? 1

Fran McCaffery directs traffic during Sunday's 73-57 win at Ohio State. (Photo: Jay LaPrete, AP).

10: Iowa 78, Iowa State 64 (Dec. 8, 2016) — The Cyclones had owned Iowa (having won six of seven) and would go on to win that season's Big 12 Tournament.

behind Peter Jok's 23 points in Iowa City.

Mike Gesell won the battle of point guards from Iowa; he scored 16 points.

8: Iowa 72, Wisconsin 65 (Dec. 31, 2011) — A young freshman named Aaron White came off the bench to score 18 points in a stunning upset of the 11th-ranked Badgers, who had won 12 of 14 against Iowa.

7: Iowa 83, Davidson 52 (March 20, 2015) — Iowa collecting its first NCAA Tournament win in 14 years definitely makes the list.

White scored 26 points on 11-of-14 shooting. .

6: Iowa 83, Michigan State 70 (Dec. 29, 2015) — With 50,000 Iowa fans in Los Angeles in anticipation of the Rose Bowl, Gesell was back in Iowa City scoring 25 points (and walk-on Nicholas Baer was everywhere) to lead a home upset of then-No.

1 Michigan State.

5: Iowa 84, Ohio State 74 (Jan. 12, 2014) — The Buckeyes were 15-1 and ranked No.

Devyn Marble scored 22 points, and eight days later Iowa had secured its first top-10 ranking of the McCaffery era.

4: Iowa 76, Michigan State 59 (Jan. 14, 2016) — Valentine was back for the No.

Jarryd Cole had 16 points and 10 rebounds in Iowa City to deny the sixth-ranked Boilermakers' shot at a Big Ten title.

2: Iowa 79, Cincinnati 72 (March 22, 2019) — In Columbus, Iowa fell behind by 12 points in the first half of its first NCAA Tournament game in three years but fought back to overtake the Bearcats behind up-and-coming sophomore Luka Garza's 20 points.

1: Iowa 73, Ohio State 57 (Feb. 28, 2021) — Yes, Sunday was No.