Iowa vs Maryland
Definition
A reference to a Big Ten Conference women's college basketball game between the No. 10 Iowa Hawkeyes and the No. 15 Maryland Terrapins, specifically the dramatic January 22, 2026, matchup where Iowa overcame blowing a 17-point lead to win 85-78 in overtime.
More broadly, any athletic contest or rivalry pitting sports teams from the University of Iowa against the University of Maryland, often in basketball or other NCAA competitions.
Examples
I binged on popcorn during Iowa vs Maryland, but that fourth-quarter collapse had me choking harder than the Hawkeyes.
Predicting Iowa vs Maryland was easy: pure chaos, with overtime serving as the plot twist nobody saw coming.
My bracket survived Iowa vs Maryland by a thread – thank goodness for those OT heroes, or I'd be broke and bitter.
Iowa vs Maryland redefined 'nail-biter': from 17-point blowout to sudden-death drama in under three minutes.