NCAA Tournament March Madness
#31 Indiana
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Projected seed: 10
Indiana's resume pairs a handful of signature wins with a string of damaging losses, which is why the committee views the team where it does. The Hoosiers boast a home victory over Purdue, a neutral-site win over Marquette and a road triumph at Maryland plus quality nonconference scalps like Kansas State and Washington that provide clear top-end résumé value. That upside is tempered by heavy defeats at Michigan and Michigan State, a rough trip to Kentucky and disappointing home setbacks to Nebraska and Iowa, results that demonstrate the team can be overwhelmed by the league’s best. Road performance has been uneven, so the neutral and true road victories matter, but the bad losses cap upward mobility. The stretch ahead is decisive because trips to UCLA and USC and a road date at Illinois and another meeting with Purdue offer the chance to elevate the profile while upcoming home dates against Wisconsin, Northwestern, Michigan State and Minnesota provide more manageable ways to rebuild momentum. Taken together the signature wins give selection reasons to include Indiana while the damaging defeats and inconsistent road form explain why there is only limited room to climb without more big wins.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5 | Alabama A&M | 294 | W98-51 |
| 11/9 | (N)Marquette | 110 | W100-77 |
| 11/12 | WI Milwaukee | 246 | W101-70 |
| 11/16 | Incarnate Word | 248 | W69-61 |
| 11/20 | Lindenwood | 242 | W73-53 |
| 11/25 | Kansas St | 86 | W86-69 |
| 11/29 | Bethune-Cookman | 244 | W100-56 |
| 12/3 | @Minnesota | 82 | L73-64 |
| 12/6 | (N)Louisville | 19 | L87-78 |
| 12/9 | Penn St | 125 | W113-72 |
| 12/13 | @Kentucky | 32 | L72-60 |
| 12/20 | Chicago St | 358 | W78-58 |
| 12/22 | Siena | 173 | W81-60 |
| 1/4 | Washington | 48 | W90-80 |
| 1/7 | @Maryland | 122 | W84-66 |
| 1/10 | Nebraska | 11 | L83-77 |
| 1/13 | @Michigan St | 7 | L81-60 |
| 1/17 | Iowa | 23 | L74-57 |
| 1/20 | @Michigan | 2 | L86-72 |
| 1/23 | @Rutgers | 155 | W82-59 |
| 1/27 | Purdue | 9 | W72-67 |
| 1/31 | @UCLA | 39 | 43% |
| 2/3 | @USC | 47 | 49% |
| 2/7 | Wisconsin | 41 | 66% |
| 2/9 | Oregon | 98 | 86% |
| 2/15 | @Illinois | 4 | 17% |
| 2/20 | @Purdue | 9 | 20% |
| 2/24 | Northwestern | 62 | 77% |
| 3/1 | Michigan St | 7 | 35% |
| 3/4 | Minnesota | 82 | 82% |
| 3/7 | @Ohio St | 40 | 43% |