NCAA Tournament March Madness

#43 Indiana

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Projected seed: 10

Indiana’s résumé is defined by signature scalps—a home victory over Purdue, a dramatic road triumph at UCLA and a neutral-site win over Marquette—that show the team can beat quality opposition, but those highlights are offset by ugly road blowouts at Michigan and Illinois and a lopsided trip to Purdue that expose troubling inconsistency. Comfortable nonconference wins and a solid road result at Maryland lend credibility, yet a home setback to Nebraska and a neutral loss to Louisville take some shine off the profile. The tendency to protect the home court while struggling to close the loop away explains a bubble-ish standing. With a home rematch against Michigan State, a meeting with Minnesota and a road trip to Ohio State still to play, Indiana has clear opportunities to firm up its case or let those lapses define the résumé.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5Alabama A&M300W98-51
11/9(N)Marquette96W100-77
11/12WI Milwaukee263W101-70
11/16Incarnate Word272W69-61
11/20Lindenwood271W73-53
11/25Kansas St99W86-69
11/29Bethune-Cookman234W100-56
12/3@Minnesota70L73-64
12/6(N)Louisville18L87-78
12/9Penn St134W113-72
12/13@Kentucky30L72-60
12/20Chicago St347W78-58
12/22Siena203W81-60
1/4Washington48W90-80
1/7@Maryland123W84-66
1/10Nebraska12L83-77
1/13@Michigan St10L81-60
1/17Iowa23L74-57
1/20@Michigan1L86-72
1/23@Rutgers149W82-59
1/27Purdue8W72-67
1/31@UCLA40W98-97
2/3@USC61L81-75
2/7Wisconsin34W78-77
2/9Oregon100W92-74
2/15@Illinois5L71-51
2/20@Purdue8L93-64
2/24Northwestern64L72-68
3/1Michigan St1034%
3/4Minnesota7074%
3/7@Ohio St3936%