NCAA Tournament March Madness

#38 Indiana

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Projection: likely out

Indiana’s résumé is uneven, highlighted by a neutral-site win over Marquette and resume-helping victories over Kansas State, Washington and a road win at Maryland yet blemished by heavy road defeats at Michigan State and Kentucky and a damaging home loss to Nebraska. Those signature moments show the Hoosiers can beat quality opponents away from Bloomington but the lopsided losses expose inconsistency against top competition. The remaining schedule includes high-visibility road dates at Michigan, Illinois, UCLA and USC plus a home showdown with Purdue and wins in any of those venues would supply the kind of true signature victories that change a selection committee’s view while ordinary results will leave the resume short. Because the best wins are solid but not elite and the costly blemishes remain unredeemed without further marquee road or neutral wins, Indiana projects outside the field until it proves otherwise.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5Alabama A&M302W98-51
11/9(N)Marquette122W100-77
11/12WI Milwaukee243W101-70
11/16Incarnate Word192W69-61
11/20Lindenwood237W73-53
11/25Kansas St87W86-69
11/29Bethune-Cookman263W100-56
12/3@Minnesota83L73-64
12/6(N)Louisville20L87-78
12/9Penn St105W113-72
12/13@Kentucky26L72-60
12/20Chicago St354W78-58
12/22Siena188W81-60
1/4Washington49W90-80
1/7@Maryland127W84-66
1/10Nebraska15L83-77
1/13@Michigan St12L81-60
1/17Iowa1844%
1/20@Michigan18%
1/23@Rutgers15479%
1/27Purdue329%
1/31@UCLA4040%
2/3@USC5044%
2/7Wisconsin3962%
2/9Oregon9080%
2/15@Illinois615%
2/20@Purdue313%
2/24Northwestern6073%
3/1Michigan St1237%
3/4Minnesota8378%
3/7@Ohio St3536%