NCAA Tournament March Madness

#31 Indiana

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Projection: likely out

Indiana’s season shapes up as a profile with clear highs and costly lows, anchored by a stingy defense but an offense that has been uneven, and the résumé reflects that contrast with a signature neutral win over Marquette and a quality victory over Kansas State counterbalanced by road setbacks at Kentucky and Minnesota and a neutral loss to Louisville; those outcomes leave the team relying on upcoming opportunities to earn meaningful wins away from home and on neutral floors. The remainder of the conference slate puts them in position to pick up statement victories in home games against quality opponents while also forcing them into brutal true road tests at Michigan and Purdue and cross‑country trips to UCLA and USC that will be decisive. If Indiana can convert its defensive identity into more consistent scoring in those marquee matchups and avoid more damaging losses, the profile improves markedly, but failure to do so will make a strong showing in the conference tournament the most likely route to secure a favorable postseason judgment.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/5Alabama A&M287W98-51
11/9(N)Marquette115W100-77
11/12WI Milwaukee221W101-70
11/16Incarnate Word169W69-61
11/20Lindenwood236W73-53
11/25Kansas St58W86-69
11/29Bethune-Cookman262W100-56
12/3@Minnesota100L73-64
12/6(N)Louisville14L87-78
12/9Penn St128W113-72
12/13@Kentucky19L72-60
12/20Chicago St341W78-58
12/22Siena176W81-60
1/4Washington4771%
1/7@Maryland10171%
1/10Nebraska2257%
1/13@Michigan St1327%
1/17Iowa1854%
1/20@Michigan19%
1/23@Rutgers15984%
1/27Purdue534%
1/31@UCLA3240%
2/3@USC3845%
2/7Wisconsin4370%
2/9Oregon7481%
2/15@Illinois920%
2/20@Purdue516%
2/24Northwestern5476%
3/1Michigan St1348%
3/4Minnesota10086%
3/7@Ohio St3443%