{"time":1773680422195,"blocks":[{"id":"OM1cyoYkXm","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — For the third straight year, Indiana has failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, getting the bad news on Sunday that they won't be a part of the 2026 event."}},{"id":"gM0gxTpjvm","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"The Hoosiers have been there 42 times before though, including twice in Mike Woodson's first two years as a head coach in 2022 and 2023. Woodson also played in the tournament as a player while at Indiana, in 1978 and 1980. "}},{"id":"T7FuJrA-yZ","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Indiana has won five national championships, and have been to eight Final Fours. During that time, they've won 69 NCAA games, all ranking in the top-10 in college basketball history."}},{"id":"TWB8b9h-7X","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Here is a complete list of every Indiana game in the NCAA Tournament, dating all the way back to 1940, the year the Hoosiers won their first NCAA crown. "}},{"id":"vA43Fs4xdZ","type":"header","data":{"text":"1940","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"yAnTwxN-Dr","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Eastern Regional, Indianapolis, Ind. \nMarch 20: Indiana 48, Springfield 24 \nMarch 21: Indiana 39, Duquesne 30","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"wVpmJiQzPE","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"NCAA Championship Game, Kansas City, Mo.\nMarch 30 Indiana 60, Kansas 42","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana wins first NCAA championship under coach Branch McCracken. Purdue won the Big Ten title that year but declined the NCAA Tournament bid, so Indiana went instead.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"tyj85T_4UH","type":"header","data":{"text":"1953","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"Ru7kTAYPTI","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"East Regional, Chicago, Ill. \nMarch 13: Indiana 92, DePaul 80\nMarch 14: Indiana 79, Notre Dame 66","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"kTNMp6PFqb","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"NCAA Final Four, Kansas City, Mo. \nMarch 17: Indiana 80, LSU 67\nMarch 18: Indiana 69, Kansas 68","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana wins second NCAA championship under coach Branch McCracken.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"7EvScldzE4","type":"header","data":{"text":"1954","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"_tTf-_AJNc","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"East Regional, Iowa City, Iowa\nMarch 12: Notre Dame 65, Indiana 64\nMarch 13: Indiana 73, LSU 62 (consolation game) ","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"AiVCWztvrO","type":"header","data":{"text":"1958","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"7D8c1w2FoT","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Mideast Regional, Lexington, Ky. \nMarch 14: Notre Dame 94, Indiana 87\nMarch 15: Indiana 98, Miami of Ohio 91 (consolation game)","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"gyTFDUjpZD","type":"header","data":{"text":"1967","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"Q-3g8vLp0A","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Mideast Regional, Evanston, Ill. \nMarch 17: Virginia Tech 79, Indiana 70\nMarch 18: Indiana 51, Tennessee 44 (consolation game)","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"MrsdhJUkOi","type":"header","data":{"text":"1973","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"eRSNFcShDn","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Mideast Regional, Nashville, Tenn. \nMarch 15: Indiana 75, Marquette 69\nMarch 17: Indiana 72, Kentucky 65","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"b8DJrjf--X","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"NCAA Final Four, St. Louis, Mo.\nMarch 24: UCLA 70, Indiana 59\nMarch 25: Indiana 97, Providence 79 (consolation game)","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana appears in third Final Four, the first for second-year coach Bob Knight.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"jnlmzDNvYc","type":"header","data":{"text":"1975","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"tQRiFbxJLZ","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Mideast Region First Round, Lexington, Ky.\nMarch 15: Indiana 78, UTEP 53","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"9xlR_mwbsC","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Mideast Regional, Dayton, Ohio\nMarch 20: Indiana 81, Oregon State 71\nMarch 22: Kentucky 92, Indiana 90","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana stormed through the regular season undefeated despite losing star Scott May to a broken arm for more than a month, but lost to Kentucky to end their dream season.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"uJ4ZBNtOxr","type":"header","data":{"text":"1976","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"b0mgsClw_s","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Mideast Region First Round, South Bend, Ind. \nMarch 13: Indiana 90, St. John's 70","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"IKm8ky2zec","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Mideast Regional, Baton Rouge, La. \nMarch 18: Indiana 74, Alabama 69\nMarch 20: Indiana 65, Marquette 56","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"O09LbWR7tN","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"NCAA Final Four, Philadelphia, Pa. \nMarch 27: Indiana 65, UCLA 51\nMarch 29: Indiana 86, Michigan 68.","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana wins third NCAA title, the first for coach Bob Knight, and appears in fourth Final Four. It was Knight's second Final Four in four years.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"fDJaNAPKxg","type":"header","data":{"text":"1978","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"WRAihBKs14","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"East Regional First Round, Charlotte, N.C.\nMarch 12: Indiana 63, Furman 62","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"nr-SrL0FB1","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"East Regional, Providence, R.I. \nMarch 17: Villanova 61, Indiana 60","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: These were Mike Woodson's first NCAA Tournament games as a player at Indiana. During his sophomore year, he had 26 points in the win over Furman, and 24 in the last-second loss to Villanova.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"cKpfXoo5i4","type":"header","data":{"text":"1980","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"Ta4-0dGZG3","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Mideast Regional Second Round, Bowling Green, Ky.\nMarch 9: Indiana 63, Virginia Tech 62","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"AvkVpvf3th","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Mideast Regional, Lexington, Ky.\nMarch 13: Purdue 76, Indiana 69","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: It is the only time Indiana has played Purdue in the NCAA Tournament, and it was Mike Woodson's final game as a player at Indiana. ","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"7iMP34OVhz","type":"header","data":{"text":"1981","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"N1X1mH5fxG","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Mideast Regional Second Round, Dayton, Ohio\nMarch 14: Indiana 99, Maryland 64","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"dmbqAdQ7vS","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Mideast Regional, Bloomington, Ind.\nMarch 20: Indiana 87, UAB 72\nMarch 22: Indiana 78, St. Joseph's 46","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"1T2_XgsDlJ","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"NCAA Final Four, Philadelphia, Pa.\nMarch 28: Indiana 67, LSU 49 \nMarch 30: Indiana 63, North Carolina 50 ","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana wins its fourth NCAA title, and Bob Knight wins his second as coach at Indiana. Isiah Thomas is named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"SZUsdCfhJ3","type":"header","data":{"text":"1982","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"ktgCwF1nAh","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Mideast Regional First/Second Rounds, Nashville, Tenn. \nMarch 11: Indiana 94, Robert Morris 62\nMarch 13: UAB 80, Indiana 70.","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was a No. 5 seed that season as lost as the lower seed to No. 4 UAB. ","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"L-LEFluWo5","type":"header","data":{"text":"1983","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"7ZWx-V2Fbf","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Mideast Regional Second Round, Evansville, Ind. \nMarch 20: Indiana 63, Oklahoma 49\nMarch 22: Kentucky 64, Indiana 59","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was the No. 2 seed in the regional and got a first-round bye. The Hoosiers lost to Kentucky for the second time in eight years in the NCAA, then tied for the most NCAA losses to one team with Notre Dame. ","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"GC-BdM9JCa","type":"header","data":{"text":"1984","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"bMbp61Rrcz","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"East Regional Second Round, Charlotte, N.C.\nMarch 17: Indiana 75, Richmond 67","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"East Regionals, Atlanta Ga.\nMarch 22: Indiana 72, North Carolina 68\nMarch 24: Virginia 50, Indiana 48","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was a No. 4 seed and got a break when No. 5 Auburn led by Hall of Famer Charles Barkley was upset by Richmond. The Hoosiers advanced to take on No. 1-ranked North Carolina, and this was the famous Dan Dakich. game, where he led the Hoosiers' defensive effort in shutting down the goat, Michael Jordan. Indiana lost in the regional final to No. 7 seed Virginia. ","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"KkX6rGwZCD","type":"header","data":{"text":"1986","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"Jh9XOzAStj","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"East Regional First Round, Syracuse, N.Y. \nMarch 14: Cleveland State 83, Indiana 79","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was a No. 3 seed and lost to No. 14 seed Cleveland State. It was the lowest seed to ever beat an Indiana team. This was the year that journalist John Feinstein spent at Indiana and wrote the best-selling book \"Season on the Brink.''","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"8Cc8v-0dk6","type":"header","data":{"text":"1987","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"nv3FgQfLaH","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Midwest Regionals First/Second Rounds, Indianapolis, Ind.\nMarch 12: Indiana 92, Fairfield 58\nMarch 14: Indiana 107, Auburn 90","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Midwest Regional, Cincinnati, Ohio\nMarch 20: Indiana 88, Duke 82\nMarch 22: Indiana 77, LSU 76","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"NCAA Final Four, New Orleans, La.\nMarch 28: Indiana 97, UNLV 93\nMarch 30, Indiana 74, Syracuse 73","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: The Hoosiers were a No. 1 seed and got to play their first four games close to home with thousands of IU fans in the stands. Steve Alford was the team MVP, and Keith Smart hit the game-winning shot over Syracuse to win the title. It was Bob Knight's third national championship, and the Hoosiers' fifth title overall. ","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"gk6STwR_5z","type":"header","data":{"text":"1988","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"qVHMSQXfiY","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"East Regional, First Round, Hartford, Conn. \nMarch 18: Richmond 72, Indiana 69","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was a No. 4 seed that season, and the loss to No. 13 Richmond was their second loss to a double-digit seed in three years. ","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"zieS4BEjsX","type":"header","data":{"text":"1989","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"kBV0FsCtRz","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"West Regional First/Second Rounds, Tucson, Ariz.\nMarch 17: Indiana 99, George Mason 85\nMarch 19: Indiana 92, Texas-El Paso 69","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"West Regional, Denver, Colo.\nMarch 23: Seton Hall 78, Indiana 65","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was the No. 2 seed in the West, and lost to No. 3 seed Seton Hall in the regional semifinals.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"sS21GKKclX","type":"header","data":{"text":"1990","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"7ajWSS_9yW","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"East Regional, First Round, Hartford, Conn.\nMarch 15: California 65, Indiana 63","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was a No. 8 seed and lost to No. 9 seed California.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"fVYcn8u6b-","type":"header","data":{"text":"1991","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"BKMNXo4DdR","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Southeast Regional, First/Second Rounds, Louisville, Ky.\nMarch 14: Indiana 79, Coastal Carolina 69\nMarch 16: Indiana 82, Florida State 60","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Southeast Regional, Charlotte, N.C.\nMarch 21: Kansas 83, Indiana 65","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was a No. 2 seed and lost to No. 3-seed Kansas in the regional semifinals.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"gTP9r38XHN","type":"header","data":{"text":"1992","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"4q2bLYtkPT","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"West Regional First/Second Rounds, Boise, Idaho\nMarch 19: Indiana 94, Eastern Illinois 55\nMarch 21: Indiana 89, LSU 79","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"West Regional, Albuquerque, N.M.\nMarch 26: Indiana 85, Florida State 74\nMarch 28: Indiana 106, UCLA 79","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"NCAA Final Four, Minneapolis, Minn.\nApril 4: Duke 81, Indiana 78","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was the No. 2 seed in the West, and beat No. 1 UCLA in the regional final. Indiana lost to Duke in the national semifinals, and to this day, many Indiana fans blame referee Teddy Valentine for the loss. It was Bob Knight's fifth Final Four, and his first loss in the NCAAs to former player Mike Krzyzewski. ","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"zNxyEAW6N1","type":"header","data":{"text":"1993","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"8knhySq1fi","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Midwest Regional First/Second Rounds, Indianapolis, Ind. \nMarch 19: Indiana 97, Wright State 54\nMarch 21: Indiana 73, Xavier 70","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Midwest Regional, St. Louis, Mo.\nMarch 25: Indiana 82, Louisville 69\nMarch 27: Kansas 83, Indiana 77","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was a No. 1 seed in the region and lost to No. 2 seed Kansas in the regional final. That was the year Indiana won the Big Ten with a 17-1 record but lost Alan Henderson late in the season to a knee injury.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"lvrQf0ZxNL","type":"header","data":{"text":"1994","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"oR2A82PhjX","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"East Regional First/Second Rounds, Landover, Md.\nMarch 18: Indiana 84, Ohio 72\nMarch 20: Indiana 67, Temple 58","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"East Regional, Miami, Fla.\nMarch 25: Boston College 77, Indiana 68","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was the No. 5 seed and got to the Sweet 16 with an upset win over No. 4 Temple. They got a break after No. 9 Boston College upset No. 1 North Carolina, but the Hoosiers played poorly in the regional semifinals and were upset by Boston College. ","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"x4YuOXDjm0","type":"header","data":{"text":"1995","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"VvEHtc3T52","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"West Regional First Round, Boise, Idaho\nMarch 17, Missouri 65, Indiana 60","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was a No. 9 seed that year and lost to No. 8 seed Missouri. ","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"cInLCaNqPg","type":"header","data":{"text":"1996","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"hn45M0F76d","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Southeast Regional First Round, Orlando, Fla.\nMarch 15: Boston College 64, Indiana 51","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was a No. 6 seed, and lost to No. 11 Boston College. It was the third time that Bob Knight had lost to a double-digit seed in the first round. ","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"NKhaJb1dL8","type":"header","data":{"text":"1997","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"Nlrhem4TR2","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"East Regional First Round, Winston-Salem, N.C.\nMarch 13: Colorado 80, Indiana 62","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was a No. 9 seed and lost to No. 8 Colorado. It was the third straight year that a Bob Knight team had lost in the first round.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"33uJH6CCX9","type":"header","data":{"text":"1998","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"UPGyhJps0H","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"East Regional First/Second Round, Washington, D.C.\nMarch 12: Indiana 94, Oklahoma 87\nMarch 14: Connecticut 78, Indiana 61","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana entered the tournament as a No. 7 seed and lost to No. 2 seed Connecticut in the second round.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"_nUoU8R1RN","type":"header","data":{"text":"1999","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"yeFq6_X0Gd","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"South Regional First/Second Round, Orlando, Fla.\nMarch 11: Indiana 108, George Washington 88\nMarch 13: St. John's 86, Indiana 61","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was a No. 6 seed and lost to No. 3 St. John 's in the second round. ","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"7V9cOn6K4x","type":"header","data":{"text":"2000","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"XbB29pyaaC","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"East Regional First Round, Buffalo, N.Y.\nMarch 17: Pepperdine 77, Indiana 57","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was a No. 6 seed and lost to No. 11 Pepperdine. It was the fourth time that Bob Knight had lost to a double-digit seed in the first round. It was his final NCAA Tournament game at Indiana. He would be fired six months later. ","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"_1gBmcZkl_","type":"header","data":{"text":"2001","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"fj7zq_RCmz","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"West Regional First Round, San Diego, Calif.\nMarch 15: Kent State 77, Indiana 73.","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana entered as a No. 4 seed in Mike Davis' first season as head coach and were upset by No. 13 Kent State. ","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"jHo8wMC1sP","type":"header","data":{"text":"2002","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"_nI0HQgfBk","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"South Regional First/Second Rounds, Sacramento, Calif.\nMarch 14: Indiana 75, Utah 56\nMarch 16: Indiana 76, UNC-Wilmington 67","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"South Regional, Lexington, Ky.\nMarch 21: Indiana 74, Duke 73\nMarch 23: Indiana 81, Kent State 69","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"NCAA Final Four, Atlanta, Ga.\nMarch 30: Indiana 73, Oklahoma 64\nApril 1: Maryland 64, Indiana 52","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana entered the tournament as a No. 5 seed and knocked off No. 1 Duke in the regional semifinals and avenged the 2001 loss to Kent State to advance to the Final Four, the eighth in school history, and the first for Mike Davis. They lost in the final to Maryland, a fellow Big Ten team now that was still in the ACC in 2002. ","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"GT-im7Rvs_","type":"header","data":{"text":"2003","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"4WzHER6lBw","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Midwest Regional First/Second Rounds, Boston, Mass.\nMarch 21: Indiana 67, Alabama 62\nMarch 23: Pittsburgh 74, Indiana 52","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was a No. 7 seed in the Midwest and lost to No. 2 seed Pittsburgh in the second round. ","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"NEBCJa8cZa","type":"header","data":{"text":"2006","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"lAKJG2QXOi","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Oakland Regional First/Second Rounds, Salt Lake City, Utah\nMarch 16: Indiana 87, San Diego State 83\nMarch 18: Gonzaga 90, Indiana 80","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was a No. 6 seed and lost to No. 3 seed Gonzaga in the second round. It was Mike Davis' final game as head coach at Indiana.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"XL8yWUdGAN","type":"header","data":{"text":"2007","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"Q7xK2imh5j","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"West Regional First/Second Rounds, Sacramento, Calif.\nMarch 15: Indiana 70, Gonzaga 57\nMarch 17: UCLA 54, Indiana 49","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was a No. 7 seed and lost to No. 2 seed UCLA in the second round in Kelvin Sampson's first season as the Hoosiers' head coach.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"KI9zZVi1b6","type":"header","data":{"text":"2008","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"MyAc29nTKu","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"East Regional First Round, Raleigh, N.C.\nMarch 21: Arkansas 86, Indiana 72","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was coached by Dan Dakich in this game as an interim coach after Kelvin Sampson was fired late in the season. Indiana was a No. 8 seed, Arkansas No. 9. ","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"BZGaCQBhEA","type":"header","data":{"text":"2012","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"LU5o8O4ALy","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"South Regional, First/Second Round, Portland, Ore.\nMarch 15: Indiana 79, New Mexico State 66\nMarch 17: Indiana 63, VCU 61","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"South Regional, Atlanta, Ga.\nKentucky 102, Indiana 90","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana entered as a No. 4 seed in Tom Crean's first NCAA Tournament as Indiana's coach. They beat double-digit seeds in the first week, but lost to No. 1-seed Kentucky in the regional semifinals. Indiana had beaten Kentucky in Bloomington earlier that year on Christian Watford's game-winning shot at the buzzer.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"wwGvKm1MHz","type":"header","data":{"text":"2013","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"FxZTaBW9-Z","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"East Regional First/Second Rounds, Dayton, Ohio\nMarch 22: Indiana 83, James Madison 62\nMarch 24: Indiana 58, Temple 52","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"East Regional, Washington, D.C. \nMarch 28: Syracuse 61, Indiana 50","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was the No. 1 seed in the East after winning the Big Ten, but lost to No. 4 seed in the regional semifinals, struggling to score against its zone defense. Tom Crean's team was ranked No. 1 in the country for 10 weeks that season, the first time holding the top spot since 1993.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"ZHf1eRnjiE","type":"header","data":{"text":"2015","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"yC6PCY_Pi9","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Midwest Regional First Round, Omaha, Neb.\nMarch 20: Wichita State 81, Indiana 76","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana was a No. 10 seed and lost to No. 7 seed Wichita State. ","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"X3BAIG3uuH","type":"header","data":{"text":"2016","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"mTUpmtWOWd","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"East Regional First/Second Round, Des Moines, Iowa\nMarch 17: Indiana 99, Chattanooga 74\nMarch 19: Indiana 73, Kentucky 67","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"East Regional, Philadelphia, Pa.\nMarch 25: North Carolina 101, Indiana 86","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana upset No. 4 seed Kentucky to get to the second week, but lost to top seed North Carolina in what would be Tom Crean's final NCAA Tournament game at Indiana. ","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"trAl0vJyky","type":"header","data":{"text":"2022","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"XaehZlxLzo","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"First Four, Dayton Ohio\nMarch 15: Indiana 66, Wyoming 58","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"East Regional First Round, Portland, Ore. \nMarch 17: Saint Mary's 82, Indiana 53 ","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in six years in the first year with Mike Woodson at the helm, and won a game in Dayton in front of a huge home crowd. They were a No. 12 seed, and lost to No. 5 Saint Mary's.","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"lUprWOg4Bh","type":"header","data":{"text":"2023","level":1,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"vpILMGrkND","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Midwest Regional First/Second Rounds, Albany, N.Y.\nMarch 17: Indiana 71, Kent State 60\nMarch 19: Miami 85, Indiana 69","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Notes: Indiana made its second straight NCAA Tournament appearance under Mike Woodson, and earned a No. 4 seed in the Midwest Regional after finishing tied for second in the Big Ten. They were upset by No. 5 seed Miami, who made it all the way to the Final Four","meta":{},"items":[]}]}},{"id":"avlOB4e67A","type":"header","data":{"text":"Indiana NCAA Tournament history by the numbers","level":3,"linkUrl":"","anchor":""}},{"id":"vHac4JAIbr","type":"list","data":{"style":"unordered","meta":{},"items":[{"content":"Years in tournament: 42 (sixth all-time)","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Overall record: 69-36 (seventh all-time in wins)","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"National championships: 5 (tied for fourth all-time)","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Title game appearances: 6 (sixth all-time)","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Final Four appearances: 8 (tied eighth all-time)","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Record in national championship games: 5-1","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Record in Final Four games: 11-3","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Record in regional finals: 8-3","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Consolation games record: 4-0","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Losses to higher seeds: 21","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Losses to lower seeds: 15","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Losses to double-digit seeds: 5 (No. 14 Cleveland State 1986, No. 13 Richmond 1988, No. 11 Boston College 1996, No. 11 Pepperdine 2000, No. 13 Kent State 2001)","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Losses as a No. 1 to a No. 2: Kansas 1993","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Losses as a No. 1 to a No. 4: Syracuse 2013","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Losses as a No. 2 to a No. 3: Kentucky 1983, Seton Hall 1989, Kansas 1991","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Losses as a No. 3 to a No. 14: Cleveland State 1986","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Losses as No. 4 to a No. 5: Miami 2023 ","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Losses as No. 4 to a No. 7: Virginia 1984","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Losses as No. 4 to a No. 13: Richmond 1988, Kent State 2001","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Losses as No. 5 to a No. 9: Boston College 1994","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Losses as No. 6 to a No. 11: Boston College 1996, Pepperdine 2000)","meta":{},"items":[]},{"content":"Losses as a No. 8 to a No. 9: California 1990, Arkansas 2008","meta":{},"items":[]}]}}],"version":"2.31.0"}

Tom Brew

tombrew@Round

National Editor-in-Chief

My Two Cents: Nearly 50 Years Later, It's Finally Time to Say Goodbye

Michigan Ends Big Ten's Long Drought

Lengthy roster for IU’s NFL Pro Day

My Two Cents: For Carter Smith and Indiana, Shoulder Surgery Might Be a Blessing in 2026

Indiana's Sam Alexis Selected For Reese's All-Star Game on Friday

Reports: Indiana's Trent Sisley Returning For Sophomore Year With Hoosiers

Hoosiers Set Up State-Wide Tour to Show Off 2025 Football Trophies

Former Hoosier Malik Reneau Gets Another Shot at Purdue in NCAA Tournament on Sunday

Can a Big Ten Team Break 26-Year NCAA Tournament Drought?

Indiana Passes on Crown Postseason Tourney, Season Comes to an End

Indiana's Scott Dolson Named National Athletic Director of the Year

Indiana Record Book: Here's How the Hoosiers Have Fared All-Time in NCAA Tournament

No Surprise, But No NCAA Tournament Bid For Indiana on Selection Sunday

My Two Cents: Indiana Basketball Disappointment a By-Product of Unreasonable Expectations

Sources: Former Hoosier Linebacker Micah McFadden Re-Signs With New York Giants

No More Unbeatens! Miami of Ohio Loses in MAC Quarterfinals, Last Team to Lose a Game This Season

Brutal Second Half Sends Indiana Packing After Ugly 74-61 Loss to Northwestern

Hoosiers Get Shot at Revenge Against Northwestern in Big Ten Tournament

My Two Cents: Staggering to the Finish, Do Hoosiers Have Anything Left in the Tank?

Big Ten Tournament Bracket Set; Here's the full schedule