IU basketball will not play in the NCAA tournament for a third consecutive season.
The Hoosiers were not among the 68 teams revealed on the NCAA tournament selection show on CBS after finishing the regular season and the Big Ten tournament with an 18-14 record.
The first four teams out were Oklahoma, Auburn, San Diego State and Indiana. Last season, the Hoosiers were the second team out of the field.
In the preseason, Indiana was picked to finish 10th in the Big Ten and that’s exactly where the program finished, but it wasn’t enough to get back to March Madness.
The Hoosiers will not participate in a secondary postseason tournament like the Crown or the NIT, meaning the 2025-26 season is over and the offseason is officially here.
Indiana last played in the NCAA tournament in 2023, reaching the round of 32 in the second season of Mike Woodson’s tenure. The Hoosiers fell 85-69 to Miami (FL) in Albany, New York.
With six seniors on the roster and other expected attrition, another roster reset is expected this spring ahead of Darian DeVries’ second season in Bloomington.
Nine Big Ten teams made the 2026 NCAA tournament: Michigan, Nebraska, Illinois, Michigan State, Ohio State, Iowa, UCLA, Purdue and Wisconsin.
The transfer portal opens on Tuesday, April 7.
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