With Selection Sunday less than six weeks away, we will periodically examine where IU basketball stands in the projections. The full 2026 NCAA Tournament field will be revealed on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
Indiana basketball is 15-7 overall and 6-5 in the Big Ten with nine games remaining in the regular season. The Hoosiers have outperformed their preseason computer rankings in the first season of the Darian DeVries era.
Here’s a look at the current Bracketology projections and where the Hoosiers stand, along with their current resume:
Foursome 1: 2-6
Foursome 2: 1-1
Foursome 3: 5-0
Foursome 4: 7-0
KPI: 49
Record strength: 37
WAB (win above bubble): 39
BPI: 25
Ken Pom: 33
NET rankings: 30
Bart Torvik: 23
ESPN.com, Joe Lunardi
Lunardi’s latest projection, will be released on Friday, January 30has Indiana as the last team in the field of 68. In the projection, the Hoosiers are a No. 11 seed playing Texas in a first-of-four matchup in Dayton, Ohio.
In a next update on Saturday, January 31 at 10:30 PM ETLunardi placed the Hoosiers as one of the final four teams to receive a bye. This was after IU’s dual win over UCLA.
Lunardi is projected to have 11 Big Ten teams that will appear on the NCAA tournament field in 2026.
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— Joe Lunardi (@ESPNLunardi) February 1, 2026
CBSSports.com
The latest CBS Sports projection, published on Sunday February 1has the Hoosiers as the No. 9 seed after wins against Purdue and UCLA. The Hoosiers will play No. 8 seed Villanova in their latest projection.
Delphi Bracketology
Delphi’s most recent update, published on Sunday February 1has the Hoosiers as the No. 9 seed.
The first four teams in that projection: Virginia Tech, Ohio State, Seton Hall and San Diego State.
Our seed list going into the week. We’ve done some comparisons between the top 11 seeds with our new database. Made a few changes from this morning. Enjoy it pic.twitter.com/cJ3WwecggE
— Delphi Bracketology (@DelphiBrackets) February 2, 2026
HoopsHD – Jon Teitel
The latest HoopsHD bracket, published on Sunday February 1seeded the Hoosiers as a No. 10 seed and played No. 7 seed Auburn.
The first four teams are Missouri, Seton Hall, Stanford and Texas.
Op3.com
The latest On3.com projection, written by James Fletcher on Sunday, February 1has the Hoosiers as No. 9 seed playing Texas A&M.
The final four byes are New Mexico, Georgia, Miami (FL) and UCLA and the final four are USC, Texas, Ohio State and Santa Clara.
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