Bracketology: Indiana’s Decline Continues; Big Ten, Big 12 Tied With Nine Teams

Indiana dropped out of the Related Press top-25 ballot this week, and the Hoosiers are trending within the fallacious path for the NCAA Event, too.

ESPN’s Joe Lunardi launched his newest Bracketology on Tuesday, and Indiana dropped from a No. 6 seed to a No. 8 seed after losses to Iowa and Northwestern final week. 

On this projection, Indiana landed within the West area, organising a highly-anticipated matchup with the No. 9 seed Kentucky Wildcats. Indiana and Kentucky final performed one another within the 2016 NCAA Event when the No. 5 seed Hoosiers defeated No. 4 seed Kentucky 73-67 to advance to the Candy 16.

This path additionally features a doable matchup in opposition to former Indiana coach Kelvin Sampson within the Spherical of 32. Sampson now coaches the Houston Cougars, who regained the No. 1 rating on this week’s AP top-25 ballot, in addition to a No. 1 seed in Lunardi’s Bracketology.

This is the total West area.

As for Indiana’s previous opponents this season, the Kansas Jayhawks maintain the No. 1 general seed, and Arizona dropped to a No. 2 seed after a 13-point residence loss to a 7-10 Washington State group. Xavier’s rise continues, coming in as a No. 3 seed with a doable matchup in opposition to No. 6 seed North Carolina, one other Indiana opponent, within the Spherical of 32. 

Within the Massive Ten, Purdue held onto a No. 1 seed after a busy week. The Boilermakers misplaced by one level at residence in opposition to Rutgers, however responded with highway wins over Ohio State and Penn State. Different Massive Ten groups on this bracket embody No. 6 seed Ohio State, No. 7 seeds Wisconsin and Rutgers, No. 8 seeds Indiana and Michigan State, No. 9 seed Maryland and No. 10 seeds Northwestern and Illinois. Iowa was included within the “first 4 out” class, and Penn State is within the “subsequent 4 out.”

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• INDIANA OUT OF AP POLL: Indiana basketball isn’t featured in Monday’s Related Press top-25 ballot for the primary time within the 2022-23 season. The Hoosiers suffered two ugly losses this week, at Iowa and on their residence courtroom in opposition to Northwestern. Solely two Massive Ten groups made this week’s rating, No. 3 Purdue and No. 18 Wisconsin. This is the whole AP High-25 ballot. CLICK HERE