Indiana Basketball Moves Up in Joe Lunardi’s Latest Bracketology

Bracketology in December? 

A lot will change by the point the true NCAA Match bracket is launched in March, however it’s fascinating to see the place groups stack up early within the season.

Indiana is coming off an up-and-down week, which began with a 77-65 win over North Carolina. Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis convincingly gained his matchup towards fellow preseason All-American Armando Bacot, scoring 21 factors with 10 rebounds 4 assists and 4 blocks. The Hoosiers managed the sport, main for the ultimate 26-plus minutes with double-digit scoring nights from Xavier Johnson, Jalen Hood-Schifino and Trey Galloway to assist Jackson-Davis.

Indiana started Large Ten play with a street journey to Jersey Mike’s Enviornment to play a Rutgers crew that merely out-toughed the Hoosiers. The Scarlet Knights despatched fixed double and triple groups at Jackson-Davis, and Indiana shot 30.4 % from the sphere. Miller Kopp’s 21-point effort stored issues fascinating for a bit, however Indiana’s offense struggled mightily with Hood-Schifino out with a again harm.

By the seems of ESPN’s Joe Lunardi’s newest Bracketology, the win over North Carolina carried extra weight than the loss at Rutgers for Indiana’s NCAA Match résumé. The Hoosiers moved as much as a No. 2 seed, which is the second-highest projection of any Large Ten crew. 

This is the entire East area:

Lunardi has Purdue successful the Large Ten and incomes a No. 1 seed. The Large Ten and Large 12 every received 9 groups within the area, which is tied for probably the most of any convention. 

After Purdue and Indiana, Lunardi has Maryland as a No. 4 seed, Illinois as a No. 5 seed, Iowa and Ohio State as No. 6 seeds, Wisconsin as a No. 8 seed, Rutgers as a No. 10 seed and Michigan State as a No. 11 seed. To see the total Bracketology, CLICK HERE.

• WOODSON SAYS JOHNSON ‘TRYING TO DO TOO MUCH’: Jalen Hood-Schifino and Xavier Johnson performed their greatest sport collectively in Indiana’s win over North Carolina. However with Hood-Schifino out with a again harm towards Rutgers, Xavier Johnson and the Indiana offense struggled, revealing how invaluable Hood-Schifino is to Indiana’s future. CLICK HERE
• WOODSON RADIO SHOW: Indiana coach Mike Woodson had his weekly radio present ‘Inside Indiana Basketball’ on Monday at Southern Stone restaurant in Bloomington, Ind. He reviewed Indiana’s win over North Carolina and loss at Rutgers whereas looking forward to Wednesday’s sport towards Nebraska. Listed below are the highlights. CLICK HERE
• RED FLAGS FOR INDIANA AT RUTGERS: Poor capturing and a scarcity of toughness did in Indiana at Rutgers on Saturday, and it raised some pink flags as to how good this crew might be. Even the Rutgers gamers knew they could possibly be extra bodily than Indiana, they usually have been. For Indiana, have been these classes realized? CLICK HERE
• INDIANA IN AP POLL: Indiana had an enormous win towards North Carolina final week, but additionally suffered its first lack of the yr at Rutgers, and it had an impact on its standing on this week’s Related Press top-25 ballot launched Monday. CLICK HERE
• GAME STORY, RUTGERS TOPS INDIANA: Indiana struggled to shoot the ball and received whipped on the boards in a 63-48 loss to Rutgers on Saturday of their Large Ten opener. It was the Hoosiers’ first lack of the season. CLICK HERE