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Big Ten · Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana

NCAA titles: 1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987

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1965-1147

All-time

0.631

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

Indiana’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

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#3 Indiana 90-92 #2 Kentucky

University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio

Elite Eight

1975 · Mar 22, 1975 · Regional Finals

2.33

Game Score

#16 Indiana 79-83 Cleveland State

Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

1986 · Mar 14, 1986 · First Round

2.30

Game Score

#5 Indiana 78-81 #1 Duke

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Final Four

1992 · Apr 4, 1992 · Final Four

2.23

Game Score

#1 Indiana 65-56 #2 Marquette

Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Elite Eight

1976 · Mar 20, 1976 · Regional Finals

2.20

Game Score

#3 Indiana 97-93 #1 UNLV

Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Final Four

1987 · Mar 28, 1987 · Final Four

2.15

Game Score

Indiana 74-73 #1 Duke

Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky

Sweet 16

2002 · Mar 21, 2002 · Regional Semifinals

2.12

Game Score

#1 Indiana 77-83 #9 Kansas

St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri

Elite Eight

1993 · Mar 27, 1993 · Regional Finals

2.11

Game Score

#5 Indiana 59-64 #12 Kentucky

Stokely Athletics Center, Knoxville, Tennessee

Sweet 16

1983 · Mar 24, 1983 · Regional Semifinals

2.04

Game Score

#1 Indiana 65-51 #5 UCLA

The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Final Four

1976 · Mar 27, 1976 · Final Four

1.99

Game Score

#3 Indiana 74-73 #10 Syracuse

Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

National Title

1987 · Mar 30, 1987 · Championship Game

1.97

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 22, 1975	1975	Regional Finals	#3 Indiana 90-92 #2 Kentucky University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio Elite Eight	2.33
2	Mar 14, 1986	1986	First Round	#16 Indiana 79-83 Cleveland State Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York	2.30
3	Apr 4, 1992	1992	Final Four	#5 Indiana 78-81 #1 Duke Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota Final Four	2.23
4	Mar 20, 1976	1976	Regional Finals	#1 Indiana 65-56 #2 Marquette Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Elite Eight	2.20
5	Mar 28, 1987	1987	Final Four	#3 Indiana 97-93 #1 UNLV Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Final Four	2.15
6	Mar 21, 2002	2002	Regional Semifinals	Indiana 74-73 #1 Duke Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky Sweet 16	2.12
7	Mar 27, 1993	1993	Regional Finals	#1 Indiana 77-83 #9 Kansas St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri Elite Eight	2.11
8	Mar 24, 1983	1983	Regional Semifinals	#5 Indiana 59-64 #12 Kentucky Stokely Athletics Center, Knoxville, Tennessee Sweet 16	2.04
9	Mar 27, 1976	1976	Final Four	#1 Indiana 65-51 #5 UCLA The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Final Four	1.99
10	Mar 30, 1987	1987	Championship Game	#3 Indiana 74-73 #10 Syracuse Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana National Title	1.97

Season by season

2027 · Indiana

Big Ten

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Indiana

Big Ten

Record

18-14

Conf record

9-11

—

SRS

#37

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Indiana

Big Ten

Record

19-13

Conf record

10-10

—

SRS

#44

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · Indiana

Big Ten

Record

19-14

Conf record

10-10

—

SRS

#84

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · Indiana

Big Ten

Record

23-12

Conf record

12-8

#21

SRS

#23

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2022 · Indiana

Big Ten

Record

21-14

Conf record

9-11

—

SRS

#40

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2021 · Indiana

Big Ten

Record

12-15

Conf record

7-12

—

SRS

#44

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Indiana

Big Ten

Record

20-12

Conf record

9-11

—

SRS

#32

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Indiana

Big Ten

Record

19-16

Conf record

8-12

—

SRS

#38

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2018 · Indiana

Big Ten

Record

16-15

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#67

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2017 · Indiana

Big Ten

Record

18-16

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#33

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2016 · Indiana

Big Ten ★

Record

27-8

Conf record

15-3

#14

SRS

#11

Seed

Tournament

Sweet 16

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament	Natl
2027	Indiana	0-0	Big Ten
2026	Indiana	18-14	Big Ten	9-11		#37
2025	Indiana	19-13	Big Ten	10-10		#44
2024	Indiana	19-14	Big Ten	10-10		#84
2023	Indiana	23-12	Big Ten	12-8	#21	#23	4	NCAA tournament
2022	Indiana	21-14	Big Ten	9-11		#40	12	NCAA tournament
2021	Indiana	12-15	Big Ten	7-12		#44
2020	Indiana	20-12	Big Ten	9-11		#32
2019	Indiana	19-16	Big Ten	8-12		#38		NIT
2018	Indiana	16-15	Big Ten	9-9		#67
2017	Indiana	18-16	Big Ten	7-11		#33		NIT
2016	Indiana	27-8	Big Ten ★	15-3	#14	#11	5	Sweet 16
2015	Indiana	20-14	Big Ten	9-9		#32	10	NCAA tournament
2014	Indiana	17-15	Big Ten	7-11		#50
2013	Indiana	29-7	Big Ten ★	14-4	#4	#1	1	Sweet 16
2012	Indiana	27-9	Big Ten	11-7	#16	#9	4	Sweet 16
2011	Indiana	12-20	Big Ten	3-15		#65
2010	Indiana	10-21	Big Ten	4-14		#140
2009	Indiana	6-25	Big Ten	1-17		#167
2008	Indiana	25-8	Big Ten	14-4		#21	8	NCAA tournament
2007	Indiana	21-11	Big Ten	10-6		#16	7	NCAA tournament
2006	Indiana	19-12	Big Ten	9-7		#36	6	NCAA tournament
2005	Indiana	15-14	Big Ten	10-6		#48		NIT
2004	Indiana	14-15	Big Ten	7-9		#97
2003	Indiana	21-13	Big Ten	8-8		#39	7	NCAA tournament
2002	Indiana	25-12	Big Ten ★	11-5		#9	5	Final Four
2001	Indiana	21-13	Big Ten	10-6	#20	#14	4	NCAA tournament
2000	Indiana	20-9	Big Ten	10-6	#22	#11	6	NCAA tournament
1999	Indiana	23-11	Big Ten	9-7	#19	#13	6	NCAA tournament
1998	Indiana	20-12	Big Ten	9-7		#24	7	NCAA tournament
1997	Indiana	22-11	Big Ten	9-9		#32	8	NCAA tournament
1996	Indiana	19-12	Big Ten	12-6		#15	6	NCAA tournament
1995	Indiana	19-12	Big Ten	11-7		#29	9	NCAA tournament
1994	Indiana	21-9	Big Ten	12-6	#18	#22	5	Sweet 16
1993	Indiana	31-4	Big Ten ★	17-1	#1	#4	1	Elite Eight
1992	Indiana	27-7	Big Ten	14-4	#5	#1	2	Final Four
1991	Indiana	29-5	Big Ten ★	15-3	#3	#7	2	Sweet 16
1990	Indiana	18-11	Big Ten	8-10		#12	8	NCAA tournament
1989	Indiana	27-8	Big Ten ★	15-3	#8	#11	2	Sweet 16
1988	Indiana	19-10	Big Ten	11-7		#13	4	NCAA tournament
1987	Indiana	30-4	Big Ten ★	15-3	#3	#3	1	Champion	National
1986	Indiana	21-8	Big Ten	13-5	#16	#12	3	NCAA tournament
1985	Indiana	19-14	Big Ten	7-11		#11		NIT
1984	Indiana	22-9	Big Ten	13-5		#10	4	Elite Eight
1983	Indiana	24-6	Big Ten ★	13-5	#5	#6	2	Sweet 16
1982	Indiana	19-10	Big Ten	12-6		#19	5	NCAA tournament
1981	Indiana	26-9	Big Ten ★	14-4	#9	#1	3	Champion	National
1980	Indiana	21-8	Big Ten ★	13-5	#7	#2	2	Sweet 16
1979	Indiana	22-12	Big Ten	10-8		#10		NIT
1978	Indiana	21-8	Big Ten	12-6	#13	#19		Sweet 16
1977	Indiana	14-13	Big Ten	9-9		#25
1976	Indiana	32-0	Big Ten ★	18-0	#1	#1		Champion	National
1975	Indiana	31-1	Big Ten ★	18-0	#3	#1		Elite Eight
1974	Indiana	23-5	Big Ten ★	12-2	#9	#7
1973	Indiana	22-6	Big Ten ★	11-3	#6	#6		Final Four
1972	Indiana	17-8	Big Ten	9-5	#17	#23		NIT
1971	Indiana	17-7	Big Ten	9-5		#34
1970	Indiana	7-17	Big Ten	3-11		#80
1969	Indiana	9-15	Big Ten	4-10		#60
1968	Indiana	10-14	Big Ten	4-10		#88
1967	Indiana	18-8	Big Ten ★	10-4		#29		Sweet 16
1966	Indiana	8-16	Big Ten	4-10		#79
1965	Indiana	19-5	Big Ten	9-5		#4
1964	Indiana	9-15	Big Ten	5-9		#31
1963	Indiana	13-11	Big Ten	9-5		#36
1962	Indiana	13-11	Big Ten	7-7		#47
1961	Indiana	15-9	Big Ten	8-6		#25
1960	Indiana	20-4	Big Ten	11-3	#7	#5
1959	Indiana	11-11	Big Ten	7-7		#19
1958	Indiana	13-11	Big Ten ★	10-4	#12	#24		Sweet 16
1957	Indiana	14-8	Big Ten ★	10-4		#21
1956	Indiana	13-9	Big Ten	6-8		#24
1955	Indiana	8-14	Big Ten	5-9		#51
1954	Indiana	20-4	Big Ten ★	12-2	#4	#4		Sweet 16
1953	Indiana	23-3	Big Ten ★	17-1	#1	#2		Champion	National
1952	Indiana	16-6	Big Ten	9-5		#10
1951	Indiana	19-3	Big Ten	12-2	#7	#3
1950	Indiana	17-5	Big Ten	7-5	#20	#10
1949	Indiana	14-8	Big Ten	6-6
1948	Indiana	8-12	Big Ten	3-9
1947	Indiana	12-8	Big Nine	8-4
1946	Indiana	18-3	Big Nine	9-3
1945	Indiana	10-11	Big Ten	3-9
1944	Indiana	7-15	Big Ten	2-10
1943	Indiana	18-2	Big Ten	11-2
1942	Indiana	15-6	Big Ten	10-5
1941	Indiana	17-3	Big Ten	10-2
1940	Indiana	20-3	Big Ten	9-3				Champion	National
1939	Indiana	17-3	Big Ten	9-3
1938	Indiana	10-10	Big Ten	4-8
1937	Indiana	13-7	Big Ten	6-6
1936	Indiana	18-2	Big Ten ★	11-1
1935	Indiana	14-6	Big Ten	8-4
1934	Indiana	13-7	Big Ten	6-6
1933	Indiana	10-8	Big Ten	6-6
1932	Indiana	8-10	Big Ten	4-8
1931	Indiana	9-8	Big Ten	5-7
1930	Indiana	8-9	Big Ten	7-5
1929	Indiana	7-10	Big Ten	4-8
1928	Indiana	15-2	Big Ten ★	10-2
1927	Indiana	13-4	Big Ten	9-3
1926	Indiana	12-5	Big Ten ★	8-4
1925	Indiana	12-5	Big Ten	8-4
1924	Indiana	11-6	Big Ten	7-5
1923	Indiana	8-7	Big Ten	5-7
1922	Indiana	10-10	Big Ten	3-7
1921	Indiana	15-6	Big Ten	6-5
1920	Indiana	13-8	Big Ten	6-4
1919	Indiana	10-7	Big Ten	4-6
1918	Indiana	10-4	Big Ten	3-3
1917	Indiana	13-6	Western Intercollegiate	3-5
1916	Indiana	6-7	Western Intercollegiate	3-5
1915	Indiana	4-9	Western Intercollegiate	1-9
1914	Indiana	2-12	Western Intercollegiate	1-11
1913	Indiana	5-11	Western Intercollegiate	0-10
1912	Indiana	6-11	Western Intercollegiate	1-9
1911	Indiana	11-5	Western Intercollegiate	5-5
1910	Indiana	5-8	Western Intercollegiate	3-7
1909	Indiana	5-9	Western Intercollegiate	2-6
1908	Indiana	9-6	Western Intercollegiate
1907	Indiana	9-5	Western Intercollegiate
1906	Indiana	7-9	Western Intercollegiate	2-2
1905	Indiana	5-12	Western Intercollegiate
1904	Indiana	5-4	Western Intercollegiate
1903	Indiana	8-4	Western Intercollegiate
1902	Indiana	4-4	Western Intercollegiate
1901	Indiana	1-4	Western Intercollegiate

Consensus All-Americans

34 AP All-American selections.

Trayce Jackson-Davis2023

Yogi Ferrell2016

Victor Oladipo2013

Cody Zeller2013

D.J. White2008

Eric Gordon2008

Jared Jeffries2002

Kirk Haston2001

A.J. Guyton2000

Brian Evans1996

Damon Bailey1994

Calbert Cheaney1993

Year	Player
2023	Trayce Jackson-Davis
2016	Yogi Ferrell
2013	Victor Oladipo
2013	Cody Zeller
2008	D.J. White
2008	Eric Gordon
2002	Jared Jeffries
2001	Kirk Haston
2000	A.J. Guyton
1996	Brian Evans
1994	Damon Bailey
1993	Calbert Cheaney
1992	Calbert Cheaney
1991	Calbert Cheaney
1989	Jay Edwards
1987	Steve Alford
1986	Steve Alford
1981	Isiah Thomas
1977	Kent Benson
1976	Kent Benson
1976	Scott May
1975	Scott May
1971	George McGinnis
1963	Jimmy Rayl
1962	Jimmy Rayl
1961	Walt Bellamy
1958	Archie Dees
1957	Archie Dees
1955	Don Schlundt
1954	Don Schlundt
1954	Bobby Leonard
1953	Don Schlundt
1953	Bobby Leonard
1951	Bill Garrett

NBA first-round picks

85 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Kel'el Ware2024

Last college yr: 2024

Jalen Hood-Schifino2023

Last college yr: 2023

Romeo Langford2019

Last college yr: 2019

OG Anunoby2017

Last college yr: 2017

OG Anunoby2017

Last college yr: 2016

Noah Vonleh2014

Last college yr: 2014

Victor Oladipo2013

Last college yr: 2013

Cody Zeller2013

Last college yr: 2013

Victor Oladipo2013

Last college yr: 2012

Cody Zeller2013

Last college yr: 2012

Victor Oladipo2013

Last college yr: 2011

Eric Gordon2008

Last college yr: 2008

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2024	Kel'el Ware	2024
2023	Jalen Hood-Schifino	2023
2019	Romeo Langford	2019
2017	OG Anunoby	2017
2017	OG Anunoby	2016
2014	Noah Vonleh	2014
2013	Victor Oladipo	2013
2013	Cody Zeller	2013
2013	Victor Oladipo	2012
2013	Cody Zeller	2012
2013	Victor Oladipo	2011
2008	Eric Gordon	2008
2008	D.J. White	2008
2010	Jordan Crawford	2008
2008	D.J. White	2007
2008	D.J. White	2006
2008	D.J. White	2005
2002	Jared Jeffries	2002
2001	Kirk Haston	2001
2002	Jared Jeffries	2001
2001	Kirk Haston	2000
2001	Kirk Haston	1999
2000	Jason Collier	1998
2000	Jason Collier	1997
1996	Brian Evans	1996
1995	Alan Henderson	1995
1996	Brian Evans	1995
1995	Alan Henderson	1994
1996	Brian Evans	1994
1993	Calbert Cheaney	1993
1993	Greg Graham	1993
1995	Alan Henderson	1993
1996	Brian Evans	1993
1993	Calbert Cheaney	1992
1993	Greg Graham	1992
1995	Alan Henderson	1992
1993	Calbert Cheaney	1991
1993	Greg Graham	1991
1993	Calbert Cheaney	1990
1993	Greg Graham	1990
1985	Uwe Blab	1985
1985	Uwe Blab	1984
1983	Randy Wittman	1983
1985	Uwe Blab	1983
1983	Randy Wittman	1982
1985	Uwe Blab	1982
1981	Isiah Thomas	1981
1981	Ray Tolbert	1981
1983	Randy Wittman	1981
1980	Mike Woodson	1980
1981	Isiah Thomas	1980
1981	Ray Tolbert	1980
1983	Randy Wittman	1980
1980	Mike Woodson	1979
1981	Ray Tolbert	1979
1983	Randy Wittman	1979
1980	Mike Woodson	1978
1981	Ray Tolbert	1978
1977	Kent Benson	1977
1980	Mike Woodson	1977
1976	Scott May	1976
1976	Quinn Buckner	1976
1976	Bob Wilkerson	1976
1977	Kent Benson	1976
1976	Scott May	1975
1976	Quinn Buckner	1975
1976	Bob Wilkerson	1975
1977	Kent Benson	1975
1976	Scott May	1974
1976	Quinn Buckner	1974
1976	Bob Wilkerson	1974
1977	Kent Benson	1974
1973	Steve Downing	1973
1976	Quinn Buckner	1973
1973	Steve Downing	1972
1973	Steve Downing	1971
1961	Walt Bellamy	1961
1961	Walt Bellamy	1960
1961	Walt Bellamy	1959
1958	Archie Dees	1958
1958	Archie Dees	1957
1958	Archie Dees	1956
1948	Ward Williams	1948
1948	Ward Williams	1947
1948	Ward Williams	1943

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