Are you tired of talking about the NCAA Tournament bubble? I certainly am. Unfortunately for us Indiana men’s basketball is still on it and there’s probably a universe in which the Hoosiers do, in fact, receive a bid.
Will that happen? Almost certainly not. Indiana collapsed nearly as badly as it could’ve to (likely) close Darian DeVries’ first season as head coach with six losses in its last seven games, with only one of said losses coming by double digits. Two of those losses were to the same team, Northwestern, which is firmly out of the tournament picture. The Wildcats still not only beat the Hoosiers twice, but did so by an even greater margin the second time. Neither game was on the road.
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Anyway,
If you think Indiana doesn’t go dancing, there’s several people who agree with you. Including the fans surveyed by SB Nation:
What else agrees with you? Vegas. Indiana’s odds entering the final stretch of the season were favorable to land a bid before completely flipping during the Hoosiers’ collapse. Unlike other bubble teams, Indiana is not listed in FanDuel Sportsbook’s national championship odds.
Another rough March in Bloomington for the men’s basketball program looks inevitable.