Author: Mike Schumann

The Mike Woodson era is over. The NCAA Tournament bracket was announced on Sunday evening, and Indiana was left out of the field. The Hoosiers (19-13) were the second highest graded team left out of the field, the CBS broadcast crew revealed. The Hoosiers had been projected by the majority of bracketologists to make the field.  But North Carolina, Texas and Xavier all got the nod over IU.  And West Virginia was the first team out, one spot ahead of the Indiana. The news came as a surprise to many. “I gotta say Indiana is the one (team left out)…

Selection Sunday is here, and it’s time for one last check of the bracketology projections and potential bid thieves Since losing to Oregon, IU has had a pretty good couple of days.  For the most part there haven’t been significant upsets in the conference tournaments that would seem to harm their chances to make the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team. But tonight is still going to be stressful for IU fans as the field is unveiled. Indiana is still a near consensus team in either the First Four In the field of First Four Out across more than 100…

With IU basketball as on the bubble as it gets, we’ll check each day where the Hoosiers stand in the land of bracketology ahead of Selection Sunday. How bubbly are the Hoosiers?  Indiana is a near consensus team in either the First Four In the field of First Four Out across more than 100 projections.  So Sunday evening will be nerve-wracking for Hoosier fans as the field is unveiled. A Saturday morning look at Bracket Matrix shows the Hoosiers in 97 of 113 projected brackets.  That’s trending unfavorably from yesterday’s 102 of 107. And it isn’t clear how many brackets…

Indiana has been fortunate to be in the position of having the top job opening in college basketball since the retirement of Mike Woodson was announced in early February. Nothing changed in that regard this week with the news that Minnesota’s Ben Johnson and Iowa’s Fran McCaffery have both been fired, creating three openings in the Big Ten so far. But nothing happens in a vacuum, and there are connections to the Iowa job opening and Indiana’s search process. In fact, two of the five coaches we included on Tier 1 of our latest hot board released on Wednesday are…

With IU basketball as on the bubble as it gets, we’ll check each day where the Hoosiers stand in the land of bracketology ahead of Selection Sunday. How bubbly are the Hoosiers?  Indiana is a near consensus team in either the First Four In the field of First Four Out across more than 100 projections. A Friday look at Bracket Matrix shows the Hoosiers in 102 of 107 projections, including 77 of 81 updated on Thursday following their loss to Oregon. If the Hoosiers make it in to the field of 68, they appear almost certain to be a First…

Whether IU basketball’s final game was played on Thursday or at some point in the NCAA Tournament, things are about to dramatically change within the program sooner than later. Senior forward Luke Goode wants to be the constant from this season to the next. As we’ve reported here multiple times, Goode has a fact pattern in his college career that at least creates the possibility of obtaining a medical hardship waiver from the NCAA and earning a fifth season of eligibility. The wheels are already in motion to file the petition to seek that extra year. Goode’s fact pattern is…

National college basketball reporter Jeff Goodman is reporting Drake head coach Ben McCollum has emerged as a top candidate for the IU basketball head coaching position. “Drake coach Ben McCollum has emerged as one of the top candidates for the Indiana opening and has really impressed Indiana AD Scott Dolson, source told The Field of 68,” Goodman said on X. In his first season at Drake, McCollum led the program to the Missouri Valley regular season and tournament titles. McCollum has been frequently mentioned as a strong candidate to secure the IU job by various national outlets. Drake (30-3) is…

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indiana lost to Oregon Thursday afternoon at Gainbridge Fieldhouse by a final score of 72-59. Oregon led 37-29 at halftime.  The Hoosiers were led in the game by Malik Reneau with 19 points.  Trey Galloway added 15. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below. For Mike Woodson, Malik Reneau and Trey Galloway postgame, GO HERE.  For Anthony Leal, Luke Goode and Myles Rice from the locker room, GO HERE. Indiana (19-13) will await their NCAA Tournament fate when the field is announced this Sunday. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. It was…

Below is an updated IU basketball 2025 coaching search hot board after more than a month since the program publicly announced it will have a job opening at the end of the season. After a couple quiet weeks, there has been enough activity and mentions of late to warrant an update. We continue to show the candidates in four categories:  Tier 1, Tier 2, other names to know, and the candidates that seem unlikely at this point.  Moves from earlier versions are noted. Coaching records through March 12. Tier 1 These are the candidates where we believe Indiana will have…

One head coach frequently mentioned in connection with IU basketball’s upcoming job opening is Clemson’s Brad Brownell. Coming off a run to the Elite Eight in 2024, Brownell has led the Tigers to a program record 26 regular season wins this year.  Their 18 wins in ACC play is also a new school mark, as was their 90-percent win percentage in league play. That recent run of success has propelled Brownell into the Indiana conversation.  He’s a natural to be mentioned for the job, as an Indiana native and former high school teammate of Calbert Cheaney in Evansville. Brownell was…