Indiana women’s basketball has reached its sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament.
The Hoosiers have earned a No. 9 seed and will play No. 8 seed Utah in Columbia, S.C. The winner of IU’s game takes on either No. 1 seed South Carolina or No. 16 seed Tennessee Tech.
Indiana (19-12) ranks No. 27 in Torvik and No. 35 in the NET, while Utah (22-8) is No. 31 on Torvik and 26 in the NET.
IU’s biggest wins of the season came over Iowa on the road and at home against Ohio State. The Hoosiers entered the Big Ten Tournament with some uncertainty lingering over their bubble positioning, but their win over Oregon in Indianapolis seemingly removed all doubts.
The Utes faced two Big Ten teams this season — they lost to Northwestern in mid-November, and they defeated Washington a month later. Utah went 13-5 in the Big 12, and dropped its first conference tournament game against Texas Tech. The team’s best wins this season came against Notre Dame in the Cayman Islands Classic, Iowa State on the road, and Princeton at home.
Utah is No. 32 in the nation in scoring offense with 76.7 points per game, while IU is No. 168 in scoring defense at 64.1 points per game allowed. Indiana ranks 88th in the country in scoring offense with 70.3 points per game, while Utah gives up 63.1 points per game, good for No. 142 in the nation.
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