The Hoosiers basketball schedule in 2019-20 was not the toughest, especially their November games. It was a big reason why they never broke into the AP Top 25 last year even though they had a very good record early on.
Their schedule got tougher when the calendar turned to December, but their non-conference schedule overall was not very good. The level of play in the Big Ten is what would have helped the Hoosiers make the tournament.
The 2020-21 schedule hasn’t been released yet, but the Hoosiers should have a much tougher non-conference schedule mostly because they head to Hawaii for the annual Maui Jim Maui Invitational.