ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi released his latest projections for the 2026 NCAA tournament on Tuesday afternoon.
IU basketball, entering its first season under coach Darian DeVries, remained in the first four teams out of Lunardi’s projected field, along with Washington, Marquette and Nebraska. The last four teams in are Iowa, Texas A&M, Miami (FL) and SMU.
IU added 10 transfer portal commitments for the 2025-26 season, including Tayton Conerway, Tucker DeVries, Lamar Wilkerson and Reed Bailey.
The Hoosiers finished a recent exhibition trip to Puerto Rico with a 3-0 record.
IU also added three freshmen in Trent Sisley, Aleksa Ristic and Andrej Acimovic.