Editor’s note: This is part of a series of stories revisiting the biggest what-ifs in IU history.
Everyone knows about the 1975-76 season.
If you were there for it, you probably don’t stop talking about it. If you weren’t, it’s been mentioned whenever another seemingly-great team has nearly matched it. Nobody has. Indiana’s 32-0 has (so far!) stood the test of time as the last undefeated season in men’s college basketball.
But what if I told you that could’ve come a season earlier?
Despite winning a national championship and going undefeated, Knight doesn’t claim the ‘76 squad as the best one he coached.