Can the Indiana Hoosiers squeak into the NCAA Tournament? - Page 13

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With the Indiana Hoosiers losing 72-59 to the Oregon Ducks in the Big Ten Tournament, Mike Woodson’s team is going to need A LOT of help to make the NCAA Tournament.

As of this morning, ESPN bracketologist, Joe Lunardi had the Hoosiers dancing, but they were among the last four teams in.

• Last Four Bye – Teams that are in the field, and do not have to play their way in
• Last Four In – Teams that will be playing in Dayton (2 teams will play for an 11-seed and 2 teams will play for a 12-seed)
• First Four Out – Teams that are just on the outside looking in and need some help, or make a conference tournament run

Let’s take a look at the resumes of the teams surrounding Indiana.

1. Oklahoma (20-12 | 6-12 in SEC – 13th)

The first team among Lunardi’s “Last Four Byes”

• Plays THURSDAY NIGHT at 9:30pm against Kentucky (safely in the NCAA Tournament)
• NET – 43
• Quad 1 – 7-10
• Quad 2 – 4-1 (Texas)
• Quad 3 – 2-1 (LSU)
• Quad 4 – 7-0

2. Vanderbilt (20-12 | 8-10 in SEC – 9th)

The second team among Lunardi’s  “Last Four Byes”

• LOST on Wednesday night to Texas
• NET – 48
• Quad 1 – 5-9
• Quad 2 – 4-3
• Quad 3 & 4 – 11-0

3. Utah State (25-6 | 15-5 in Mountain West – 3rd)

The third team among Lunardi’s “Last Four Byes”

• Plays THURSDAY NIGHT at 11:30pm against UNLV (NOT IN THE FIELD OF 68)
• NET – 37
• Quad 1 – 2-3
• Quad 2 – 7-3
• Quad 3 – 5-0
• Quad 4 – 10-5

4. West Virginia (19-13 | 10-10 in Big 12 – 8th)

The last team among Lunardi’s “Last Four Byes”

• LOST on Wednesday night to Colorado (NOT IN THE FIELD OF 68)
• NET – 51
• Quad 1 – 6-9
• Quad 2 – 4-4
• Quad 3 & 4 – 9-0

5. San Diego State (21-8 | 14-6 in Mountain West – 4th)

The first team among Lunardi’s “Last Four In”

• Plays THURSDAY AFTERNOON (5:30PM) against Boise State (First Four Out)
• NET – 49
• Quad 1 – 3-5
• Quad 2 – 5-2
• Quad 3 – 4-1 (UNLV)
• Quad 4 – 8-0

6. Xavier (21-11 | 13-7 in Big East – 4th)

The second team among Lunardi’s “Last Four In”

• Lost to Marquette (safely in the field) on Thursday afternoon
  • • NET – 45
    • Quad 1 – 1-9
    • Quad 2 – 8-2
    • Quad 3 – 5-0
    • Quad 4 – 7-0

7. Indiana (19-13 | 10-10 in Big Ten – 9th)

The third team among Lunardi’s “Last Four In”

• Lost THURSDAY against Oregon (safely in the field)
  • • NET – 52
    • Quad 1 – 4-13
    • Quad 2 – 5-0
    • Quad 3 – 6-0
    • Quad 4 – 4-0

8. North Carolina (21-12 | 13-7 in ACC – 4th)

The last team among Lunardi’s “Last Four In”

• Currently playing against Wake Forest (Next Four Out)
• NET – 36
• Quad 1 – 1-11
• Quad 2 – 7-0
• Quad 3 – 7-1 (Stanford)
• Quad 4 – 6-0

9. Texas (18-14 | 6-12 in SEC – 13th)

The first team among Lunardi’s “First Four Out”

• Currently playing against Texas A&M (safely in the field)
• NET – 41
• Quad 1 – 6-9
• Quad 2 – 3-5
• Quad 3 – 2-0
• Quad 4 – 7-0

10. Ohio State (17-15 | 9-11 in Big Ten – 10th)

The second team among Lunardi’s “First Four Out”

• LOST on Wednesday night to Iowa (NOT IN THE FIELD OF 68)
• NET – 40
• Quad 1 – 6-11
• Quad 2 – 3-4
• Quad 3 – 2-0
• Quad 4 – 6-0

11. Boise State (22-9 | 14-6 in Mountain West – 4th)

The third team among Lunardi’s “First Four Out”

• Plays THURSDAY AFTERNOON (5:30PM) against San Diego State (Last Four In)
• NET – 46
• Quad 1 – 2-5
• Quad 2 – 4-2
• Quad 3 – 5-1 (Washington State)
• Quad 4 – 10-1 (Boston College)

12. Colorado State (22-9 | 16-4 in Mountain West – 2nd)

The final team among Lunardi’s “First Four Out”

• Plays THURSDAY TONIGHT (9:00PM) against Nevada (NOT IN FIELD OF 68)
• NET – 55
• Quad 1 – 1-5 (Boise State)
• Quad 2 – 6-2 (Colorado, New Mexico)
• Quad 3 – 4-2 (UC Riverside and Washington)
• Quad 4 – 11-0