Selection Sunday is finally upon us, and IU women’s basketball will soon know its position in the NCAA tournament.
The Hoosiers will be going into this tournament with its lowest seed since the 2019 season — IU is projected from a No. 8 to a No. 10 seed. In the past four seasons, the Hoosiers have gotten a No. 1, No. 3 and two No. 4 seeds.
IU will need to go on the road, and the Hoosiers are projected anywhere from Texas to South Carolina, according to bracketology predictors.
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With Selection Sunday hours away, here’s how IU’s resume shapes up:
What is NET ranking? How is women’s college basketball NET ranking determined?
Here are the quad specifications for women’s basketball:
Quad 1: home 1-25, neutral 1-35, road 1-45
Quad 2: home 26-55, neutral 36-65, road 46-80
Quad 3: home 56-90, neutral 66-105, road 81-130
Quad 4: home 91-plus, neutral 106-plus, road 131-plus
NET rankings are not officially established until all games are played, so a team can move up or down based on results. That can also affect opponents’ quad records if a team moves in-between quads.
What is Indiana women’s basketball’s NET ranking, quadrant record?
NET ranking: 34
Quad 1: 4-8
Quad 2: 4-3
Quad 3: 2-1
Quad 4: 9-0
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Indiana women’s basketball March Madness bracket projections
ESPN (updated March 14): No. 10 seed in Birmingham 1 regional vs. No. 7 Vanderbilt, first-round host site at TCU; possible second-round opponents 15 Stephen F. Austin or 2 TCU.
Her Hoop Stats (updated March 14): No. 8 seed in Birmingham 2 regional vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech, first-round host site at South Carolina; possible second-round opponents 16 High Point/UNC Greensboro or 1 South Carolina.
NCAA.com (updated March 11): No. 8 seed in Birmingham 4 regional vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech, first-round host site at Texas; possible second-round opponents 16 UNC Greensboro or 1 Texas.
CBS (updated March 11): No. 9 seed, full bracket not projected
How Indiana women’s basketball results impacted its March Madness resume last week
March 6: 78-62 win over Oregon (NET No. 42) in second round Big Ten Tournament — This win, which avenged a loss in Eugene earlier this season, was likely what took Indiana out of a potential First Four situation in the NCAA Tournament. Oregon is also a projected fringe NCAA Tournament team, per ESPN, and being able to take down the Ducks in blowout fashion on a neutral court only helped Indiana’s case.
March 7: 84-79 loss to USC (NET No. 6) in Big Ten quarterfinals — a close loss was, really, the best-case scenario for the Hoosiers, and that’s exactly what they did. Indiana had a competitive game against the eventual Big Ten Tournament champion and likely No. 1 seed in the tournament, and the Hoosiers showed that they can keep up with some of the best teams in the nation.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indiana women’s basketball March Madness bracket predictions for 2025 NCAA tournament
