Indiana’s chances dip after loss to Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament

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(AP) — Indiana’s transition to a football school might now be complete.

The Hoosiers lost to lowly Northwestern on Wednesday in the Big Ten Tournament, and that may be enough to keep them out of the NCAA Tournament. Indiana was a bubble team to begin with before losing to the 15th-seeded team in its conference. The Indiana men haven’t reached the Big Dance since 2023.

Luckily for the Hoosiers, they weren’t the only bubble team that took a rough loss. Texas fell to 15th-seeded Mississippi in the SEC Tournament, and Cincinnati went down in overtime to UCF in the Big 12. SMU nearly beat Louisville in the ACC, but the Mustangs lost by four.

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All of those defeats were good news for Auburn, which took care of business against Mississippi State and made sure at 17-15 it would at least be over .500 heading into Selection Sunday.