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Indiana Basketball: Hoosiers have surprisingly high ranking in KenPom

By Alec Lasley

BLOOMINGTON, IN - JANUARY 14: A rack of balls at the Indiana Hoosiers games against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Assembly Hall on January 14, 2019 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, IN - JANUARY 14: A rack of balls at the Indiana Hoosiers games against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Assembly Hall on January 14, 2019 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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KenPom put together their rankings since the beginning of their stat tracking and the Indiana basketball program has a much higher ranking than some may think.

While the Indiana basketball program has had its up and down seasons in the last 25 years, they  are still a nationally known program that has a lot of history tied to them.

Despite not being ranked in any of the top-25 rankings this preseason, the Hoosiers do show up in the top-25 of the KenPom rankings since 1997.

Released on Friday, Indiana comes in at No. 18 in the best programs since 1997 according to KenPom. The rankings took into effect their best season, worst season, and then how many years they reached the NCAA Tournament and how far they advanced each season, amongst a few other stats.

As it stands, their best season was in 2013, which they finished third in the KenPom rankings, This was the season in which they shockingly lost to Syracuse in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, a team that a lot of people thought could win the entire tournament.

Their worst season comes in 2009 when they were ranked 209 in the KenPom rankings, a season Indiana went 6-25 overall and secured just one Big Ten win. Their 200+ ranking is just one of three 200+ rankings from any program ranked in the top-40.

The Hoosiers are also one of just seven programs to have less than 15 NCAA Tournament appearances in that time span, something they haven’t accomplished since 2016.

Indiana comes in ranked fifth in the Big Ten over that time span behind the likes of Michigan State, Ohio State, Maryland, and Wisconsin.

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The top five programs are what you would expect; Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina, and Arizona. Those five programs have combined for 10 National Championships since 1997 and 25 Final Fours, headlined by North Carolina’s eight appearances.

Indiana looks to bounce back this season and return to the Big Dance while turning around the program and set themselves up for success for the next 25 years.

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