IU basketball wasted no time making a statement to open the season, rolling past Eastern Illinois and Bellarmine in back-to-back blowouts at Assembly Hall.
The first look at the 2025-2026 Hoosiers came Monday night, and Indiana handled Eastern Illinois from start to finish in a 91-57 win. Afterward, coach Darian DeVries spoke, Inside the Hall posted a photo gallery, Ryan Corazza wrote The Minute After, Alex Bozich offered five takeaways and Zach Horwitz added a column.
Just a few days later, the script looked familiar. Indiana returned to the floor Thursday evening and took care of Bellarmine 92-69 to move to 2-0. DeVries again spoke after the game, Inside the Hall had another photo gallery, Corazza wrote The Minute After, Bozich provided five takeaways and Horwitz and Ian Plaskoff each wrote columns - Horwitz on Darren Harris’ strong play and Plaskoff on the lack of a go-to-scorer overall.
The next step is a much bigger one. Indiana plays Syracuse on Monday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, with tipoff set for 6:30 p.m.
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The women also opened their season with a pair of convincing wins in Assembly Hall. Indiana beat Florida Gulf Coast 79-50 on Tuesday, then followed that with a 96-55 win over Southern Illinois on Friday.
The Hoosiers’ next game is Monday night in Bloomington against Bradley at 7 p.m. ET on BIG+.
There was also a look this week at the movement around the roster. With plenty of turnover in recent years, 14 former Indiana players are now competing elsewhere in college basketball, and Inside the Hall tracked how each one is performing early on with his new team.
Beyond basketball, men’s soccer picked up another Big Ten title with a Wednesday win over Michigan State in Bloomington. Volleyball beat Iowa on Friday.
Field hockey defeated Rutgers in the Big Ten tournament before losing to Northwestern, a result that likely closed out what was their best season in many years. Wrestling topped Lock Haven but fell to Lehigh, and men’s tennis competed at the Big Ten individual championships.
Podcast on the Brink returned this week, with Corazza joining to discuss IU’s basketball results so far. The Back Home Network also had several shows on the air during the week.
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Urban Meyer Just Added Fuel To Indianas CFP Debate
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For Indiana, the comments only sharpen an argument that has already been simmering around the programs place in the playoff picture. The Hoosiers record and rsum have kept them in the upper tier of the rankings, while Ohio States own profile includes a notable win over Indiana, creating a messy comparison the committee will have to keep defending. Meyers history with Ohio State also hangs over the discussion, which makes his criticism hard to separate from his old ties to the program. [Read more 🡒]
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The twist, of course, is that the margin for error is still thin, and the leagues tiebreaker rules could come into play if Indiana slips again in conference play. Their October meeting with Ohio State already carried an asterisk after both quarterbacks were injured during the game, a reminder of how quickly the title picture can change in this league and why every remaining result matters so much. [Read more 🡒]
Indiana Just Got A Reminder How Little Margin It Has Left
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What comes next leaves no room for a slip. Indiana still has USC, Washington and Purdue on the schedule, and the path to the Big Ten championship game is still there if the Hoosiers can run the table. It is the kind of setup that makes every remaining week feel heavier, because the margin for error is now about as thin as it gets. [Read more 🡒]