Indiana University Athletics
IU Ranked 9th in Final Coaches Poll
4/5/2016 2:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana - The Indiana University men's basketball team which finished 27-8 and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the third time in five years was ranked ninth in the final USA Today Coaches Poll released this afternoon. The Hoosiers defeated Chattanooga and #10 Kentucky before falling to national runner up North Carolina in the East Region semifinal.
This also is the third time in five years that IU has finished the season nationally ranked by the coaches ranking seventh in 2013 and 13th in 2012.
Top 10 Final Rankings (USA Today Coaches Poll, Since 2013)
3 times: Louisville, Michigan State, Virginia
2 times: Indiana, Duke, Michigan, Kansas, Syracuse, Wichita State, Florida, Miami, Kentucky, Arizona, Wisconsin, Villanova
1 time: Ohio State, UConn, Notre Dame, Gonzaga, Oklahoma, Oregon, North Carolina
QUICK HITS
• The 27 wins are tied for the seventh-most in IU history.
• The 2015-16 Hoosiers were just one of three teams in the last 20 years in college basketball to average more than 80 points, shoot better than 50 percent from the field and 41 percent from three point range. The others were the 2001-02 Kansas Jayhawks and the 2000-01 Stanford Cardinal.
• Indiana won its 22nd Big Ten title with a 15-3 league mark. It was the 13th outright title in school history. The 22 championships are tied for the most in conference history.
• The Hoosiers were 8-4 against Top 50 teams.
• Indiana was 17-0 at home, the first undefeated home season since the 2006-07 campaign.
NATIONAL STATISTICS
• The Hoosiers were third in the country in field goal percentage (50.2), fifth in three-point field goal percentage (41.6), seventh in total three-point field goals (345), 11th in scoring (82.6), 12th in scoring margin (12.7), and 19th in assists (560).
BIG TEN STATISTICS
• IU led the Big Ten in scoring, field goal percentage and three-point field goals made per game (9.9).
NCAA TOURNAMENT
• Indiana's record is 66-34 in 39 NCAA Tournament appearances. IU is just one of seven schools that have played 100 NCAA Tournament games.
• The 39 appearances and 66 wins rank seventh all-time in NCAA history.
• Indiana advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third time in five years. That marks the most successful run for IU since the Hoosiers went to the Sweet 16 in 1991, 92, 93 and 94.
• The Hoosiers were the only program to play two top 10 teams in the first three rounds when it faced (10) Kentucky and (3) North Carolina.
This also is the third time in five years that IU has finished the season nationally ranked by the coaches ranking seventh in 2013 and 13th in 2012.
Top 10 Final Rankings (USA Today Coaches Poll, Since 2013)
3 times: Louisville, Michigan State, Virginia
2 times: Indiana, Duke, Michigan, Kansas, Syracuse, Wichita State, Florida, Miami, Kentucky, Arizona, Wisconsin, Villanova
1 time: Ohio State, UConn, Notre Dame, Gonzaga, Oklahoma, Oregon, North Carolina
QUICK HITS
• The 27 wins are tied for the seventh-most in IU history.
• The 2015-16 Hoosiers were just one of three teams in the last 20 years in college basketball to average more than 80 points, shoot better than 50 percent from the field and 41 percent from three point range. The others were the 2001-02 Kansas Jayhawks and the 2000-01 Stanford Cardinal.
• Indiana won its 22nd Big Ten title with a 15-3 league mark. It was the 13th outright title in school history. The 22 championships are tied for the most in conference history.
• The Hoosiers were 8-4 against Top 50 teams.
• Indiana was 17-0 at home, the first undefeated home season since the 2006-07 campaign.
NATIONAL STATISTICS
• The Hoosiers were third in the country in field goal percentage (50.2), fifth in three-point field goal percentage (41.6), seventh in total three-point field goals (345), 11th in scoring (82.6), 12th in scoring margin (12.7), and 19th in assists (560).
BIG TEN STATISTICS
• IU led the Big Ten in scoring, field goal percentage and three-point field goals made per game (9.9).
NCAA TOURNAMENT
• Indiana's record is 66-34 in 39 NCAA Tournament appearances. IU is just one of seven schools that have played 100 NCAA Tournament games.
• The 39 appearances and 66 wins rank seventh all-time in NCAA history.
• Indiana advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third time in five years. That marks the most successful run for IU since the Hoosiers went to the Sweet 16 in 1991, 92, 93 and 94.
• The Hoosiers were the only program to play two top 10 teams in the first three rounds when it faced (10) Kentucky and (3) North Carolina.
| USA Today Coaches Poll (April 5) | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Villanova (30) | 35-5 | 750 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 33-7 | 720 |
| 3 | Kansas | 33-5 | 657 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 29-8 | 643 |
| 5 | Virginia | 29-8 | 631 |
| 6 | Oregon | 31-7 | 596 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 29-6 | 488 |
| 8 | Miami | 27-8 | 480 |
| 9 | Indiana | 27-8 | 456 |
| 10 | Syracuse | 23-14 | 446 |
| 11 | Xavier | 28-6 | 361 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 28-9 | 358 |
| 12 | Maryland | 27-9 | 358 |
| 14 | West Virginia | 26-9 | 331 |
| 15 | Iowa State | 23-12 | 315 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 27-9 | 297 |
| 17 | Notre Dame | 24-12 | 285 |
| 18 | Duke | 25-11 | 263 |
| 19 | Purdue | 26-9 | 184 |
| 20 | Utah | 27-9 | 170 |
| 21 | Gonzaga | 28-8 | 157 |
| 22 | Arizona | 25-9 | 154 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 22-13 | 149 |
| 24 | Baylor | 22-12 | 105 |
| 25 | Iowa | 22-11 | 82 |
Others receiving votes: Wichita St 67, Saint Joseph's 48, California 40, Seton Hall 36, Providence 33, Texas 27, Northern Iowa 18, Connecticut 14, George Washington 6, Butler 6, Stephen F. Austin 6, VCU 4, Cincinnati 3, Valparaiso 2, Saint Mary's 1, Arkansas-Little Rock 1, Hawaii 1, Yale 1 | |||
| Associated Press Top 25 Poll (March 14) | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Kansas (63) | 30-4 | 1,623 |
| 2 | Michigan State (2) | 29-5 | 1,552 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 28-6 | 1,488 |
| 4 | Virginia | 26-7 | 1,384 |
| 5 | Oregon | 28-6 | 1,371 |
| 6 | Villanova | 29-5 | 1,283 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 25-7 | 1,215 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 26-8 | 1,193 |
| 9 | Xavier | 27-5 | 1,127 |
| 10 | Miami | 25-7 | 920 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 26-8 | 920 |
| 12 | Purdue | 26-8 | 873 |
| 13 | Utah | 26-8 | 870 |
| 14 | Indiana | 25-7 | 828 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 26-8 | 682 |
| 16 | Louisville | 23-8 | 585 |
| 17 | Arizona | 25-8 | 559 |
| 18 | Maryland | 25-8 | 489 |
| 19 | Duke | 23-10 | 383 |
| 20 | Seton Hall | 25-8 | 374 |
| 21 | Baylor | 22-11 | 347 |
| 22 | Iowa State | 21-11 | 317 |
| 23 | California | 23-10 | 270 |
| 24 | SMU | 25-5 | 84 |
| 25 | Iowa | 21-10 | 82 |
Others receiving votes: Texas 69, Notre Dame 61, Saint Joseph's 60, Connecticut 34, Stephen F. Austin 12, Dayton 11, Wisconsin 9, Wichita St 9, Gonzaga 8, Arkansas-Little Rock 5, Providence 4, Valparaiso 3, Butler 3, Cincinnati 3, Yale 3, Monmouth 3, Saint Mary's 3, Stony Brook 2, Michigan 2, Akron 1, Northern Iowa 1 | |||
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