Indiana fans predict the 2026-27 men’s basketball season

The college basketball season is upon us and Indiana men’s basketball is looking for more success in year two under head coach Darian DeVries.

The Hoosiers reloaded this past offseason, undergoing an identity change from a roster focused on 3-point shooting to one focused on rebounding. With a pair of 7-footers in the frontcourt and newfound quickness and scoring in the backcourt, this has the look of a team that’ll break the program’s NCAA Tournament drought.

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With this in mind, we ran a few polls ahead of the season to gauge fans’ feelings heading into what’ll prove a pivotal year for DeVries’ rebuild. We’re sharing the results below as something to look back on as the season goes on. Want to participate in more polls like this? Make sure to check out The Feed on a regular basis!

Here’s how fans voted:

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Will Indiana make the 2027 NCAA Tournament?

This one’s actually still in progress. Vote below!

How many games will Indiana win in 2026-27?

Fans aren’t overly bullish on Indiana’s win total this season and you really can’t blame them. Indiana hasn’t won 20 or more games since the 2022-23 season, when Indiana earned a No. 4-seed largely on the shoulders of Trayce Jackson-Davis’ excellent play.

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Hoosier fans see this team winning a pretty modest 20-24 games this season, which would put this group on par with some of the other tournament teams of the past decade. That option earned 61% of respondents votes. Just 11% see this team winning 19 games or less, 22% see it winning between 25-29 and 6% see it ascending to 30 or more.

That’s pretty fair and sort of flies in the face of the outside perception that the fanbase expects a Final Four every season.

Who leads the team in scoring?

Oct 18, 2026; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana Hoosiers guard Markus Burton (5) dribbles the ball against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the second half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse….

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Publish date : 2026-11-04 19:00:00

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