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Indiana falls to a No. 5 seed, ten Big Ten teams in field in latest ESPN bracketology

The latest ESPN bracketology for the 2025 NCAA tournament was released Tuesday and Joe Lunardi has ten Big Ten teams in his mock field.

In the latest projections, Indiana is a No. 5 seed opposite McNeese State in the Midwest Region. In the June bracketology, the Hoosiers were a No. 4 seed in the South Region.

In his previous projections in mid-June, Lunardi had nine Big Ten teams slated to make the 2025 NCAA tournament. The Big Ten is adding Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington for the 2024-25 season.

The nine Big Ten teams in Lunardi’s field beyond IU are Purdue (No.