The Hoosiers finished the 2015 – 16 season with a record 27 – 8 , 15 – 3 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten regular season title outright , pushing the school 's total to 22 conference titles ( tied with conference rival , Purdue , for the most ) . They received the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament , where they made an early quarterfinals exit by losing to Michigan . The team received a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament , and defeated Chattanooga and Kentucky having won two games before being eliminated in the Sweet 16 by North Carolina
Big Ten Tournament
2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team