Indiana Hoosiers basketball — program history
Indiana's basketball program has competed since 1901 and holds a special place in the sport's history with five NCAA championships. The 1976 team, coached by Bob Knight, went 32-0 and remains the last team to finish a season undefeated and win the national title. Knight's fiery coaching style produced three championship teams and 661 wins at Indiana. The Hoosiers are known for their distinctive candy-striped warm-up pants and are one of the few programs that do not put players' names on the back of their jerseys.
The name
The term 'Hoosier' has been associated with Indiana residents since the early 1830s, though its exact origin remains debated among historians
Signature moment
The 1976 undefeated season (32-0) under Bob Knight — the last team in men's Division I basketball to go wire-to-wire without a loss and win the national title
Indiana's distinctive candy-striped warm-up pants have been a tradition for decades, and the team is one of the few that refuses to put players' names on game jerseys
The Indiana Hoosiers compete in the Big Ten and hold an all-time record of 1965–1147 (.631 winning percentage) across 126 recorded seasons dating back to 1900-01. The program has won 5 NCAA national championships (1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987) and reached 8 Final Fours.
National championships
1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987
Season-by-season results
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|
| 2025-26 | 18-14 | 9-11 (Big Ten) | Darian DeVries | AP #22 |
| 2024-25 | 19-13 | 10-10 (Big Ten) | Mike Woodson | AP #14 |
| 2023-24 | 19-14 | 10-10 (Big Ten) | Mike Woodson | |
| 2022-23 | 23-12 | 12-8 (Big Ten) | Mike Woodson | AP #10 |
| 2021-22 | 21-14 | 9-11 (Big Ten) | Mike Woodson | |
| 2020-21 | 12-15 | 7-12 (Big Ten) | Archie Miller | |
| 2019-20 | 20-12 | 9-11 (Big Ten) | Archie Miller | |
| 2018-19 | 19-16 | 8-12 (Big Ten) | Archie Miller | AP #21 |
| 2017-18 | 16-15 | 9-9 (Big Ten) | Archie Miller | |
| 2016-17 | 18-16 | 7-11 (Big Ten) | Tom Crean | AP #3 |
| 2015-16 | 27-8 | 15-3 (Big Ten) | Tom Crean | AP #10 |
| 2014-15 | 20-14 | 9-9 (Big Ten) | Tom Crean | AP #22 |
| 2013-14 | 17-15 | 7-11 (Big Ten) | Tom Crean | |
| 2012-13 | 29-7 | 14-4 (Big Ten) | Tom Crean | AP #1 |
| 2011-12 | 27-9 | 11-7 (Big Ten) | Tom Crean | AP #7 |
| 2010-11 | 12-20 | 3-15 (Big Ten) | Tom Crean | |
| 2009-10 | 10-21 | 4-14 (Big Ten) | Tom Crean | |
| 2008-09 | 6-25 | 1-17 (Big Ten) | Tom Crean | |
| 2007-08 | 25-8 | 14-4 (Big Ten) | Dan Dakich,Kelvin Sampson | AP #7 |
| 2006-07 | 21-11 | 10-6 (Big Ten) | Kelvin Sampson | AP #23 |
| 2005-06 | 19-12 | 9-7 (Big Ten) | Mike Davis | AP #9 |
| 2004-05 | 15-14 | 10-6 (Big Ten) | Mike Davis | |
| 2003-04 | 14-15 | 7-9 (Big Ten) | Mike Davis | |
| 2002-03 | 21-13 | 8-8 (Big Ten) | Mike Davis | AP #6 |
| 2001-02 | 25-12 | 11-5 (Big Ten) | Mike Davis | AP #20 |
| 2000-01 | 21-13 | 10-6 (Big Ten) | Mike Davis | AP #20 |
| 1999-00 | 20-9 | 10-6 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #9 |
| 1998-99 | 23-11 | 9-7 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #8 |
| 1997-98 | 20-12 | 9-7 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #17 |
| 1996-97 | 22-11 | 9-9 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #8 |
| 1995-96 | 19-12 * | 12-6 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #23 |
| 1994-95 | 19-12 | 11-7 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #9 |
| 1993-94 | 21-9 | 12-6 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #8 |
| 1992-93 | 31-4 | 17-1 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #1 |
| 1991-92 | 27-7 | 14-4 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #2 |
| 1990-91 | 29-5 | 15-3 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #3 |
| 1989-90 | 18-11 | 8-10 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #9 |
| 1988-89 | 27-8 | 15-3 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #3 |
| 1987-88 | 19-10 | 11-7 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #5 |
| 1986-87 | 30-4 | 15-3 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #2 |
| 1985-86 | 21-8 | 13-5 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #15 |
| 1984-85 | 19-14 | 7-11 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #4 |
| 1983-84 | 22-9 | 13-5 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #17 |
| 1982-83 | 24-6 | 13-5 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #1 |
| 1981-82 | 19-10 | 12-6 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #10 |
| 1980-81 | 26-9 | 14-4 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #5 |
| 1979-80 | 21-8 | 13-5 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #1 |
| 1978-79 | 22-12 | 10-8 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #10 |
| 1977-78 | 21-8 | 12-6 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #11 |
| 1976-77 | 14-13 * | Big Ten | | |
| 1975-76 | 32-0 | 18-0 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #1 |
| 1974-75 | 31-1 | 18-0 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #1 |
| 1973-74 | 23-5 | 12-2 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #3 |
| 1972-73 | 22-6 | 11-3 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #4 |
| 1971-72 | 17-8 | 9-5 (Big Ten) | Bob Knight | AP #5 |
| 1970-71 | 17-7 | 9-5 (Big Ten) | Lou Watson | AP #11 |
| 1969-70 | 7-17 | 3-11 (Big Ten) | Jerry Oliver | |
| 1968-69 | 9-15 | 4-10 (Big Ten) | Lou Watson | |
| 1967-68 | 10-14 | 4-10 (Big Ten) | Lou Watson | AP #3 |
| 1966-67 | 18-8 | 10-4 (Big Ten) | Lou Watson | |
| 1965-66 | 8-16 | 4-10 (Big Ten) | Lou Watson | |
| 1964-65 | 19-5 | 9-5 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | AP #2 |
| 1963-64 | 9-15 | 5-9 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | |
| 1962-63 | 13-11 | 9-5 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | AP #8 |
| 1961-62 | 13-11 | 7-7 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | |
| 1960-61 | 15-9 | 8-6 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | AP #4 |
| 1959-60 | 20-4 | 11-3 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | AP #7 |
| 1958-59 | 11-11 | 7-7 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | AP #15 |
| 1957-58 | 13-11 | 10-4 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | AP #12 |
| 1956-57 | 14-8 | 10-4 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | AP #10 |
| 1955-56 | 13-9 | 6-8 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | AP #12 |
| 1954-55 | 8-14 | 5-9 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | AP #6 |
| 1953-54 | 20-4 | 12-2 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | AP #1 |
| 1952-53 | 23-3 | 17-1 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | AP #1 |
| 1951-52 | 16-6 | 9-5 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | AP #4 |
| 1950-51 | 19-3 | 12-2 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | AP #3 |
| 1949-50 | 17-5 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | AP #4 |
| 1948-49 | 14-8 | 6-6 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | |
| 1947-48 | 8-12 | 3-9 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | |
| 1946-47 | 12-8 | 8-4 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | |
| 1945-46 | 18-3 | 9-3 (Big Ten) | Harry Good | |
| 1944-45 | 10-11 | 3-9 (Big Ten) | Harry Good | |
| 1943-44 | 7-15 | 2-10 (Big Ten) | Harry Good | |
| 1942-43 | 18-2 | 11-2 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | |
| 1941-42 | 15-6 | 10-5 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | |
| 1940-41 | 17-3 | 10-2 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | |
| 1939-40 | 20-3 | 9-3 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | |
| 1938-39 | 17-3 | 9-3 (Big Ten) | Branch McCracken | |
| 1937-38 | 10-10 | 4-8 (Big Ten) | Everett Dean | |
| 1936-37 | 13-7 | 6-6 (Big Ten) | Everett Dean | |
| 1935-36 | 18-2 | 11-1 (Big Ten) | Everett Dean | |
| 1934-35 | 14-6 | 8-4 (Big Ten) | Everett Dean | |
| 1933-34 | 13-7 | 6-6 (Big Ten) | Everett Dean | |
| 1932-33 | 10-8 | 6-6 (Big Ten) | Everett Dean | |
| 1931-32 | 8-10 | 4-8 (Big Ten) | Everett Dean | |
| 1930-31 | 9-8 | 5-7 (Big Ten) | Everett Dean | |
| 1929-30 | 8-9 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Everett Dean | |
| 1928-29 | 7-10 | 4-8 (Big Ten) | Everett Dean | |
| 1927-28 | 15-2 | 10-2 (Big Ten) | Everett Dean | |
| 1926-27 | 13-4 | 9-3 (Big Ten) | Everett Dean | |
| 1925-26 | 12-5 | 8-4 (Big Ten) | Everett Dean | |
| 1924-25 | 12-5 | 8-4 (Big Ten) | Everett Dean | |
| 1923-24 | 11-6 | 7-5 (Big Ten) | Leslie Mann | |
| 1922-23 | 8-7 | 5-7 (Big Ten) | Leslie Mann | |
| 1921-22 | 10-10 | 3-7 (Big Ten) | George Lewis | |
| 1920-21 | 15-6 | 6-5 (Big Ten) | George Lewis | |
| 1919-20 | 13-8 | 6-4 (Big Ten) | Jumbo Stiehm | |
| 1918-19 | 10-7 | 4-6 (Big Ten) | Dana Evans | |
| 1917-18 | 10-4 | 3-3 (Big Ten) | Dana Evans | |
| 1916-17 | 13-6 | 3-5 (Western) | Guy Lowman | |
| 1915-16 | 6-7 | 3-5 (Western) | Allan Willisford | |
| 1914-15 | 4-9 | 1-9 (Western) | Arthur Berndt | |
| 1913-14 | 2-12 | 1-11 (Western) | Arthur Berndt | |
| 1912-13 | 5-11 | 0-10 (Western) | Arthur Powell | |
| 1911-12 | 6-11 | 1-9 (Western) | James Kase | |
| 1910-11 | 11-5 | 5-5 (Western) | Oscar Rackle | |
| 1909-10 | 5-8 | 3-7 (Western) | John Georgen | |
| 1908-09 | 5-9 | 2-6 (Western) | Robert Harris | |
| 1907-08 | 9-6 | Western | Eddie Cook | |
| 1906-07 | 9-5 | Western | James Sheldon | |
| 1905-06 | 7-9 | 2-2 (Western) | Zora Clevenger | |
| 1904-05 | 5-12 | Western | Zora Clevenger | |
| 1903-04 | 5-4 | Western | Willis Coval | |
| 1902-03 | 8-4 | Western | Willis Coval | |
| 1901-02 | 4-4 | Western | Phelps Darby | |
| 1900-01 | 1-4 | Western | James Horne | |
* Season vacated by the NCAA — absent from the official season table; record computed from the game log and not counted in official totals or rankings.
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