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Bracket Projection: Indiana

Last year at this time, Tom Crean's seat couldn't have been hotter. His Indiana Hoosiers had underachieved two years in a row, and patience was wearing thin. Then came two deflating defeats in Maui this past November, and the loss of second-leading scorer James Blackmon Jr. to a season-ending injury in December. Crean's reign was tumbling to a haphazard end -- or so it seemed. And then, suddenly, Indiana reinvented itself, charged forward to an outright Big Ten title, and looked extremely impressive in doing so. Can the Hoosiers continue their late-season surge deep into the NCAA tournament?

ESPN Insider has your answers, as Joe Lunardi has enlisted a team of Bracketologists to compile advanced metrics, key scouting intel and best- and worst-case tournament scenarios for all 68 teams to help you make smart picks in your bracket.