Xavier and Indiana had chances to give their NCAA Tournament resumes a significant boost. But the Musketeers lost 89-87 to Marquette, and Indiana fell 72-59 to Oregon.

The Hoosiers stumbled their way to an early exit up the road from their campus, and took their NCAA Tournament hopes out of their own hands.

After a 72-59 loss to Oregon in the Big Ten Tournament Thursday in Indianapolis, the Hoosiers' NCAA Tournament chances hang in the balance. Going into the Oregon game, Indiana was listed as one of the last four teams in the NCAA Tournament in Joe Lunardi's latest Bracketology from early Thursday morning.

As the calendar turns to March, only one men's team and two women's team from the Hoosier State seem to have their ticket punched for the NCAA Tournament.

Competitive or not, losses are still losses. After falling in their first matchup of the Big Ten Tournament, the Hoosiers finished just short of the 20-win mark. Indiana hasn’t earned an NCAA Tournament berth with fewer than 20 wins since the 2014-15 season.

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