Indiana Hoosiers

Indiana basketball is a cathedral of the sport, and Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington is one of college basketball's most storied arenas. Cream-and-crimson crowds pack the building for a program that treats basketball as a civic religion, born from Bob Knight's motion-offense dynasties and Branch McCracken's earlier championship teams. Few schools can match Indiana's combination of tradition, tournament banners, and sheer basketball obsession running through the state.

Indiana has won five NCAA championships: 1940 and 1953 under Branch McCracken, then 1976, 1981, and 1987 under Bob Knight. The 1976 team remains the last men's team to finish a season undefeated, a record that has stood for five decades. Knight's disciplined, motion-based offense and fiery sideline presence defined Indiana basketball for three decades and cemented the Hoosiers among the sport's all-time blue bloods.