Indiana basketball tabbed as Big Ten favorites, ranked top-20 by Andy Katz and THE ALMANAC

Andy Katz and Jeff Goodman both picked Indiana as their preseason favorites to win the Big Ten. Katz ranked Indiana at No. 7 nationally in his latest Power 36 rankings. Goodman's new college basketball publication, THE ALMANAC, also picked the Hoosiers to won the league. The two preseason nods comes a few weeks after Indiana was ranked No 6 nationally by Lindy Sports and No 12 by the Blue Ribbon Yearbook. The Hoops return 90 percent of their production from last season's NCAA Tournament team. They also have a top-10 recruiting class, including Jalen Hood-Schifino, Jalem Kopp, Race Thompson, Miller Kpp, and Trayce Jackson-Davis.