Breaking down Indiana men’s basketball’s 2026-27 non-conference schedule

I'll just be blunt right out of the gate here: we're entering just about the third season in a row where Indiana's non-conference performance will be judged largely on how it responds to a few power conference opponents and if it can avoid disaster in the buy game portion. That's not fun.

Is this schedule bad? No, not at all. Is it good? Kinda? Maybe. It's just not what you'd like to see from a program with the stature of Indiana coming off of a massive offseason.

Indiana will face five high-major opponents this season, three of which will be away from Assembly Hall and none of which are true road contests. The best home games are contests against an inconsistent Missouri program and UCF. Alright.