The Illini fell to No. 18 to round out Big Ten representation in the top 25, although USC, Iowa, UCLA, Indiana and Wisconsin each received votes. Indiana’s remaining opportunities to pick up ranked wins will come in Big Ten play, with only Chicago State and Siena left on the nonconference schedule.

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Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson averaged 29.5 points across the two games, earning him Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on Monday, per the conference’s release. Wilkerson shares the award with Nebraska junior forward Pryce Sandfort.

A hot start provided hope that Hoosiers basketball would be different, perhaps turning the page toward success it long craved. Expectations set have been tempered.

The Hoosiers have one game left on their nonconference slate after beating the Eagles, which cut it to one possession several times in the fourth.

Indiana women’s basketball sophomore guard Valentyna Kadlecova will return to the Czech Republic to play professional basketball, per a statement Monday from Indiana head coach Teri Moren. The Kadan, Czech Republic, native averaged 5.4 points off 35.7% shooting this season.

The Indiana University Hoosiers entered this season as the losingest program in major college football history. But the team is now undefeated as it heads into the college football playoffs.