For the first time since 2002, the Hoosiers are going dancing.
After a 20-11 (12-6) campaign in IU Coach Teri Moren's second season, IU was rewarded with a No. 9 seed. The Hoosiers will face No. 8 Georgia in South Bend, Indiana, on Saturday at 9 p.m. The 2016 NCAA Tournament was announced Monday on ESPN's Selection Show.
IU was projected to be a 10-seed in this year's tournament, according to ESPN's latest bracketology. The Hoosiers were one of ESPN's last four teams in the tournament.
Georgia finished the season 21-9 and 9-7 in the SEC, but will be without Shacobia Greene, who was named first-team All-SEC. She will miss the NCAA Tournament after undergoing leg surgery.
With a victory, IU has a chance to meet in-state rival Notre Dame on its own court in the second round. The top-seeded Irish face No. 16 North Carolina A&T in the first round.
The Hoosiers qualified for March Madness despite an early exit in IU's first Big Ten Tournament game.
Northwestern defeated IU 79-73 despite 23 points and 13 rebounds from sophomore forward Amanda Cahill. The loss ended the Hoosiers' regular season after the team won seven of their final eight Big Ten games.
The combination of Cahill and sophomore guard Tyra Buss led the Hoosiers to an undefeated home season inside Assembly Hall. Buss was named to the Big Ten's first team after averaging 18.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.
The Hoosiers received the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, IU's highest seed since receiving the same ranking in 1998.
IU has qualified for multiple appearances in the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) as recently as 2013-14.
Teddy Bailey
