The Indiana Hoosiers' loss in the Big Ten Tournament puts them in a precarious position with Selection Sunday just around the corner.

The Hoosiers stumbled their way to an early exit up the road from their campus, and took their NCAA Tournament hopes out of their own hands.

The No. 9 Hoosiers (19-12) lost 72-59 to an Oregon team that beat them on their West Coast trip nine days earlier. Those losses were huge setbacks for an IU team firmly on the NCAA Tournament bubble, while the No. 8 Ducks (23-8) head into the quarterfinals to face No. 1 Michigan State, having won eight straight games.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana men’s basketball entered Thursday afternoon’s Big Ten tournament game against Oregon firmly on the NCAA tournament bubble. The No. 9-seed Hoosiers (19-13) left Gainbridge Fieldhouse with a missed opportunity to help their cause, falling 72-59 to the Ducks (24-8) in Indianapolis.

The Indiana Hoosiers have won four of their past five games, while the Oregon Ducks have won seven straight. Big Ten Tournament seed, TV, schedule.

Indiana will watch how Xavier, Villanova, North Carolina, SMU, VCU, Liberty, San Diego State and Dayton fare in the coming days.

Indiana came into the day ranked No. 52 in the NET Rankings with a 4-12 record against Quad 1 opponents (three of those wins came on the road) and no losses against Quad 2-4 teams. They finished .500 in conference play after closing out the regular season with five wins in their last seven games.

After a 72-59 loss to Oregon in the Big Ten Tournament Thursday in Indianapolis, the Hoosiers' NCAA Tournament chances hang in the balance. Going into the Oregon game, Indiana was listed as one of the last four teams in the NCAA Tournament in Joe Lunardi's latest Bracketology from early Thursday morning.