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What's behind Indiana's rise?

Insider Men's College Basketball, Indiana Hoosiers

If I asked you which college basketball team has won seven straight games against ranked opponents at home, and has won 19 games vs. ranked opponents since 2012 (second most over that span behind Kansas), you're saying Duke, right? Maybe Kentucky? How about Michigan State? Nope. It's Indiana, which handled Maryland in Bloomington on Thursday night.

Remember back in September, when the story around Indiana was embarrassing arrests and Devin Davis ending up in the hospital? Some were calling for Tom Crean's job. That's a distant memory, as IU has risen to the top of the Big Ten and is making a push nationally. Why? How?

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