That, plus Lady Luck can be awfully fickle and cruel.

Coach Cignetti deserves credit for putting forth an excellent team that didn't wilt in the face of the opposition.

Additionally, IU got very lucky on several occasions last year. Even the most diehard IU fans who can think logically will admit this.

Also, the field of opposition was quite weak last year, that the one team that would have taken them to the woodshed, got screwed out of a playoff berth.