That goes triple for women’s basketball bracketology as there is nowhere near the same amount of coverage given to forecasting the women’s tournament as there is for the men’s version. That said, bracketology offers an image of where a team is at a given time.

The IU women are projected to be in the NCAA Tournament, but they're near the bottom of the field. Here's how the projections and bracketology stack up.

The IU women ended a three-game skid with a win at Washington, putting the Hoosiers 'back on track' and adding to their March Madness resume.

Indiana women’s basketball finds itself 5-4 at the midway point of the Big Ten season after a close 73-70 victory at Washington late Monday.

The Hoosiers improved to 3-4 against Quad 1 opponents by shutting down a late rally from Washington (13-8; 4-5). The Huskies trailed by 14 points before going on an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter while holding IU without any field goals for more than four minutes.

Two of Indiana women’s basketball’s last three defeats have occurred because of late fourth quarter collapses. On Jan. 19 against No. 4 USC, Indiana held a 4-point lead in the final quarter, but its inefficient offense and defense allowed the Trojans to put together a 12-0 run. The Cream and Crimson lost by 7.

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Indiana entered the matchup on a three-game losing streak. In their losses to Illinois, No. 4 USC and Oregon, the Hoosiers averaged just 55.7 points per game. Over that stretch, Garzon averaged just 7 points, shot 26.4% from the field and 22.7% from long range per game.