After missing out on the previous NCAA Tournament , IU was invited to participate in the 1980 NCAA Tournament as a 2 - seed ; the Hoosiers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen .
Hoosiers lost to the 6 - seed Purdue Boilermakers .
After missing out on the previous NCAA Tournament , IU was invited to participate in the 1980 NCAA Tournament as a 2 - seed ; the Hoosiers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen , but they lost to the 6 - seed Purdue Boilermakers .