There were a ton of goals in the preseason tournament, but teams were lackadaisical then.
A "2-in-4" rule limits each university to two exempted preseason tournaments every four years.
Returning with an intact lineup, the hosts also emerged as one of the preseason tournaments.
The team participated in two preseason tournaments, winning both.
Indiana's last appearance in the seven-year-old preseason tournament was in 1988.
But how much interest is there for a preseason tournament starring some of the best players in a league with floundering ratings?
With the condensed format, the official preseason tournament - the Netball Cup - was not held in 2011.
They beat Tulane in the preseason tournament before losing to Kentucky in the semifinals.
The team came into the 2007 season on a high, they had just played a preseason tournament against MLS teams and achieved very successful results.
The tournament dubbed itself "the richest preseason tournament in college basketball," awarding $2 million to participating schools.