Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers No. 2 in Penultimate CFP Rankings
12/2/2025 7:42:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A five-week stay at No. 2 for the Indiana football program as the penultimate College Football Playoff rankings set up a No. 1 versus No. 2 showdown in the Discover Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday (Dec. 6) inside Lucas Oil Stadium.
Indiana has now been among the teams in playoff consideration for 11-straight CFP polls dating back to 2024, all of those among the top 10 and the last four among the top 2. It is the 15th time in program history that IU has been among the contenders for a playoff spot.
The Big Ten saw six schools ranked and three programs in the top 6 of the latest CFP rankings: Ohio State (No. 1), Indiana (No. 2), Oregon (No. 5), USC (No. 16), Michigan (No. 19) and Iowa (No. 23).
The 12 participating teams in the College Football Playoff will be the five conference champions ranked highest by the CFP selection committee, plus the next seven highest-ranked schools. The four highest-ranked schools will be seeded one through four and will receive a first-round bye. The remaining schools will be seeded 5-12 based on their final ranking. If any of the five highest-ranked conference champions falls outside of the top 12, they will be seeded at the bottom of the 12-team pool.
The eight schools seeded No. 5-12 will play in the CFP First Round with the higher seeds hosting the lower seeds either on campus or at other sites designated by the higher-seeded institution (No. 12 at No. 5, No. 11 at No. 6, No. 10 at No. 7 and No. 9 at No. 8.).
No. 2/2/2 Indiana (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) meet No. 1/1/1 Ohio State (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) for an 8 p.m. kickoff on FOX in the Discover Big Ten Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
College Football Playoff Rankings – Dec. 2
1. Ohio State (12-0)
2. Indiana (12-0)
3. Georgia (11-1)
4. Texas Tech (11-1)
5. Oregon (11-1)
6. Ole Miss (11-1)
7. Texas A&M (11-1)
8. Oklahoma (10-2)
9. Alabama (10-2)
10. Notre Dame (10-2)
11. BYU (11-1)
12. Miami (Fla.) (10-2)
13. Texas (9-3)
14. Vanderbilt (10-2)
15. Utah (10-2)
16. USC (9-3)
17. Virginia (10-2)
18. Arizona (9-3)
19. Michigan (9-3)
20. Tulane (10-2)
21. Houston (9-3)
22. Georgia Tech (9-3)
23. Iowa (8-4)
24. North Texas (11-1)
25. James Madison (11-1)
Indiana has now been among the teams in playoff consideration for 11-straight CFP polls dating back to 2024, all of those among the top 10 and the last four among the top 2. It is the 15th time in program history that IU has been among the contenders for a playoff spot.
The Big Ten saw six schools ranked and three programs in the top 6 of the latest CFP rankings: Ohio State (No. 1), Indiana (No. 2), Oregon (No. 5), USC (No. 16), Michigan (No. 19) and Iowa (No. 23).
The 12 participating teams in the College Football Playoff will be the five conference champions ranked highest by the CFP selection committee, plus the next seven highest-ranked schools. The four highest-ranked schools will be seeded one through four and will receive a first-round bye. The remaining schools will be seeded 5-12 based on their final ranking. If any of the five highest-ranked conference champions falls outside of the top 12, they will be seeded at the bottom of the 12-team pool.
The eight schools seeded No. 5-12 will play in the CFP First Round with the higher seeds hosting the lower seeds either on campus or at other sites designated by the higher-seeded institution (No. 12 at No. 5, No. 11 at No. 6, No. 10 at No. 7 and No. 9 at No. 8.).
No. 2/2/2 Indiana (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) meet No. 1/1/1 Ohio State (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) for an 8 p.m. kickoff on FOX in the Discover Big Ten Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
College Football Playoff Rankings – Dec. 2
1. Ohio State (12-0)
2. Indiana (12-0)
3. Georgia (11-1)
4. Texas Tech (11-1)
5. Oregon (11-1)
6. Ole Miss (11-1)
7. Texas A&M (11-1)
8. Oklahoma (10-2)
9. Alabama (10-2)
10. Notre Dame (10-2)
11. BYU (11-1)
12. Miami (Fla.) (10-2)
13. Texas (9-3)
14. Vanderbilt (10-2)
15. Utah (10-2)
16. USC (9-3)
17. Virginia (10-2)
18. Arizona (9-3)
19. Michigan (9-3)
20. Tulane (10-2)
21. Houston (9-3)
22. Georgia Tech (9-3)
23. Iowa (8-4)
24. North Texas (11-1)
25. James Madison (11-1)
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