Indiana University Athletics
11/10/2026 9:45:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – After an idle week, Indiana saw the College Football Playoff selection committee place the program at No. 9. The Hoosiers will host No. 18 USC on Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium in Week 11.
Indiana has now been among the teams in playoff consideration for 13-straight CFP polls dating back to 2024, all of those among the top 10 and the last 14 among the top 10. It is the 19th 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: UCLA (No. 4), Indiana (No. 9), Iowa (No. 15), Oregon (No. 16), USC (No. 18) and Ohio State (No. 20).
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.).
College Football Playoff Rankings – Nov. 10
1. Georgia (8-1)
2. Utah (9-0)
3. Alabama (7-2)
4. UCLA (9-0)
5. Notre Dame (8-1)
6. Texas (7-2)
7. Miami (Fla.) (8-1)
8. Tennessee (7-2)
9. Indiana (8-1)
10. BYU (7-2)
11. Kentucky (7-1)
12. Texas Tech (8-1)
13. Wake Forest (8-1)
14. Houston (7-2)
15. Iowa (7-2)
16. Oregon (6-3)
17. South Carolina (6-3)
18. USC (7-2)
19. Ole Miss (6-3)
20. Ohio State (6-3)
21. LSU (6-3)
22. Missouri (6-3)
23. Arizona (7-2)
24. Boise State (8-1)
25. Oklahoma State (6-3)
Indiana has now been among the teams in playoff consideration for 13-straight CFP polls dating back to 2024, all of those among the top 10 and the last 14 among the top 10. It is the 19th 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: UCLA (No. 4), Indiana (No. 9), Iowa (No. 15), Oregon (No. 16), USC (No. 18) and Ohio State (No. 20).
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.).
College Football Playoff Rankings – Nov. 10
1. Georgia (8-1)
2. Utah (9-0)
3. Alabama (7-2)
4. UCLA (9-0)
5. Notre Dame (8-1)
6. Texas (7-2)
7. Miami (Fla.) (8-1)
8. Tennessee (7-2)
9. Indiana (8-1)
10. BYU (7-2)
11. Kentucky (7-1)
12. Texas Tech (8-1)
13. Wake Forest (8-1)
14. Houston (7-2)
15. Iowa (7-2)
16. Oregon (6-3)
17. South Carolina (6-3)
18. USC (7-2)
19. Ole Miss (6-3)
20. Ohio State (6-3)
21. LSU (6-3)
22. Missouri (6-3)
23. Arizona (7-2)
24. Boise State (8-1)
25. Oklahoma State (6-3)
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