Indiana University Athletics
11/3/2026 7:06:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The first College Football Playoff rankings place the Indiana football program at No. 4 as the highest-ranked Big Ten team in the rankings. The Hoosiers have arrived at the bye week after an 8-1 start to the season, which includes back-to-back overtime wins.
Indiana has now been among the teams in playoff consideration for 12-straight CFP polls dating back to 2024, all of those among the top 10 and the last seven among the top 4. It is the 16th 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: Indiana (No. 4), UCLA (No. 8), Ohio State (No. 12), Iowa (No. 19), USC (No. 20) and Oregon (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.).
College Football Playoff Rankings – Nov. 4
1. Miami (Fla.) (8-0)
2. Georgia (7-1)
3. Utah (8-0)
4. Indiana (8-1)
5. Alabama (6-2)
6. Kentucky (7-1)
7. Texas (6-2)
8. UCLA (8-0)
9. BYU (7-1)
10. Ole Miss (6-2)
11. Notre Dame (7-1)
12. Ohio State (6-2)
13. Tennessee (6-2)
14. LSU (6-2)
15. Texas Tech (7-1)
16. Wake Forest (7-1)
17. Houston (6-2)
18. Missouri (6-2)
19. Iowa (6-2)
20. USC (7-2)
21. South Carolina (5-3)
22. Arizona (6-2)
23. Oregon (5-3)
24. Florida (5-3)
25. Boise State (7-1)
Indiana has now been among the teams in playoff consideration for 12-straight CFP polls dating back to 2024, all of those among the top 10 and the last seven among the top 4. It is the 16th 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: Indiana (No. 4), UCLA (No. 8), Ohio State (No. 12), Iowa (No. 19), USC (No. 20) and Oregon (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.).
College Football Playoff Rankings – Nov. 4
1. Miami (Fla.) (8-0)
2. Georgia (7-1)
3. Utah (8-0)
4. Indiana (8-1)
5. Alabama (6-2)
6. Kentucky (7-1)
7. Texas (6-2)
8. UCLA (8-0)
9. BYU (7-1)
10. Ole Miss (6-2)
11. Notre Dame (7-1)
12. Ohio State (6-2)
13. Tennessee (6-2)
14. LSU (6-2)
15. Texas Tech (7-1)
16. Wake Forest (7-1)
17. Houston (6-2)
18. Missouri (6-2)
19. Iowa (6-2)
20. USC (7-2)
21. South Carolina (5-3)
22. Arizona (6-2)
23. Oregon (5-3)
24. Florida (5-3)
25. Boise State (7-1)
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