Indiana University Athletics
Initial CFP Rankings Have Hoosiers No. 8
11/5/2024 7:30:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana football program sits No. 8 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings as announced by the CFP committee on Tuesday (Nov. 5). It marks the sixth time in program history that IU has appeared in the CFP rankings, with the other five coming during the 2020 season.
The No. 8 ranking is the highest in the CFP era for Indiana, who entered the 2020 rankings at No. 12 for three weeks and sat No. 11 during the final two weeks of the selections that season. The Big Ten saw four schools make the initial CFP rankings with Oregon (No. 1), Ohio State (No. 2) and Penn State (No. 6) among the initial top 12.
No. 8/10/8 Indiana (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten) will face off with Michigan (5-4, 3-3 Big Ten) on CBS inside a sold-out Memorial Stadium on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Following its second by week during Week 12, Indiana closes the season at No. 2 Ohio State (11/23) and against Purdue (11/30) in the annual battle for the Old Oaken Bucket.
College Football Playoff Rankings - Nov. 5
1. Oregon (9-0)
2. Ohio State (7-1)
3. Georgia (7-1)
4. Miami (9-0)
5. Texas (7-1)
6. Penn State (7-1)
7. Tennessee (7-1)
8. INDIANA (9-0)
9. BYU (8-0)
10. Notre Dame (7-1)
11. Alabama (6-2)
12. Boise State (7-1)
13. SMU (8-1)
14. Texas A&M (7-2)
15. LSU (6-2)
16. Ole Miss (7-2)
17. Iowa State (7-1)
18. Pittsburgh (7-1)
19. Kansas State (7-2)
20. Colorado (6-2)
21. Washington State (7-1)
22. Louisville (6-3)
23. Clemson (6-2)
24. Missouri (6-2)
25. Army (8-0)
The No. 8 ranking is the highest in the CFP era for Indiana, who entered the 2020 rankings at No. 12 for three weeks and sat No. 11 during the final two weeks of the selections that season. The Big Ten saw four schools make the initial CFP rankings with Oregon (No. 1), Ohio State (No. 2) and Penn State (No. 6) among the initial top 12.
No. 8/10/8 Indiana (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten) will face off with Michigan (5-4, 3-3 Big Ten) on CBS inside a sold-out Memorial Stadium on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Following its second by week during Week 12, Indiana closes the season at No. 2 Ohio State (11/23) and against Purdue (11/30) in the annual battle for the Old Oaken Bucket.
College Football Playoff Rankings - Nov. 5
1. Oregon (9-0)
2. Ohio State (7-1)
3. Georgia (7-1)
4. Miami (9-0)
5. Texas (7-1)
6. Penn State (7-1)
7. Tennessee (7-1)
8. INDIANA (9-0)
9. BYU (8-0)
10. Notre Dame (7-1)
11. Alabama (6-2)
12. Boise State (7-1)
13. SMU (8-1)
14. Texas A&M (7-2)
15. LSU (6-2)
16. Ole Miss (7-2)
17. Iowa State (7-1)
18. Pittsburgh (7-1)
19. Kansas State (7-2)
20. Colorado (6-2)
21. Washington State (7-1)
22. Louisville (6-3)
23. Clemson (6-2)
24. Missouri (6-2)
25. Army (8-0)
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