Indiana University Athletics
First CFP Rankings Seat Hoosiers No. 2
11/4/2025 8:30:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The College Football Playoff committee unveiled its first of six official rankings with the Indiana football program slotted at No. 2 as announced by the committee on Tuesday (Nov. 4) night.
The No. 2 ranking marks the highest-ever ranking in the College Football Playoff era (2014-15). Indiana has now been among the teams in playoff consideration for seven-straight CFP polls, all of those among the top 10. It is the 11th time in program history that IU has been among the contenders for a playoff spot.
The Big Ten saw seven schools ranked and three programs in the top-10 of the initial CFP rankings: Ohio State (No. 1), Indiana (No. 2), Oregon (No. 9), USC (No. 19), Iowa (No. 20), Michigan (No. 21) and Washington (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 (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten) travels to Penn State (3-5, 0-5 Big Ten) for a noon kickoff on FOX from West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium.
College Football Playoff Rankings - Nov. 4
1. Ohio State (8-0)
2. Indiana (9-0)
3. Texas A&M (8-0)
4. Alabama (7-1)
5. Georgia (7-1)
6. Ole Miss (8-1)
7. BYU (8-0)
8. Texas Tech (8-1)
9. Oregon (7-1)
10. Notre Dame (6-2)
11. Texas (7-2)
12. Oklahoma (7-2)
13. Utah (7-2)
14. Virginia (8-1)
15. Louisville (7-1)
16. Vanderbilt (7-2)
17. Georgia Tech (8-1)
18. Miami (Fla.) (6-2)
19. USC (6-2)
20. Iowa (6-2)
21. Michigan (7-2)
22. Missouri (6-2)
23. Washington (6-2)
24. Pittsburgh (7-2)
25. Tennessee (6-3)
The No. 2 ranking marks the highest-ever ranking in the College Football Playoff era (2014-15). Indiana has now been among the teams in playoff consideration for seven-straight CFP polls, all of those among the top 10. It is the 11th time in program history that IU has been among the contenders for a playoff spot.
The Big Ten saw seven schools ranked and three programs in the top-10 of the initial CFP rankings: Ohio State (No. 1), Indiana (No. 2), Oregon (No. 9), USC (No. 19), Iowa (No. 20), Michigan (No. 21) and Washington (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 (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten) travels to Penn State (3-5, 0-5 Big Ten) for a noon kickoff on FOX from West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium.
College Football Playoff Rankings - Nov. 4
1. Ohio State (8-0)
2. Indiana (9-0)
3. Texas A&M (8-0)
4. Alabama (7-1)
5. Georgia (7-1)
6. Ole Miss (8-1)
7. BYU (8-0)
8. Texas Tech (8-1)
9. Oregon (7-1)
10. Notre Dame (6-2)
11. Texas (7-2)
12. Oklahoma (7-2)
13. Utah (7-2)
14. Virginia (8-1)
15. Louisville (7-1)
16. Vanderbilt (7-2)
17. Georgia Tech (8-1)
18. Miami (Fla.) (6-2)
19. USC (6-2)
20. Iowa (6-2)
21. Michigan (7-2)
22. Missouri (6-2)
23. Washington (6-2)
24. Pittsburgh (7-2)
25. Tennessee (6-3)
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