A panel of 12 analysts at ESPN have IU football unanimously in the College Football Playoff through week six of the 2025 season.
Although the Hoosiers (5-0) were on a bye this weekend, losses by Penn State and Texas helped clear the field.
Also a unanimous pick is next weekend’s opponent, the No. 2 Oregon Ducks (5-0). The top-10 matchup has drawn ESPN’s College GameDay pregame show and festivities. The game is slated for a 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS) kick.
ESPN’s FPI model gives IU a 71.8% chance to make the CFP field, and an 8.6% chance to win the national title.
A new CFP policy implemented in 2025 guarantees the five highest-ranked conference champions a place in the Playoff, but will no longer include a bye for the four highest-ranked champions. Instead, the 12-team bracket will now be seeded directly based on the final ranking of the CFP Selection Committee, with the four highest-ranked teams receiving a first-round bye. If one or more of the five highest-ranked conference champions are ranked outside the top 12, that team or teams would move up to the 12th seed, 11th seed, etc., based on the number of conference champions outside the top 12.
Indiana is picked to be either the No. 6 or No. 7 seed by every member of this week’s ESPN panel, meaning they would be hosting a first round game. Here are their selections:
Andrea Adelson: 1. Ohio State 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. Ole Miss 5. Texas A&M 6. Oklahoma 7. Indiana 8. Texas Tech 9. Georgia Tech 10. Alabama 11. Georgia 12. Memphis
Kyle Bonagura: 1. Ohio State 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. Ole Miss 5. Texas Tech 6. Oklahoma 7. Indiana 8. Alabama 9. Georgia 10. Texas A&M 11. Georgia Tech 12. Memphis
Bill Connelly: 1. Oregon 2. Ohio State 3. Miami 4. Texas Tech 5. Ole Miss 6. Texas A&M 7. Indiana 8. Georgia Tech 9. Missouri 10. Oklahoma 11. Memphis 12. BYU
David Hale: 1. Miami 2. Oregon 3. Ohio State 4. Ole Miss 5. Texas A&M 6. Oklahoma 7. Indiana 8. Alabama 9. Georgia 10. Texas Tech 11. Georgia Tech 12. Memphis
Eli Lederman: 1. Ohio State 2. Miami 3. Oregon 4. Ole Miss 5. Texas A&M 6. Indiana 7. Alabama 8. Texas Tech 9. Oklahoma 10. Missouri 11. Georgia Tech 12. Memphis
Max Olson: 1. Oregon 2. Miami 3. Ohio State 4. Texas Tech 5. Ole Miss 6. Texas A&M 7. Indiana 8. Oklahoma 9. Alabama 10. Georgia 11. Missouri 12. South Florida
Adam Rittenberg: 1. Ohio State 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. Ole Miss 5. Texas A&M 6. Indiana 7. Oklahoma 8. Texas Tech 9. Alabama 10. Georgia 11. Tennessee 12. Memphis
Mark Schlabach: 1. Ohio State 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. Ole Miss 5. Texas A&M 6. Oklahoma 7. Indiana 8. Alabama 9. Texas Tech 10. Georgia 11. LSU 12. South Florida
Jake Trotter: 1. Ohio State 2. Miami 3. Oregon 4. Ole Miss 5. Texas A&M 6. Indiana 7. Oklahoma 8. Alabama 9. Texas Tech 10. Georgia 11. Missouri 12. South Florida
Paolo Uggetti: 1. Ohio State 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. Ole Miss 5. Texas Tech 6. Indiana 7. Oklahoma 8. Alabama 9. Texas A&M 10. Georgia 11. Georgia Tech 12. Memphis
Dave Wilson: 1. Ohio State 2. Oregon 3. Miami 4. Ole Miss 5. Texas A&M 6. Indiana 7. Texas Tech 8. Oklahoma 9. Alabama 10. Georgia 11. Missouri 12. Memphis
The CFP Selection Committee members will meet weekly to produce rankings beginning next month. The committee’s rankings will be announced on ESPN. Here’s the schedule for the 2025-26 season:
- 8-8:45 p.m. | ET Tuesday, Nov. 4
- 7-8 p.m. ET | Tuesday, Nov. 11
- 8:30-9 p.m. ET | Tuesday, Nov. 18
- 7-8 p.m. ET | Tuesday, Nov. 25
- 7-7:30 p.m. ET | Tuesday, Dec. 2
- 12-3 p.m. ET | Sunday, Dec. 7 (Selection Day)
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