IU football is ranked No. 9 in the latest release of the 2026 College Football Playoff rankings.
The CFP Committee announced the rankings live on Tuesday evening on ESPN. The Hoosiers would currently be slated to travel to Knoxville to face No. 8 Tennessee in the first round of the playoff.
The Hoosiers lost their spot as the highest-ranked team from the Big Ten. UCLA moved all the way up to No. 4, the same spot IU placed a week ago. No other team in the conference is ranked in the Top 12.
No. 9 Indiana (8-1) returns to the field on Nov. 14 against USC. The Trojans are ranked No. 18 in the latest CFP rankings. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and the game will be televised on CBS.
The full current bracket and rankings are below.
| CURRENT
RANK |
CHANGE | PREV.
RANK |
TEAM | OVERALL
RECORD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ⬆1 | 2 | Georgia | 8-1 |
| 2. | ⬆1 | 3 | Utah | 9-0 |
| 3. | ⬆2 | 5 | Alabama | 7-2 |
| 4. | ⬆4 | 8 | UCLA | 9-0 |
| 5. | ⬆6 | 11 | Notre Dame | 8-1 |
| 6. | ⬆1 | 7 | Texas | 7-2 |
| 7. | ⬇6 | 1 | Miami | 8-1 |
| 8. | ⬆5 | 13 | Tennessee | 7-2 |
| 9. | ⬇5 | 4 | Indiana | 8-1 |
| 10. | ⬇1 | 9 | BYU | 7-2 |
| 11. | ⬇5 | 6 | Kentucky | 7-2 |
| 12. | ⬆3 | 15 | Texas Tech | 8-1 |
| 13. | ⬆3 | 16 | Wake Forest | 8-1 |
| 14. | ⬆3 | 17 | Houston | 7-2 |
| 15. | ⬆4 | 19 | Iowa | 7-2 |
| 16. | ⬆7 | 23 | Oregon | 6-3 |
| 17. | ⬆4 | 21 | South Carolina | 6-3 |
| 18. | ⬆2 | 20 | USC | 7-2 |
| 19. | ⬇9 | 10 | Ole Miss | 6-3 |
| 20. | ⬇8 | 12 | Ohio State | 6-3 |
| 21. | ⬇7 | 14 | LSU | 6-3 |
| 22. | ⬇4 | 18 | Missouri | 6-3 |
| 23. | ⬇1 | 22 | Arizona | 7-2 |
| 24. | ⬆1 | 25 | Boise State | 8-1 |
| 25. | NEW | NR | Oklahoma State | 6-3 |
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