Indiana vs. Ohio State will officially be a top-5 matchup on Saturday.
The Hoosiers held at No. 5 in the latest update of the CFP rankings released by the Selection Committee Tuesday evening live on ESPN.
IU will face No. 2 Ohio State in Columbus this Saturday (Noon ET, FOX).
Two projected conference champions — Miami and Boise State — are ranked lower than IU but each claim one of the top four spots in the bracket. That bumps No. 5 ranked IU to the No. 7 seed in the bracket.
In the latest projection, IU would host No. 10 seed Ole Miss in the first round.
Here are the latest rankings and bracket:
| RANK | TEAM | OVERALL RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 11-0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 9-1 |
| 3 | Texas | 9-1 |
| 4 | Penn State | 9-1 |
| 5 | Indiana | 10-0 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 9-1 |
| 7 | Alabama | 8-2 |
| 8 | Miami | 9-1 |
| 9 | Mississippi | 8-2 |
| 10 | Georgia | 8-2 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 8-2 |
| 12 | Boise State | 9-1 |
| 13 | SMU | 9-1 |
| 14 | BYU | 9-1 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 8-2 |
| 16 | Colorado | 8-2 |
| 17 | Clemson | 8-2 |
| 18 | South Carolina | 7-3 |
| 19 | Army | 9-0 |
| 20 | Tulane | 9-2 |
| 21 | Arizona State | 8-2 |
| 22 | Iowa State | 8-2 |
| 23 | Missouri | 7-3 |
| 24 | UNLV | 8-2 |
| 25 | Illinois | 7-3 |
The CFP will release weekly rankings and a bracket two more times (Nov. 26 and Dec. 3) before the final reveal on Dec. 8.
About the College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff (CFP) is the event that crowns the national champion in college football. The CFP Selection Committee ranks the top 25 teams at the end of the season. The 12 playoff participants consist of the five highest-ranked conference champions, plus the next seven highest-ranked teams. The four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded one through four and receive a first-round bye. The schools seeded five through eight will host those seeded nine through 12 in first-round games. The quarterfinals and semifinals rotate annually among six bowl games – the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, Capital One Orange Bowl, Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential and the Allstate Sugar Bowl. This year’s quarterfinals will take place on December 31, 2024 and January 1, 2025, while the semifinals will be January 9-10, 2025. The College Football Playoff National Championship will be Monday, January 20, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
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