IU football was idle in Week 10 following nine straight weeks with a game to begin the 2026 season.
The Hoosiers will now face USC (Nov. 14), Washington (Nov. 21) and Purdue (Nov. 28) to conclude the regular season. If IU wins out, it will return to the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis on Saturday, December 5.
Indiana ranked No. 4 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings released last Tuesday. On Sunday, the Associated Press and US LBM coaches’ top 25 polls were released and the Hoosiers fell in both.
Indiana remained No. 6 in the AP top 25 poll and fell from No. 3 to No. 5 in the coaches’ top 25 poll.
The new AP top 10 includes No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Utah, No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 4 UCLA, No. 5 Miami (FL), No. 6 Indiana, No. 7 Alabama, No. 8 Texas, No. 9 Tennessee and No. 10 Texas Tech.
The Big Ten is also represented in the AP poll by No. 15 USC, No. 16 Iowa, No. 18 Oregon and No. 21 Ohio State.
The new US LBM top 10 includes No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Utah, No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 4 UCLA, No. 5 Indiana, No. 6 Miami (FL), No. 7 Alabama, No. 8 Texas, No. 9 Tennessee and No. 10 Texas Tech.
Also ranked from the Big Ten in the updated coaches’ poll: No. 14 USC, No. 15 Iowa, No. 19 Oregon and No. 20 Ohio State.
Northwestern, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota received votes in the coaches’ poll.
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