IU football remains at No. 2 in national polls following 56-6 beatdown of UCLA

Photos of IU football vs. UCLA football at Memorial Stadium on October 25, 2025.

After making program history last week with a No. 2 national ranking in both national polls, IU football remained No. 2 nationally in this week’s polls.

The Hoosiers beat UCLA 56-6 on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.

The Hoosiers received 11 first-place votes in the AP poll, up from six last week. In the US LBM coaches poll, the Hoosiers did not receive a first-place vote. Ohio State remained No. 1.

IU football began the season at No. 19 in the coaches poll and No. 20 in the AP poll. After falling in both polls after beating Old Dominion 27-14 in week one, the Hoosiers have been on the rise.

IU is now 8-0 and tied for first in the Big Ten with the Buckeyes. The Hoosiers are 5-0 in conference play with home wins against Illinois, Michigan State and UCLA and road wins at Iowa and Oregon.

The first College Football Playoff rankings will be released on Tuesday, November 4, at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Behind a defense that is allowing 10.9 points per game, third nationally, and an offense that is scoring 45.4 points per game, also third nationally, Indiana has been dominant through the first nine weeks of the 2025 season.

Quarterback Fernando Mendoza has emerged as a frontrunner for the 2025 Heisman Trophy Award. The transfer from Cal has thrown for 1,923 yards and 24 touchdowns with only three interceptions.

Curt Cignetti, now 19-2 as IU’s head coach, recently agreed to a new contract worth an average of $11.6 million annually over eight years.

Indiana will travel to Maryland this Saturday to take on the Terrapins at SECU Stadium. CBS will have national coverage beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET.

IU football in the polls this season:

AP top 25 poll

Week 1: No. 20
Week 2: No. 23
Week 3: No. 22
Week 4: No. 19
Week 5: No. 11
Week 6: No. 8
Week 7: No. 7
Week 8: No. 3
Week 9: No. 2
Week 10: No. 2

US LBM coaches top 25 poll

Week 1: No. 19
Week 2: No. 21
Week 3: No. 19
Week 4: No. 17
Week 5: No. 12
Week 6: No. 9
Week 7: No. 7
Week 8: No. 3
Week 9: No. 2
Week 10: No. 2

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