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IU football remains No. 2 in AP poll, coaches poll after Maryland win

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

For the third straight week, IU football is No. 2 in the Associated Press top 25 poll and the US LBM coaches top 25 poll.

IU crushed Maryland 55-10 on Saturday afternoon at SECU Stadium in College Park and received 11 votes for the top spot in the AP poll for the second straight week.

In the US LBM coaches poll, the Hoosiers received one first-place vote after receiving zero a week ago.

IU football started the season ranked No. 19 in the coaches poll and No. 20 in the AP poll. After falling in both polls after week one – a 27-14 win against Old Dominion – the Hoosiers have been on the rise.

IU is 9-0 and remains atop the Big Ten standings.

The Hoosiers are 6-0 in conference play with home wins against Illinois, Michigan State and UCLA and road wins at Iowa, Oregon and Maryland.

IU’s remaining regular season games: at Penn State (Nov. 8), Wisconsin (Nov. 15) and at Purdue (Nov. 28).

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

Behind a defense that is allowing 10.8 points per game, third nationally, and an offense that is scoring 46.4 points per game, first nationally, Indiana has been dominated in the first 10 weeks of the 2025 season.

Quarterback Fernando Mendoza has emerged as a strong candidate for the 2025 Heisman Trophy Award. The transfer from Cal has thrown for 2,124 yards and 25 touchdowns with four interceptions.

Curt Cignetti, now 20-2 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 Penn State this Saturday to take on the Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium. FOX will have national coverage beginning at 12 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
Week 11: 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
Week 11: No. 2

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