BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The College Football Playoff committee unveiled the second of six official rankings and the Indiana football program stayed at No. 2 on Tuesday (Nov. 11) night.
Indiana has now been among the teams in playoff consideration for eight-straight CFP polls, all of those among the top 10. It is the 12th time in program history that IU has been among the contenders for a playoff spot.
The Big Ten saw six schools ranked and three programs in the top 10 of the newest CFP rankings: Ohio State (No. 1), Indiana (No. 2), Oregon (No. 8), USC (No. 17), Michigan (No. 18) and Iowa (No. 21).
The 12 participating teams in the College Football Playoff will be the five conference champions ranked highest by the CFP selection committee, plus the next seven highest-ranked schools. The four highest-ranked schools will be seeded one through four and will receive a first-round bye. The remaining schools will be seeded 5-12 based on their final ranking. If any of the five highest-ranked conference champions falls outside of the top 12, they will be seeded at the bottom of the 12-team pool.
The eight schools seeded No. 5-12 will play in the CFP First Round with the higher seeds hosting the lower seeds either on campus or at other sites designated by the higher-seeded institution (No. 12 at No. 5, No. 11 at No. 6, No. 10 at No. 7 and No. 9 at No. 8.).
No. 2/2/2 Indiana (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten) host Wisconsin (3-6, 1-5 Big Ten) for a noon kickoff on Big Ten Network from Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium in the final regular season home game of 2025.
College Football Playoff Rankings – Nov. 11
1. Ohio State (9-0)
2. Indiana (10-0)
3. Texas A&M (9-0)
4. Alabama (8-1)
5. Georgia (8-1)
6. Texas Tech (9-1)
7. Ole Miss (9-1)
8. Oregon (8-1)
9. Notre Dame (7-2)
10. Texas (7-2)
11. Oklahoma (7-2)
12. BYU (8-1)
13. Utah (7-2)
14. Vanderbilt (8-2)
15. Miami (Fla.) (7-2)
16. Georgia Tech (8-1)
17. USC (7-2)
18. Michigan (7-2)
19. Virginia (8-2)
20. Louisville (7-2)
21. Iowa (6-3)
22. Pittsburgh (7-2)
23. Tennessee (6-3)
24. USF (7-2)
25. Cincinnati (7-2)
