College Football Playoff Rankings

 

The second batch of College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday provided yet more evidence of the rarefied air Indiana has entered with its program best 10-0 start.

This is the highest ranking the team has achieved since the CFP ranking began in 2014. 

The Hoosiers checked in at No.5 up three spots from the first round of No. 8 announced last week. 

While Indiana is fifth, it is currently projected to receive the No. 7 seed because it ranks ahead of a pair of projected conference champions - Miami (Florida) and BYU - that would receive automatic top 4 seeds with their conference titles. 

IU is projected to face No. 10 Alabama (7-2) in a first round-round game that would be played in Bloomington by virtue of IU being the higher seed. 

Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer was Indiana's offensive coordinator in 2019. Crimson Tide offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan held the same position at Indiana from 2020 to 2021 and Tide defensive coordinator Kank Wommack was IU defensive coordinator from 2019 to 2020.

Of course, all is current speculation. The season has to be played out. But for the time being the No. 5 ranking is the highest the Hoosiers have received in program history along with a perfect 10-0 record.

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