Where is IU football in latest CFP rankings? And who are Hoosiers predicted to play?

Posted by author December 4, 2024 Football

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BLOOMINGTON – Indiana landed at No. 9 in Tuesday’s College Football Playoff top 25, slotting the Hoosiers into the No. 10 seed in this year’s 12-team field.

That would set IU up for a trip to Athens to face No. 7 Georgia in the newly expanded Playoff’s first round, played on campus sits in two weeks’ time.

If the Hoosiers win, they’d travel to face No. 2 Texas in the quarterfinals.

A 66-0 win against Purdue shored up the Hoosiers’ position in the field, which now seems likely to be assured regardless of results during this weekend’s round of conference championship games.

“Any team that is not playing right now we don’t have a data point to rearrange where we have those teams ranked, so that is set in terms of how we see them,” CFP committee chair Warde Manuel said.

So that’s that. IU is in the College Football Playoff.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF TOP 25 RANKINGS

As of Dec. 3.

1. Oregon (12-0)

2. Texas (11-1)

3. Penn State (11-1)

4. Notre Dame (11-1)

5. Georgia (10-2)

6. Ohio State (10-2)

7. Tennessee (10-2)

8. SMU (11-1)

9. Indiana (11-1)

10. Boise State (11-1)

11. Alabama (9-3)

12. Miami (10-2)

13. Ole Miss (9-3)

14. South Carolina (9-3)

15. Arizona State (10-2)

16. Iowa State (10-2)

17. Clemson (9-3)

18. BYU (10-2)

19. Missouri (9-3)

20. UNLV (10-2)

21. Illinois (9-3)

22. Syracuse (9-3)

23. Colorado (9-3)

24. Army (10-1)

25. Memphis (10-2)

What is format for 2024 College Football Playoff?

The eight teams seeded Nos. 5-12 will play in a first round with the better seed 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.). Games are on Dec. 20 and 21.

The top four conference champions to earn spots in quarterfinals hosted by bowls. This will be done in consideration of historic bowl relationships, then in consideration of rankings. No. 1 play the 8/9 winner, No. 4 vs. the 5/12 winner, No. 2 vs. the 7/10 winner; No. 3 vs. the 6/11 winner. Games are on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. The quarterfinal games are the Fiesta Bowl, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl.

Semifinals will be played on Jan. 9 (Orange Bowl) and Jan. 10 (Cotton Bowl). The national championship game is Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

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