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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – After a program-record victory over Purdue closed the regular season, the College Football Playoff committee has the Indiana football program slotted at No. 9 in its penultimate rankings on Tuesday (Dec .3) night.
The No. 9 ranking marks the fifth-straight week in 2024 and the 10th time in program history that IU has appeared in the CFP rankings. Indiana has ranked No. 5 (Week 2-3), No. 8 (Week 1) and No. 10 (Week 4) in 2024. In 2020, Indiana sat at No. 12 for three weeks and No. 11 during the final two weeks of the selections that season.
The Big Ten saw five schools ranked and four programs in the top-10 of the fifth CFP rankings: Oregon (No. 1), Penn State (No. 3), Ohio State (No. 6), Indiana (No. 9) and Illinois (No. 21).
No. 9/9/9 Indiana (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten) will await the final College Football Playoff rankings on Sunday, Dec. 8. The rankings show will air on ESPN from Noon-4 p.m.
College Football Playoff Rankings – 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 (Fla.) (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)
