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Hoosiers Find Themselves Moving Up in Polls During the Bye Week

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Sep 27, 2025; Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Indiana Hoosiers defensive back Amare Ferrell (1) makes an interception against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the first quarter at Kinnick Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images

The Indiana Hoosiers (5-0, 2-0) were off last week, but find themselves moving up in both the AP and Coaches Polls due to teams in front of them losing.

IU moved up from 8th to 7th in the AP Poll on Sunday. The complete AP Poll

AP Top 25

RKTeamRECPTSTRENDLast WeekNext Week
1Ohio State(40)5-01620–vsMinnesotaW42-3@ #17Illinois
2Miami(21)5-015791@ #18Florida StateW28-22–
3Oregon(5)5-015421–vs #7Indiana
4Ole Miss5-01376––vsWashington State
5Texas A&M5-013611vsMississippi StateW31-9vsFlorida
6Oklahoma5-013461vsKent StateW44-0vsTexas
7Indiana5-012131–@ #3Oregon
8Alabama4-112022vs #16VanderbiltW30-14@ #14Missouri
9Texas Tech5-011352@HoustonW35-11vsKansas
10Georgia4-110842vsKentuckyW35-14@Auburn
11LSU4-19492–vsSouth Carolina
12Tennessee4-18923–vsArkansas
13Georgia Tech5-07824–vsVirginia Tech
14Missouri5-07755–vs #8Alabama
15Michigan4-17075vsWisconsinW24-10@USC
16Notre Dame3-26105vsBoise StateW28-7vsNC State
17Illinois5-15225@PurdueW43-27vs #1Ohio State
18BYU5-04635vsWest VirginiaW38-24@Arizona
19Virginia5-14525@LouisvilleW30-27–
20Vanderbilt5-14074@ #10AlabamaL30-14–
21Arizona State4-12144–@Utah
22Iowa State5-11658@CincinnatiL38-30@Colorado
23Memphis6-0153NRvsTulsaW45-7–
24South Florida4-1150NRvsCharlotteW54-26@North Texas
25Florida State3-21477vs #3MiamiL28-22vsPittsburgh

The Hoosiers moved up two spots from 9th to 7th in the Coaches Poll on Sunday. Below is the complete Coaches Poll.

RKTeamRECPTSTREND
1Ohio State(59)5-01638–
2Oregon(3)5-01572–
3Miami(3)5-01531–
4Ole Miss5-01402–
5Texas A&M(1)5-01330–
6Oklahoma5-012832
7Indiana5-012062
8Alabama4-111833
9Georgia4-111281
10Texas Tech5-010824
11LSU4-19992
12Tennessee4-18893
13Georgia Tech5-08193
14Missouri5-07364
15Michigan4-16535
16Notre Dame3-24915
17Illinois5-14845
18BYU5-04535
19Texas3-237212
20Vanderbilt5-13293
21Iowa State5-12959
22Penn State3-229416
23Arizona State4-12921
24Virginia5-1258NR
25Memphis6-0162NR

The Hoosiers head to Eugene to take on the No. 3 Oregon Ducks on Saturday October 11th. The game is scheduled for a 3:30pm ET kick off and will be televised on CBS.


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