The Indiana Hoosiers checked in at number six in the preseason AFCA Coaches Poll. The Hoosiers are coming off a 16-0, national championship season and enter the 2026 season with similar expectations.
Full Poll:
| 1 |  Ohio State(38) | 0-0 | 1741 | NR |
| 2 |  Oregon(6) | 0-0 | 1637 | NR |
| 3 |  Georgia(7) | 0-0 | 1591 | NR |
| 4 |  Texas(2) | 0-0 | 1544 | NR |
| 5 |  Notre Dame(5) | 0-0 | 1524 | NR |
| 6 |  Indiana(14) | 0-0 | 1522 | NR |
| 7 |  Miami | 0-0 | 1409 | NR |
| 8 |  Texas A&M | 0-0 | 1174 | NR |
| 9 |  Oklahoma | 0-0 | 1104 | NR |
| 10 |  Ole Miss | 0-0 | 1096 | NR |
| 11 |  Alabama | 0-0 | 1050 | NR |
| 12 |  Texas Tech | 0-0 | 1034 | NR |
| 13 |  LSU | 0-0 | 951 | NR |
| 14 |  USC | 0-0 | 838 | NR |
| 15 |  BYU | 0-0 | 781 | NR |
| 16 |  Michigan | 0-0 | 719 | NR |
| 17 |  Penn State | 0-0 | 463 | NR |
| 18 |  Tennessee | 0-0 | 428 | NR |
| 19 |  Washington | 0-0 | 406 | NR |
| 20 |  SMU | 0-0 | 378 | NR |
| 21 |  Utah | 0-0 | 313 | NR |
| 22 |  Iowa | 0-0 | 291 | NR |
| 23 |  Clemson | 0-0 | 235 | NR |
| 24 |  Houston | 0-0 | 194 | NR |
| 25 |  Missouri | 0-0 | 158 | NR |
Indiana garnered 14 first-place votes, the second most of any team in the poll. This is the third time since 2021 that Indiana has opened the season ranked in the Coaches Poll.
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