{
  "id": 19440615,
  "title": "Indiana football fell in CFP rankings ahead of big game vs USC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/indiana-football-fell-in-cfp-rankings-ahead-of-big-game-vs-usc",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-11T03:52:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/indiana-football-fell-cfp-rankings-035215729.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indiana football suffered a decline in the College Football Playoff rankings as the season progressed, falling five spots to No. 9, according to the CFP selection committee's release on Tuesday. This dip was primarily due to the impact on their strength of schedule following the Big Ten teams they faced during the off week, which collectively went 0-6. Indiana's strength of schedule dropped to No. 42 in the FBS. If Indiana does not secure a top-four ranking by Selection Sunday, they would face a first-round game instead of a bye, potentially leading to a matchup against No. 8 Tennessee. Indiana could secure another quality win this weekend against No. 18 USC (7-2, 4-2), but the Trojans could still claim a spot in the Big Ten title game by winning their final three regular-season games, including a showdown at the end of the year against No. 4 UCLA. Indiana is 0-4 all-time against USC, and the two programs have not played since 1982.",
  "summary": "The idle week did not help the Hoosiers in their metrics, and neither did their Big Ten opponents who did play. Here's where things stand.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}