US EditionIndiana Football Gets First No. 1 Ranking, Learns CFP Path Starting with Rose Bowl
Indiana Hoosiers secured the top overall seed with a 13-0 record, earning a first-round bye and a Rose Bowl quarterfinal berth in the 12-team College Football Playoff.
- Updated Dec. 7, 2025, the College Football Playoff committee placed the Indiana Hoosiers football team as the top overall seed in the 12-team bracket, awarding a first-round bye to the Rose Bowl.
- Winning the regular season unbeaten left the Indiana Hoosiers football team as the CFP committee's clear choice, as the CFP's 12-team format and seeding rules elevated them to the No. 1 seed with a first-round bye.
- Indiana will play its quarterfinal game in the Rose Bowl at 4 p.m. on Jan. 1 in Pasadena and must win the Peach Bowl semifinal on Jan. 9 to reach the CFP final.
- Indiana has its program-first No. 1 CFP ranking, a milestone as the first Rose Bowl since 1967, energizing fans and the IU community.
- Oklahoma will determine the Hoosiers' Rose Bowl opponent when it hosts Alabama on Dec. 19, and because the CFP committee doesn't re-seed, that outcome locks Indiana's path.
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Chicago Sun Times
Usa newsNo. 1 Indiana will face Oklahoma or Alabama in college football playoff
PASADENA, Calif. — The next stop on No. 1 Indiana's storybook journey to the top of college football is nothing less than the most fabled bowl venue in the sport.The Big Ten champion Hoosiers (13-0) are headed to their first Rose Bowl in 58 years to face Oklahoma or Alabama on New Year's Day, marking another remarkable milestone in their transformation under coach Curt Cignetti.Indiana secured the No. 1 seed in the CFP and formally received its …
Associated Press News
No. 1 Indiana will face Oklahoma or Alabama in Rose Bowl after topping the CFP bracket
No. 1 Indiana is headed to its first Rose Bowl in 58 years to face Oklahoma or Alabama. The Hoosiers made a storybook transformation into a college football powerhouse over the past two years, and now they’re headed to the most fabled arena in the sport.
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