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IU football is No. 1 seed in College Football Playoff, headed to the Rose Bowl – The Daily Hoosier
Indiana football is three wins from a national title, and they’ve earned the most favorable path to get there.
After a perfect 13-0 season and Big Ten title, IU is the No. 1 overall seed in the 2025 College Football Playoff. The Hoosiers are also the No. 1 team for the first time ever in the new AP Poll released Sunday afternoon.
The CFP bracket was revealed live on ESPN Sunday afternoon and can be seen below.
In the Rose Bowl, Indiana will face the winner of No. 8 Oklahoma and No. 9 Alabama. The Rose Bowl kicks off at 4 p.m. ET on Jan. 1 (ESPN).
If the Hoosiers advance to the national semifinals, that game will be the Peach Bowl in Atlanta on Jan. 9. Texas Tech, Oregon and James Madison are the possible opponents in that game.
Three teams from the Big Ten were in the national top-5, as Ohio State (No. 2) and Oregon (No. 5) were also included in the CFP.
FINAL CFP BRACKET
FINAL CFP RANKINGS
| RANK | TEAM | OVERALL RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 13-0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 12-1 |
| 3 | Georgia | 12-1 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 12-1 |
| 5 | Oregon | 11-1 |
| 6 | Ole Miss | 11-1 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 11-1 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 10-2 |
| 9 | Alabama | 10-3 |
| 10 | Miami | 10-2 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 10-2 |
| 12 | BYU | 11-2 |
| 13 | Texas | 9-3 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | 10-2 |
| 15 | Utah | 10-2 |
| 16 | Southern California | 9-3 |
| 17 | Arizona | 9-3 |
| 18 | Michigan | 9-3 |
| 19 | Virginia | 10-3 |
| 20 | Tulane | 11-2 |
| 21 | Houston | 9-3 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 9-3 |
| 23 | Iowa | 8-4 |
| 24 | James Madison | 12-1 |
| 25 | North Texas | 11-2 |
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