FBS

Indiana

Hoosiers · Big Ten

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#6

Among 138 teams · Unchanged since Week 7

Record

7-1

6-1 vs. FBS

Power rating

+19.38

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+8.65

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Indiana is 7-1 and ranks No. 6 of 138 FBS teams, unchanged from Week 7. Its +19.4 power rating is 3.0 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played one of the toughest schedules in FBS, 24th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 5.0 wins against it; Indiana is 2.0 ahead, 2nd in résumé rank.

Best win: 29–23 over Northwestern. Season-high rank: No. 4, after Week 2.

Next: at home against Minnesota on Sat, Oct 31. Indiana is a 25.8-point favorite with a 91% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Minnesota
Home

Indiana by 25.8

Indiana 91% · Minnesota 9%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 22 after Week 1 to No. 6 after Week 8.1510152025Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#6
Week 8: No. 6 · +19.38 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 122+8.07
Week 24+16.04
Week 312+14.18
Week 410+17.01
Week 59+18.68
Week 65+20.39
Week 76+19.55
Week 86+19.38

Game results

8 games · 2026
Indiana results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
at Michigan #58
W13–678%+6.86
L15–1960%+20.53
at Nebraska #13
W20–1741%+16.35
at Rutgers #105
W47–1586%−1.34
W29–2357%+16.69
W38–099%−3.95
W55–0—−1.81
W52–16—+9.46
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Big Ten
Big Ten power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
4unchanged6-1
+20.53
#8+6.21+25.9
6unchanged7-1
+19.38
#2+8.65+21.6
9up 47-0
+17.45
#4+4.67+19.1
10up 66-1
+16.69
#17+4.54+18.1
13up 15-2
+16.35
#32+6.12+20.1
22up 85-2
+14.24
#24+8.72+11.7
31down 94-3
+11.74
#33+11.71+12.4
36down 96-2
+10.09
#27+5.79+7.8
38down 95-2
+9.69
#35+4.70+13.7
47up 23-4
+8.45
#87+6.37+9.9
54up 164-3
+7.47
#59+7.79+5.0
58up 34-3
+6.86
#61+6.74+4.6
63up 13-4
+6.17
#73+10.15-1.0
69down 24-3
+4.50
#77+3.63+5.1
74up 32-6
+3.90
#101+12.19-5.9
75up 85-2
+3.88
#44+3.16+6.4
104up 12-5
−1.11
#104+8.47-5.0
105down 52-5
−1.34
#114+7.27-4.6