The Indiana Hoosiers answered some criticism Saturday with a home win over the USC Trojans.
Indiana fell five spots in the CFB playoff rankings on Tuesday, primarily due to its weak schedule.
Before Saturday, all eight of Indiana’s wins came against unranked opponents. Its only loss, to the Ohio State Buckeyes, looks worse because of OSU’s recent slide.
The win against USC should help Indiana’s recovery in the eyes of the CFB playoff selection committee.
Indiana now has a very clear path to the playoff field. They just need to beat the Washington Huskies and Purdue Boilermakers over the next two weeks.
If that happens, the Hoosiers will most likely meet the UCLA Bruins in the Big Ten championship game. Indiana could be playing for a first-round bye in the playoffs in this potential matchup depending on what happens to the teams above it over the next few weeks.
As for USC, Saturday marked the end of its playoff dream, but it could still play spoilsport in two weeks against UCLA.
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