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College Football Playoff Committee Explains Indiana's Ranking After Loss to Ohio State

Cignetti has led Indiana to a 10–1 record in his first year on the sidelines in Bloomington. | Kyle Robertson/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Much to the approval of Indiana coach Curt Cignetti, the Hoosiers remained in the latest College Football Playoff projected 12-team bracket released Tuesday night despite losing 38–15 to Ohio State on Saturday.

The College Football Playoff Committee dropped Indiana five spots in its fourth iteration of the rankings from No. 5 to No. 10 entering the final week of the regular season. ESPN's projected bracket based on those rankings slotted Indiana as a No. 11 seed battling Big Ten rival Penn State, a No. 6 seed, in the first round.

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