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Indiana

2026 Season Performance

#4
Rank
6-0
Record
115.6
Points
0.645
SOS

Current Form

W6 streak
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 5-0

Key Games

Best W @ #10 Nebraska 20-17

Record Splits

Home 4-0
Away 2-0
Conference 3-0
Non-Conf 3-0
Close (7 pts or less) 2-0
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#44.0
avg opponent rank
#10
toughest left
68.17
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
vs
#10 Ohio State
5-1
+11.41
8
10-24
@
#56 Michigan
3-2
+14.16
9
10-31
vs
#44 Minnesota
4-2
+9.95
11
11-14
vs
#12 USC
6-1
+11.32
12
11-21
@
#102 Washington
3-3
+11.21
13
11-28
vs
#40 Purdue
3-3
+10.12

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#1
#17
#33
#49
#63
Pre
#1
W3
#32
W6
#4
W9
#7
W12
#7
W15
#6

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
W
NR vs #22 North Texas
52-16
+14.1
+14.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.8 10.8
Margin Scaling
+4.9 15.7
Against the Spread (-40, -4)
-1.0 14.7
Total 14.7 pts
+0.6
2
09/12
W
#17 vs FCS Howard
55-0
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
3
09/19
W
#53 vs #131 Western Kentucky
38-0
+7.2
+8.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.7 6.3
Margin Scaling
+3.9 10.2
Against the Spread (-44.75, -6.75)
-1.7 8.5
Total 8.5 pts
+1.4
4
09/26
W
#32 vs #24 Northwestern
29-23
+26.9
+30.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+17.0 26.0
Margin Scaling
+2.0 28.0
Recency Weighting
+5.0 33.0
Against the Spread (-20.25, -14.25)
-3.0 30.1
Total 30.1 pts
+3.1
5
10/04
W
#18 @ #117 Rutgers
47-15
+17.0
+17.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-3.5 10.0
Margin Scaling
+5.1 15.1
Against the Spread (-24.25, +7.75)
+1.9 17.0
Total 17.0 pts
+0.0
6
10/10
W
#21 @ #10 Nebraska
20-17
+50.4
+52.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+29.2 42.7
Margin Scaling
+1.4 44.1
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 45.6
Recency Weighting
+8.2 53.8
Against the Spread (-9, -6)
-1.5 52.3
Total 52.3 pts
+1.8
Total
6-0 Record
115.6
122.5
+7.0

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
69-53
Record
57%
Win Rate
#51
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.825
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#63
2017
#73
2018
#71
2019
#30
2020
#13
2021
#113
2022
#73
2023
#100
2024
#15
2025
#1
2026
#6

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big Ten 6-0 (100%) #6 #4 122.7 0.639 -
2025 Big Ten 13-0 (100%) #1 #1 391.8 0.799 Big Ten
2024 Big Ten 11-1 (92%) #15 #3 200.2 0.778 -
2023 Big Ten 3-9 (25%) #100 #82 -26.2 0.851 -
2022 Big Ten 4-8 (33%) #73 #18 16.6 0.854 -
2021 Big Ten 2-10 (17%) #113 #73 -55.4 0.906 -
2020 Big Ten 6-1 (86%) #13 #4 134.0 0.956 -
2019 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #30 #20 80.9 0.771 -
2018 Big Ten 5-7 (42%) #71 #9 24.4 0.886 -
2017 Big Ten 5-7 (42%) #73 #26 13.5 0.829 -
2016 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #63 #14 31.3 0.806 -