That slight bump puts them out of the range where they could get jumped by a potential bid-stealer like Clemson. The added good news came from CFP committee chair Warde Manuel who made it clear the the committee won't reevaluate how they see teams that aren't playing in a conference title game.

After beating Purdue 66-0 in the Old Oaken Bucket game on Saturday, Indiana is the 10-seed in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. Indiana was the second-to-last at-large team in the projected 12 team playoff.

A 66-0 win against Purdue shored up Indiana's position in the Playoff field, which now seems likely to be assured regardless of results this weekend.