The Cream and Crimson received one vote from the St. Paul Pioneer Press’ Andy Greder, who slotted Indiana at No. 25 in his ballot. No other voter placed the Hoosiers in the top 25.

Indiana men's basketball will begin the 2025-26 season unranked in the AP poll, though the Hoosiers received one vote.

The Wolverines also dropped out of the AP Top 25 poll for the first time this season, as they are now 1-2 against Power Four conference opponents with a record above .500. Sherrone Moore is also just 11-7 in his 18 games as Michigan's coach.

Indiana tied a program-record by receiving three first-place votes in the AP Poll, matching the record the program twice set during the 1945 season. The Hoosiers also received a first-place vote in the coaches poll for the first time in program history. The program has only been ranked in the top 10 three times since the poll's inception in 1992.

Indiana cracks the top three, Oklahoma falls to No. 14 and the Longhorns return to the rankings in this week’s AP Top 25.

Oklahoma’s loss to Texas, followed by its eight-spot drop in the poll to No. 14, caused the Sooners to fall off the bracket and be replaced by Tennessee. The Volunteers held on to beat Arkansas and moved up one spot in the poll to No.

Ohio State, Miami and Indiana are heavily favored to make the College Football Playoff, but there's plenty of movement below them.

The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through games of Tuesday, October 14, 2025, rating points and previous rankings: Class 6A RankSchoolTotal PointsPrevious1.