The Indiana Hoosiers football ranking remained the same as last week, so the Hoosiers will remain at No. 2 in the Associated Press Top 25 and the US LBM Coaches Poll. The only difference this week is the No. 2 Hoosiers continue growing closer to No. 1 Ohio State for the top spot.
Indiana (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) received 11 first place votes in the AP poll, up from six last week, while Ohio State (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) sits at the top spot with 54 votes.
Other Big Ten teams ranked in the AP top-25 poll include No. 1 Ohio State, No. 6 Oregon and No. 21 Michigan. Indiana has or will play three teams currently or previously ranked this season: vs. Illinois, at Penn State, at Oregon.
Curt Cignetti and the Indiana Hoosiers made a massive statement with their win on Saturday as the Hoosiers destroyed the UCLA Bruins, 56–6, in front of a sold out Memorial Stadium and National TV audience on Fox Big Noon Kickoff.
UCLA was one of the coolest stories in the nation and riding a three game winning streak under interim head coach Tim Skipper and offensive coordinator Jerry Neuheisel but that all came to an end in Bloomington.
After a loss against Northwestern in interim head coach Tim Skipper's first game, UCLA has won three straight. The hot streak started with a shocking upset over then No. 7 Penn State, a dominant road win over Michigan State in East Lansing, and tough grind it out victory against Maryland last Saturday that featured a game-winning field goal in the final seconds.
Indiana made it look easy versus them on Saturday, the Hoosiers don't win the kick your ass and send you packing every week.
UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava was13 of 27 on passing for 113 yards and 1 interception. While running back Anthony Frias led UCLA in rushing with 31 yards on six carries. UCLA's leading receiver was Rico Flores Jr, who had 50 yards on four receptions.
Heisman front-runner Fernando Mendoza threw for four touchdowns before leaving the game in the third quarter of the blowout victory.
Running back Roman Hemby led the Hoosiers on the ground, with 81 yards on 17 rushing attempts. E.J. Williams Jr. was the top target of the day on the leading the Indiana receiving corps with 109 yards and two touchdowns on his five catches.
Indiana returns to action at 3:30 p.m. ET, Saturday against the Maryland Terrapins (4-3, 1-3 Big Ten) at SECU Stadium in College Park, Maryland.