Where is IU football ranked in preseason US LMB Coaches Poll Top 25?
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football will open the season in the top 25 of the US LMB Coaches Poll for only the second time since 1991.
The Hoosiers ranked No. 19 in the preseason poll released Monday.
Indiana closed out 2024 ranked No. 10 in the coaches poll after going 11-2 and losing to Notre Dame in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The only other time IU cracked the preseason top 25 over the last three-plus decades was in 2021, but the program ended up going 2-10 and finishing at the bottom of the Big Ten.
The Hoosiers brought back key returners on both sides of the ball and filled key vacancies with high-profile transfers including Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza as they look to avoid that same fate this fall.
Indiana will face three teams ranked in the preseason top 15 this year — No. 12 Illinois (Sept. 20), No. 7 Oregon (Oct. 11) and No. 3 Penn State (Nov. 8).
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US LBM 2025 preseason college football poll
The preseason US LBM coaches poll Top 25 with team's records from last season in parentheses, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last year’s final poll and first-place votes received.
| Rank | School (record) | Points | Last Season's Final Rank | First-Place Votes |
| 1 | Texas (13-3) | 1,606 | 3 | 28 |
| 2 | Ohio State (14-2) | 1,565 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | Penn State (13-3) | 1,525 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Georgia (11-3) | 1,466 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Notre Dame (14-2) | 1,360 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Clemson (10-4) | 1,324 | 11 | 2 |
| 7 | Oregon (13-1) | 1,307 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Alabama (9-4) | 1,210 | 17 | 0 |
| 9 | LSU (9-4) | 1,056 | NR | 0 |
| 10 | Miami (10-3) | 823 | 18 | 0 |
| 11 | Arizona State (11-3) | 806 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | Illinois (10-3) | 734 | 16 | 0 |
| 13 | South Carolina (9-4) | 665 | 19 | 0 |
| 14 | Michigan (8-5) | 580 | NR | 0 |
| 15 | Mississippi (10-3) | 573 | 13 | 0 |
| 16 | SMU (11-3) | 555 | 11 | 0 |
| 17 | Florida (8-5) | 498 | NR | 0 |
| 18 | Tennessee (10-3) | 492 | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | Indiana (11-2) | 460 | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | Kansas State (9-4) | 438 | NR | 0 |
| 21 | Texas A&M (8-5) | 392 | NR | 0 |
| 21 | Iowa State (11-3) | 392 | 15 | 0 |
| 23 | Brigham Young (11-2) | 287 | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Texas Tech (8-5) | 261 | NR | 0 |
| 25 | Boise State (12-2) | 246 | 9 | 0 |
Dropped out: No. 20 Missouri (10-3); No. 21 Army (12-2); No. 22 Syracuse (10-3); No. 23 Memphis (11-2); No. 24 UNLV (11-3); No. 25 Colorado (9-4).
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma (6-7) 221; Missouri (10-3) 142; Louisville (9-4) 126; Southern California (7-6) 116; Utah (5-7) 86; Baylor (8-5) 76; Auburn (5-7) 50; Iowa (8-5) 49; Memphis (11-2) 34; Army (12-2) 33; Tulane (9-5) 31; Georgia Tech (7-6) 27; TCU (9-4) 24; Nebraska (7-6) 19; Syracuse (10-3) 16; Washington (6-7) 15; Navy (10-3) 14; Arkansas (7-6) 14; Duke (9-4) 12; Colorado (9-4) 12; Minnesota (8-5) 11; UNLV (11-3) 8; Florida State (2-10) 8; Kansas (5-7) 6; Vanderbilt (7-6) 3; Buffalo (9-4) 1.
The US LBM Board of Coaches for the 2025 season: Tim Albin, Charlotte; Dave Aranda, Baylor; Tim Beck, Coastal Carolina; David Braun, Northwestern; Jeff Brohm, Louisville; Fran Brown, Syracuse; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Jason Candle, Toledo; Ryan Carty, Delaware; Jamey Chadwell, Liberty; Bob Chesney, James Madison; Curt Cignetti, Indiana; Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan; Spencer Danielson, Boise State; Ryan Day, Ohio State; Kalen DeBoer, Alabama; Manny Diaz, Duke; Dave Doeren, North Carolina State; Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri; Sonny Dykes, TCU; Jason Eck, New Mexico; Mike Elko, Texas A&M; Luke Fickell, Wisconsin; Jedd Fisch, Washington; James Franklin, Penn State; Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame; Hugh Freeze, Auburn; Willie Fritz, Houston; Alex Golesh, South Florida; Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois; Blake Harrell, East Carolina; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Charles Huff, Southern Mississippi; Brent Key, Georgia Tech; GJ Kinne, Texas State; Zach Kittley, Florida Atlantic; Tre Lamb, Tulsa; Dan Lanning, Oregon; Rhett Lashlee, SMU; Clark Lea, Vanderbilt; Lance Leipold, Kansas; Pete Lembo, Buffalo; Sean Lewis, San Diego State; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio); Joey McGuire, Texas Tech; Bronco Mendenhall, Utah State; Jeff Monken, Army; Jim Mora, Connecticut; Eric Morris, North Texas; Billy Napier, Florida; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Brian Newberry, Navy; Ken Niumatalolo, San Jose State; Jay Norvell, Colorado State; Gerad Parker, Troy; Brent Pry, Virginia Tech; Matt Rhule, Nebraska; Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia; Jay Sawvel, Wyoming, Willie Simmons, Florida International; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Mark Stoops, Kentucky; Jon Sumrall, Tulane; Lance Taylor, Western Michigan; Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio; Scotty Walden, Texas-El Paso.
Michael Niziolek is the Indiana beat reporter for The Bloomington Herald-Times. You can follow him on X @michaelniziolek and read all his coverage by clicking here.