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

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