Hoosiers climb to No. 9 in AP poll

Not only are the Hoosiers staying inside the top 10, they’re moving up one spot.

Indiana enters this week at No. 9 in the latest Associated Press top 25, marking the program’s best ranking since appearing at No. 4 on Nov. 27, 1967. This is also the first time since Nov. 6 and Nov. 13, 1967 that IU is ranked in the top 10 in consecutive weeks.

As opposed to the Amway Coaches Poll, there was some movement inside the top 10 of the AP poll. Miami dropped three spots to No. 12, paving a pathway for IU to climb. Wisconsin also made a jump, ascending three places to No. 10.

Indiana’s 4-0 start to conference play is its best start since 1987 (4-0) and tied for the second-best in school history (1967, 5-0). For the first time since the 1993 season, the Hoosiers have won their first two league road games.

Here’s how the rest of the top 25 looks:

1. Alabama
   2. Notre Dame
   3. Ohio State
   4. Clemson
   5. Texas A&M
   6. Florida
   7. Cincinnati
   8. BYU
   9. Indiana
   10. Wisconsin
   11. Oregon
   12. Miami
   13. Georgia
   14. Oklahoma State
   15. Coastal Carolina
   15. Marshall
   17. Iowa State
   18. Oklahoma
   19. Northwestern
   20. USC
   21. Liberty
   22. Texas
   23. Auburn
   24. Louisiana-Lafayette
   25. Tulsa

Others receiving votes: North Carolina 101, SMU 20, Utah 17, Washington 15, Arizona State 9, Boise State 6, San Jose State 5, Appalachian State 5, Nevada 3, Iowa 2, Buffalo 1, UCF 1