r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Jan 20 '26

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Indiana Defeats Miami 27-21

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
Miami 0 0 7 14 21
Indiana 3 7 7 10 27
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u/Wapook Wisconsin • Rutgers Jan 20 '26

Going to be very hard to decide who deserves the #1 ranking. We have both Indiana and Notre Dame, neither of which lost in the post season.

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u/JDMintz718 Wisconsin Badgers Jan 20 '26

Don't forget UW who also did not lose in the postseason

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u/Zloggt Illinois Fighting Illini • Missouri Tigers Jan 20 '26

Hey, so did Illinois!

And besides…we lost to Indiana before it was cool! 😎👉👉

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u/ImSoupOrCereal Wisconsin • Missouri Western Jan 20 '26

I like the cut of your jib

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u/mike45010 Michigan State Spartans Jan 20 '26

It has been years since MSU lost in the postseason

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u/RheagarTargaryen Michigan State Spartans Jan 20 '26

Literally that RedBox bowl against Oregon was the last time we lost.

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u/murdered-by-swords UTSA Roadrunners • Correcaminos UAT Jan 20 '26

Damn forget Cig, who is Sparty's amazing coach?

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u/ghj97 Washington Huskies Jan 20 '26

Thats true we didnt, thanks for recognizing us University of Wisconsin

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u/JDMintz718 Wisconsin Badgers Jan 20 '26

Sean West calls us UW, btw

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u/JakeFromImgur Indiana Hoosiers Jan 20 '26

Fuck it. Yall played us better than half the schedule.

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u/x1echo American University • Michigan Jan 20 '26

American University has been undefeated in football for 80+ years. 

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u/braddeus Florida State • West Virginia Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26

Really quality losses for Alabama though — they're getting overlooked yet again

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u/FrostyCount Sickos Jan 20 '26

They have a quality loss to the national champions

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u/SoopMD Notre Dame Fighting Irish Jan 20 '26

I mean, ND was the last team to beat these monsters.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '26

Unfathomable that Freeman picked Miami to win. Anyone but the Convicts. He should know better.

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u/goldflame33 Notre Dame • Wisconsin Jan 20 '26

yeah yeah yeah, you know who was the last team to beat IU?

(might get to keep that honor for a long time...)

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u/Zloggt Illinois Fighting Illini • Missouri Tigers Jan 20 '26

Hmm…tough to call…gonna check with my friend who judges coaches based on physical attractiveness to serve as the judge…

…wait, they think Curt looks more attractive lol?

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u/twosheepforanore Northwestern Wildcats • Army Black Knights Jan 20 '26

Too real

Or alabama, they only lost to a team that beat alabama

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u/ilikepie145 Iowa State Cyclones • Pop-Tarts Bowl Jan 20 '26

ND has a quality loss to the CFP runner up so I give them the edge

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u/grw313 USC Trojans • Michigan Wolverines Jan 20 '26

I mean ND has both a quality loss to the team that jist played in the national championship, and a victory in a hypothetical rematch with the team that just played in the national championship.

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u/Cisru711 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Jan 20 '26

Since ND is the last team to beat Indiana, the answer is obvious. ;)

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u/Cascadia-Rising Oregon State Beavers • Oregon Ducks Jan 20 '26

Freeman was at the Championship and didn't lose, we'll call it a tie

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u/ByronLeftwich Minnesota Golden Gophers Jan 20 '26

In my head while I was arguing with the shower curtain, Notre Dame beat the entire playoff field by 45 points each. So it’s pretty easy

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u/Steeley11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Paper Bag Jan 20 '26

You’re clearly a gentleman and a scholar with the IQ of infinite Einsteins. Certified ball knower.

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u/markhachman Notre Dame Fighting Irish Jan 20 '26

Finally someone who gets it

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u/Time-Wolf USF Bulls Jan 20 '26

It’ll be Alabama

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u/OpportunityDue90 Scottsdale CC • Arizona State Jan 20 '26

Mmm not enough SEC in your rankings. Obviously Indiana didn’t have any quality losses like Alabama did. How can we even tell Indiana is a tough team if they didn’t face adversity? Born with silver spoons in their mouths. Had they had to face a real schedule who knows how they would’ve fared? /s

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u/Fggunner Jan 20 '26

I think it's only fair to split the championship between them

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u/Warhawk02 Notre Dame • Indiana Jan 20 '26

Now this is something I can get behind

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u/domferno Ohio State Buckeyes Jan 20 '26

Don't forget Ohio State who has the 2 best quality losses 

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u/Just_Brendan Notre Dame • Jeweled Shillelagh Jan 20 '26

See ya at Lambeau, dork.

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u/livejamie Arizona State • /r/CFB Brickmason Jan 20 '26

Oops they just gave it to Alabama

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '26

Considering Indiana is losing their QB, it's gotta be Notre Dame. 🤷‍♂️💯

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u/trumpet575 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Jan 20 '26

Or Purdue or Ball State. The state of Indiana is the king of college football.

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u/Southern_Orange3744 Texas Longhorns • College Football Playoff Jan 20 '26

Respect

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u/dudechickendude Tennessee • South Carolina Jan 20 '26

A fair point.

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u/SquadPoopy Florida Gators Jan 20 '26

UMASS is the clear number 1

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u/willpc14 Trinity (CT) Bantams • Princeton Tigers Jan 20 '26

UMass isn't even the best team in Amherst

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u/razzlebrasel Boston College Eagles • Iowa Hawkeyes Jan 20 '26

Don’t forget Iowa beating THE Heisman runner-up

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u/IronClu Notre Dame • Boise State Jan 20 '26

Indiana has a serious lack of quality losses, gonna hurt their resume for sure

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u/FlapjacksInProtest Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Iowa Hawkeyes Jan 20 '26

And guess who last beat IU 

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u/Original_Profile8600 Ohio State Buckeyes Jan 20 '26

Another hypothetical win for Notre Dame

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u/nihilism_or_bust BYU Cougars Jan 20 '26

😂😂😂

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u/Pandam0nium11 Georgia Tech • Texas Jan 20 '26

Can’t wait for the inevitable top 5 LSU

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u/FourteenClocks Ole Miss Rebels • Sugar Bowl Jan 20 '26

Texas is right there. Finish what you started!

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u/StrongStyleShiny Notre Dame Fighting Irish • UCLA Bruins Jan 20 '26

I mean it’s a coin flip really

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u/trekologer Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Big Ten Jan 20 '26

"Which is the best 3-loss SEC team and why do they deserve to be #1"?

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u/NukeGandhi Ole Miss Rebels • Purdue Boilermakers Jan 20 '26

HowCouldTheyNotChoseUs??

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u/moysauce3 Michigan • Penn State Jan 20 '26

One lost to Miami. One did not.