Indiana’s Curt Cignetti Takes Another Shot at CFP Committee

Indiana Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti took a public shot at the College Football Playoff selection committee Thursday after his team dropped five spots in the rankings without playing a game.

Indiana entered its Week 10 bye ranked No. 4. The Hoosiers emerged from the idle weekend at No. 9, behind Alabama, UCLA, Notre Dame, Texas and Tennessee.

“Bad losses don’t count anymore? 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Are first downs still 10 yards?🤡🤡🤡” Cignetti wrote on X, without identifying any specific team in the post.

Cignetti already blasted the committee for its supposed favorable treatment of SEC teams a week ago. This week, the committee ranked a couple of two-loss programs — No. 3 Alabama and No. 8 Tennessee — above Indiana.

Bad losses don’t count anymore? 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Are first downs still 10 yards?🤡🤡🤡

— Curt Cignetti (@CCignettiIU) November 12, 2026

Texas could be a reasonable target of his “bad losses” comment. The 7-2 Longhorns sit at No. 6, three spots ahead of 8-1 Indiana, despite consecutive losses to Florida and Oklahoma, which are both 5-4.

Committee chair Hunter Yurachek explained Tuesday that Indiana was hurt by circumstances around its bye week rather than anything the Hoosiers did on the field.

“Indiana was probably the victim of having a bye week at the wrong time,” Yurachek said, pointing to major wins by Notre Dame, Texas, UCLA and Alabama.

Yurachek also noted that all six Big Ten opponents Indiana had faced to that point lost during the weekend, damaging the Hoosiers’ strength-of-record and strength-of-schedule metrics.

Indiana is 8-1 heading into Week 11, with its only loss coming against Ohio State. The five-place drop changed the Hoosiers’ projected postseason position from a first-round bye to a potential road game if the rankings held.

Cignetti’s team will try to answer the committee’s decision on the field soon, as the No. 18 USC Trojans visit Indiana on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS.

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This story was originally published by Athlon on Nov 13, 2026, where it first appeared in the College Football section. Add Athlon as a Preferred Source by clicking here.