Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti made his case to the selection committee, but a logjam of SEC teams, Notre Dame and others make the path to the playoff murky.

Indiana's special season ran into a brick wall Saturday afternoon as the fifth-ranked Hoosiers fell 38-15 on the road against No. 2 Ohio State. All week, questions about Indiana's legitimacy as a Big Ten power and a College Football Playoff competitor swirled.

The answer to the question of whether Indiana’s second-half problems with Michigan were reflective of talent or scheme wasn’t kind to the Hoosiers (10-1, 7-1) on S