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Indiana holds at No. 6 in the AP poll, and USC visits Saturday

Plus, IU men's basketball faces Syracuse tonight in Indianapolis.

The Today in Bloomington team2 stories12 sources4 min read

IU FootballTop story

Indiana football stays at No. 6 in the AP poll after its bye week

Indiana sits sixth in the AP Top 25, behind only UCLA in the Big Ten

The Associated Press Top 25 after Week 10

6thof 25

Indiana
UCLA 4thUSC 15thOregon 18thOhio State 21st
UCLA 4thUSC 15thOregon 18thOhio State 21st
1 BestNo. 25 25

Sources: Indiana Daily Student, The Indianapolis Star

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PlaceRank of 25
UCLA4th
Indiana6th
USC15th
Oregon18th
Ohio State21st

If you're a Hoosiers fan, the bye week treated you fine. Indiana held at No. 6 in the AP Top 25 on Sunday, and the team is 8-1 overall and 5-1 in Big Ten play. UCLA, up a spot to No. 4, is the only Big Ten team ranked ahead of Indiana.

Ohio State lost 41-28 to Oregon and fell to No. 21. That leaves Indiana controlling its own destiny: three conference wins to end the regular season would clinch a spot in the Big Ten Championship game.

  • Next up: USC (No. 15), Sat., Nov. 14, 3:30 p.m., Memorial Stadium
  • Coaches Poll: Indiana is fifth, behind UCLA
  • Iowa moved up five spots to No. 16
  • Five other Big Ten teams are in the top 25

Indiana's season by the numbers

No. 6
Indiana's spot in the AP Top 25
8-1
Indiana's overall record
3
conference wins that would clinch a title game berth
No. 21
Ohio State's new AP spot after losing to Oregon

Source: Indiana Daily Student

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IU Basketball

Indiana men's basketball faces its first high-major opponent tonight against Syracuse

If you're watching tonight, Indiana (2-0) plays Syracuse (2-0) at 6:30 p.m. at in Indianapolis. It's on FS1, and the radio call is on 105.1 FM in Bloomington.

Syracuse is ranked No. 80 in KenPom, far above Indiana's first two opponents

Source: Indiana Daily Student

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Value
Eastern Illinois342
Bellarmine317
Syracuse80

The Orange are the first high-major opponent on IU's schedule. The Hoosiers beat Eastern Illinois 91-57 and Bellarmine 92-69, but coach Darian DeVries said they let the Panthers "parade right to the rim." Guard Markus Burton scored 19 against Eastern Illinois, then two on 0-for-7 shooting against Bellarmine.

  • Syracuse: picked 11th of 18 teams in the ACC preseason poll
  • Syracuse coach: Gerry McNamara, in his first season
  • Next game: Thur., Nov. 12, vs. Tennessee Tech, 6:30 p.m.

Indiana's next four games run through Indianapolis and New York

  1. Nov. 9Indiana plays Syracuse in Indianapolis at 6:30 p.m. on FS1.
  2. Nov. 12Indiana plays Tennessee Tech at 6:30 p.m. on BTN.
  3. Nov. 17Indiana plays Arkansas in New York at 7:30 p.m.
  4. Nov. 20Indiana plays Kentucky in Indianapolis at 8 p.m. on CBS.

Source: IndyStar

News Notes

Women's hoops

Indiana women's basketball hosts Bradley at 7 p.m. Monday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The unbeaten Hoosiers scored 36 points in Friday's first quarter and led 53-27 at halftime. Indiana Daily StudentGametime

Men's soccer

Fifth-seeded Maryland beat Michigan State 2-1 on Sunday and will face top-seeded Indiana in the Big Ten semifinals at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at . The Bloomingtonian

IUDM

Students at the 36th Indiana University Dance Marathon raised $3,195,488.23 for Riley Hospital for Children. Indiana Daily Student

Volleyball

No. 21 Indiana volleyball was swept by Illinois on Sunday at Wilkinson Hall, dropping to 14-9 overall and 7-7 in the Big Ten. Illinois' three main attackers combined for 44 kills. Indiana Daily Student

Illinois swept Indiana in three sets at Wilkinson Hall

  • Illinois3
    Indiana0
    FinalIndiana lost the sets 27-29, 19-25 and 26-28.

Source: Indiana Daily Student

Girls hoops

The Bloomington Bobcats opened their girls basketball season Saturday with a 61-45 win over Columbus Christian. The Republic News

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Found a deceased cat on E Hickory Stick Dr.

“at 1pm. Adult, kinda like Siamese. The cat was still warm when I found it. I left it on the roadside. I deleted pictures because it’s sad. I am so sorry. Hope to find the cat’s owner.”

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The Wrap

Matcha has a club at IU now, and it's run by six students who met in January on Eigenmann Residence Hall's 12th floor and bonded over a shared love of the green tea. On a chilly Saturday morning they made dozens of lattes in a Ballantine lecture hall, IU's new Matcha Club leaving a trail of green droplets down the hallway. Whisk on, students.

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  3. Sat., Nov. 7IU men's soccer wins the Big Ten regular-season title
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  5. Thurs., Nov. 5Hoosiers land No. 4 in CFP rankings; men's soccer wins Big Ten
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Indiana holds at No. 6 in the AP poll, and USC visits Saturday

Plus, IU men's basketball faces Syracuse tonight in Indianapolis.

The TLDR

  1. Indiana football stays at No. 6 in the AP Top 25
  2. USC visits Memorial Stadium Sat., Nov. 14, at 3:30 p.m.
  3. IU men's basketball plays Syracuse tonight at 6:30 p.m.
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