Indiana
There’s a new No. 1 in 6A, two teams share No. 1 in 5A in latest USA TODAY Indiana poll
As expected, Brownsburg jumped a spot to No. 1 after its win over previously top-ranked Westfield on Saturday in the latest USA TODAY Network Indiana state high school football poll.
Brownsburg (6-0) is No. 1 for the first time this season, followed by No. 2 Warren Central (6-0). Westfield (5-1) is now tied for third with Crown Point (6-0) in Class 6A.
There is also a new No. 1 in Class 5A — actually two new No. 1s. Concord (6-0) and Merrillville (5-1) are tied for first in 5A after previous No. 1 Plainfield dropped a 42-21 game to Decatur Central on Saturday. The Quakers dropped to No. 4. New Palestine (4A), Evansville Memorial (3A), Lafayette Central Catholic (2A) and North Judson (A) remained in the top spot in the other four classes.
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Here is the full USA TODAY Network Indiana poll going into Week 7 (First place votes in parenthesis, followed by total points and last week’s ranking):
Class 6A
W-L Pts. Prev.
1. Brownsburg (16) 6-0 168 2
2. Warren Central 6-0 138 3
3. (tie) Crown Point (1) 6-0 129 4
3. (tie) Westfield 5-1 129 1
5. Center Grove 5-1 101 5
6. Lawrence North 6-0 90 6
7. Cathedral 3-2 59 7
8. Hamilton SE 4-2 47 8
9. Columbus North 5-1 33 9
10. Elkhart 5-1 21 10
Dropped out: None.
Others receiving votes: Fishers 13. Carroll (Fort Wayne) 5. Penn 4. Avon 1.
Class 5A
W-L Pts. Prev.
1. (tie) Concord (9) 6-0 157 4
1. (tie) Merrillville (7) 5-1 157 3
3. Lafayette Jeff 6-0 126 5
4. Plainfield (1) 5-1 98 1
5. Decatur Central 3-2 94 8
6. Bloomington North 5-1 78 7
7. Valparaiso 4-2 75 2
8. East Central 4-2 56 10
9. Castle 5-1 44 NR
10. Whiteland 3-2 37 6
Dropped out: Warsaw (9).
Others receiving votes: Bloomington South 7. Chesterton 6. Warsaw 2.
Class 4A
W-L Pts. Prev.
- New Palestine (17) 5-0 170 1
- Martinsville 6-0 149 3
- Bishop Chatard 5-1 137 4
- Mishawaka 5-1 110 6
- Evansville Reitz 5-1 84 2
- Columbia City 6-0 76 8
- East Noble 5-1 56 9
- Greenfield-Central 5-1 43 5
- Leo 5-1 32 10
- Northview 6-0 25 NR
Dropped out: Brebeuf Jesuit (7)
Others receiving votes: Roncalli 22. Brebeuf Jesuit 21. New Prairie 3. Logansport 1. Plymouth 1.
Class 3A
W-L Pts. Prev.
- Ev. Memorial (16) 6-0 169 1
- Heritage Hills (1) 5-1 148 2
- Mississinewa 6-0 134 4
- Lawrenceburg 5-1 103 7
- Garrett 6-0 79 10
- Gibson Southern 4-2 77 3
- Evansville Mater Dei 5-1 57 9
- FW Bishop Luers 5-1 47 NR
- Guerin Catholic 3-3 23 8
- Maconaquah 6-0 21 NR
Dropped out: West Noble (5), Batesville (6).
Others receiving votes: West Noble 20. Batesville 18. West Lafayette 14. Cascade 5. Jimtown 4. Northwestern 4. Griffith 2. Knox 2. Heritage 1.
Class 2A
W-L Pts. Prev.
1. Laf. Central Cath. (11) 5-0 160 1
2. Brownstown Central (6) 6-0 153 2
3. Lutheran 5-1 127 3
4. Western Boone 6-0 112 4
5. North Posey 5-1 91 5
6. Bluffton 6-0 68 6
7. Triton Central 4-2 48 7
8. Heritage Christian 5-1 43 8
9. Linton-Stockton 4-2 27 9
10. (tie) Adams Central 5-1 25 NR
10. (tie) Monrovia 5-1 25 NR
Dropped out: North Putnam (10).
Others receiving votes: Paoli 20. Northeastern 17. South Vermillion 7. Andrean 3. Rochester 3. North Putnam 2.
Class A
W-L Pts. Prev.
- North Judson (17) 6-0 170 1
- Providence 5-0 149 2
- Carroll (Flora) 6-0 129 3
- Madison-Grant 6-0 115 4
- North Decatur 5-1 107 5
- Springs Valley 5-1 75 7
- South Putnam 4-2 59 8
- Monroe Central 5-1 41 9
- Pioneer 5-1 39 10
- Triton 4-2 19 6
Dropped out: None.
Others receiving votes: Milan 9. Knightstown 8. North Vermillion 3. Frontier 1. North Miami 1.
Indiana looks to continue its hot start to the Darian DeVries era on Sunday as Incarnate Word comes to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
The Hoosiers have cruised to three victories to begin the season, scoring at least 98 points in each game. The play of transfers Lamar Wilkerson and Tucker DeVries has been especially intriguing, with the two combining to average 41 points on 44.7% 3-point shooting.
Sunday’s matchup is one of four more home games for the Hoosiers before they begin Big Ten play on Dec. 3 at Minnesota. Incarnate Word comes to Bloomington with a 2-1 record in coach Shane Heirman’s third season.
Here’s more information on the game.
Incarnate Word is off to a 2-1 start, beginning with a 98-64 loss at Colorado State, followed by a 104-60 home win over Jarvis Christian and a 109-70 home win over Southwest Christian. The Cardinals rank No. 213 overall by KenPom, with the No. 166 offensive efficiency, No. 287 defensive efficiency and 270th in adjusted tempo.
Four players are averaging double-digit points, including senior guards Davion Bailey (19 ppg) and Tahj Staveskie (18.7 ppg), sophomore guard Harrison Reede (17 ppg) and junior guard Jordan Pyke (12.3 ppg). Reede has been the team’s most effective 3-point shooter, going 17-for-30.
As a team, Incarnate Word shoots 49.3% from the field, 39.8% from 3-point range and 65.4% from the free throw line. They’ve outrebounded opponents by an average of 10 rebounds per game and have a 49-to-28 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Incarnate Word was picked to finish seventh in the preseason Southland Conference poll. The Cardinals were ranked No. 221 out of 365 teams and No. 5 in the Southland Conference going into the season by Sports Illustrated’s Kevin Sweeney.
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Quarterback Fernando Mendoza has experienced nothing but success in his one season at No. 2 Indiana. Receiver Omar Cooper Jr. has been through just about everything in his four years with the Hoosiers.
Now the tandem that created one of college football’s biggest plays this season hopes to deliver another memorable moment in what could be their final home game together Saturday against struggling Wisconsin.
This will not be just another senior day at Indiana (10-0, 7-0). For the second straight year, the Hoosiers enter their final two home games with a perfect record, on the cusp of clinching a playoff spot and the possibility of reaching their first Big Ten title game.
But second-year coach Curt Cignetti doesn’t believe the narrative will become a distraction from how the Hoosiers have reached this point.
“I doubt any of them are thinking about the end right now because everybody understands sort of where we’re at and what’s possible,” Cignetti said this week. “I think we’re on a little bit of a mission here, and that’s really been the focus. I think that’s how the kids are thinking, too.”
Mendoza emerged as one of the top players in the transfer portal last year and wound up choosing the Hoosiers in part to reunite with his younger brother, Alberto. The older brother has been even better than advertised by leading the league with 31 total TDs while emerging as a Heisman Trophy favorite and possibly the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft.
Cooper, meanwhile, endured 4-8 and 3-9 seasons and won only three Big Ten games in his first two years at Indiana but has since become a key figure in a remarkable two-year turnaround.
The Hoosiers are trying to extend their school record 14-game winning streak at home and protect the program’s highest ranking against the Badgers (3-6, 1-5). And Cooper’s incredible go-ahead TD catch in the final minute not only gave Indiana its first win at Penn State, it helped them — finally — shed the label of America’s losingest football program. Northwestern now has 716 losses all-time, one more than the Hoosiers.
Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell knows what his team is up against after snapping an 11-game losing streak against Power Four opponents last week.
“I don’t even know if you asked a coach from within (the program) like if they could pinpoint exactly what it is,” Fickell said when asked about the Hoosiers turnaround. “There’s a lot of things that have gone into it. Great coaching is one of them, great quarterback is another. But whatever they’ve done a really, really good job of in the last few years.”
Quarterback questions
The biggest question for Wisconsin is who will play quarterback Saturday.
Billy Edwards Jr. was the opening-day starter but sprained his knee in that first game and has only played, briefly, in one game since. Danny O’Neil and Hunter Simmons started a combined total of seven games, but when O’Neil was carted off the field with a leg injury last week, Fickell went with first-year quarterback Carter Smith who went 3 of 12 with 8 yards and scored on a 2-yard run in a 13-10 win over then No. 23 Washington.
Who will start Saturday?
“You always have a plan,” he said when asked what he’d do if the Badgers lose any more quarterbacks to injuries. “We’ve still got to figure out who’s one and two before we start to think about who’s the fourth going into a game like this.”
CFP talk
Given the schedule, the CFP selection might want to consult with the Badgers before making its final pairings.
Saturday’s game will be Wisconsin’s sixth this season against a team ranked in the CFP’s Top 25. The Badgers already have faced No. 1 Ohio State, No. 4 Alabama, No. 8 Oregon, No. 18 Michigan and No. 21 Iowa.
But Fickell’s players aren’t blaming the brutal schedule for their losses.
“I love every bit of it,” outside linebacker Mason Reiger said. “I’d rather play the best five teams in the country than play none of them. It’s a challenge, sure. It’s not easy to play these good teams, but at some point in college football you want to play the best teams because to be the best, you’ve got to go against the best.”
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AP Sports Writer Steve Megargee in Milwaukee also contributed to this report.
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Purdue basketball stats, box score today vs. Evansville: How did Braden Smith, Trey Kaufman-Renn, Fletcher Loyer play?
Purdue basketball started the 2025-26 season with an 82-51 win over Evansville. Fletcher Loyer led the charge with 5 first-half 3-pointers before finishing with a career-high 30 points. Trey Kaufman-Renn (hip) didn’t play.
Braden Smith stats for Purdue basketball vs. Evansville. How many assists did Braden Smith have?
Braden Smith had 6 points, 11 assists, 2 steals and 2 rebounds on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
He entered the game with 1,375 career points, 758 assists, 183 steals and 535 rebounds. He was a first-team All-American in 2024-25 and has a chance to set the Division I career assists record.
Purdue basketball stats vs. Evansville today
| Player | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG | 3FG | FT | PF |
| Joshua Hughes | 15 | 11 | 1 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 |
| A.J. Casey | 14 | 9 | 2 | 6-13 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Leif Moeller | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0-9 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Keishon Porter | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Alex Hemenway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| J. Dyson-Merwe | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Trent Hundley | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Bryce Quinet | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1 |
| Kaia Berridge | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| — | 51 | 40 | 13 | 21-70 (30%) | 7-34 (20.6%) | 2-4 (50%) | 15 |
Evansville basketball stats vs. Purdue today
Who are Purdue’s best players? Purdue basketball roster
- 0, C.J. Cox
- 1, Antione West Jr.
- 2, Fletcher Loyer
- 3, Braden Smith
- 4, Trey Kaufman-Renn
- 5, Liam Murphy
- 12, Daniel Jacobsen
- 14, Jack Benter
- 17, Omer Mayer
- 24, Gicarri Harris
- 34, Raleigh Burgess (redshirt)
- 45, Oscar Cluff
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