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Indiana football rankings: Where will Hoosiers land in top 25 after win vs Washington?
Indiana football: Quarterback Kurtis Rourke suffers thumb injury
IndyStar’s Zach Osterman discusses what the Indiana Hoosiers do in the wake of Kurtis Rourke’s thumb injury.
Indiana football was the central point of the college football world in Week 9, with ESPN’s “College GameDay” visiting Bloomington.
The 13th-ranked Hoosiers and coach Curt Cignetti did not disappoint despite on the big stage, even with starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke missing the game due to an injury. Indiana moved to 8-0 on the season to maintain its best start since 1967 with a 31-17 victory over Washington.
REQUIRED READING: Oh my! IU football is legit. Hoosiers remain unbeaten with 31-17 over Washington.
It was actually defensive back D’Angelo Ponds who got the scoring started for the Hoosiers with a 67-yard interception return for a touchdown in the first quarter. That woke up Indiana. Filling in for Rourke, Tayven Jackson hit Omar Cooper Jr. for a 42-yard touchdown to extend the lead to 14-0 in the second quarter. Jackson finished 11 of 19 passing for 124 yards with a touchdown and an interception in the start.
The Huskies cut the lead to 17-14 in the third quarter, but Justice Ellison strengthened his already big day with a 5-yard touchdown to effectively put the game away. Ellison rushed 29 times for 123 yards and the score.
So, now the question is this: Where will Indiana rise in the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 rankings ahead of Week 10? Here’s a look at the possibilities:
Indiana football rankings: Will the Hoosiers rise in the top 25?
Coming off a 3-9 record last season and nine combined wins in the previous three seasons, the outside expectations for Cignetti, who was hired from James Madison, did not appear super high in Year. 1. Yet, the Hoosiers have opened the season with eight straight wins to open the season.
Indiana has already clinched its first bowl game since 2020, where it will also aim for its first bowl victory since the 1991 Copper Bowl. The Hoosiers have more in mind than a bowl, however: They’re also in contention to compete for the Big Ten championship game and make the 12-team College Football Playoff.
With games against Michigan State and Michigan the next two weeks before a bye week in Week 11, the Hoosiers have a realistic shot to be 10-0 ahead of the matchup vs. No. 4 Ohio State on Nov. 23 in Columbus.
However, the question of how high the Hoosiers can rise in the rankings is unclear. The two teams directly above them in the rankings, No. 11 Notre Dame and No. 12 BYU, picked up convincing wins against Navy and UCF, respectively. No. 8 Tennessee, No. 9 Clemson and No. 10 Iowa State were all on bye this week. The outcome of Saturday night’s LSU-Texas A&M game could be a path to move up for Indiana, as well.
Here’s how the rest of the top 25 fared in Week 9:
Rankings reflect Week 9 US LBM Coaches Poll
- No. 1 Oregon: 38-9 win over No. 21 Illinois
- No. 2 Georgia: BYE
- No. 3 Penn State: vs. Wisconsin
- No. 4 Ohio State: 21-17 win over Nebraska
- No. 5 Miami: vs. Florida State
- No. 6 Texas: 27-24 win over No. 25 Vanderbilt
- No. 7 LSU: vs. No. 14 Texas A&M
- No. 8 Tennessee: BYE
- No. 9 Clemson: BYE
- No. 10 Iowa State: BYE
- No. 11 Notre Dame: 51-14 win over No. 24 Navy
- No. 12 BYU: 37-24 win over UCF
- No. 13 Indiana: 31-17 win over Washington
- No. 14 Texas A&M: vs. No. 7 LSU
- No. 15 Alabama: 34-0 win over No. 17 Missouri
Final ranking prediction: Indiana climbs to No. 12
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Mother’s Day Bunch at Lady Madison | Washington DC
Celebrate Mothers Day with à la carte brunch at Lady Madison featuring seafood, entrées, desserts, and premium beverage options.
Celebrate Mothers Day in sophisticated style at Lady Madison, located inside Le Méridien Washington, DC, The Madison. Join us on Sunday, May 10, 2026, from 12:003:00 PM for an elevated à la carte brunch experience in downtown Washington, DC.
Enjoy a refined selection of chef-driven brunch classics, fresh seafood, seasonal salads, and elegant entrées. Highlights include a Build Your Own Omelette, Crab Benedict with lime hollandaise, Chilled Seafood Trio, and signature mains such as Roasted Rack of Lamb, Cedar Plank Sea Bass, and Marinated New York Strip Loin.
End on a sweet note with classic desserts including Crème Brûlée Cheesecake, Fruit Tart, Strawberry Shortcake, and Passion Fruit Cake.
Enhance your experience with beverage offerings, including bottomless Mimosas and Bloody Marys for $30 with house selections. Piper-Heidsieck Champagne is also available by the glass for $16 or by the bottle for $49.
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À La Carte Menu
Les ufs & Brunch
Egg White Frittata $24
spinach, tomato, mushrooms, green onion
Served with pommes de terre rissolées or seasonal fruit
Build Your Own Omelette $24
ham, smoked salmon, vegetables, cheeses (choose up to 3)
Served with pommes de terre rissolées or seasonal fruit
Crab Benedict $24
lime hollandaise, salsa cruda
Served with pommes de terre rissolées or seasonal fruit
Brioche French Toast $17
berry compote, whipped butter, maple syrup
Les Froids & Salades
Chilled Seafood Trio $28
Jonah crab claws, shrimp, cocktail sauce
Spring Berry Salad $17
brie, berries, champagne vinaigrette
Golden & Crimson Beet Salad $18
red wine vinaigrette
Add protein: shrimp, salmon, skirt steak +18 | chicken +16
Les Plats Principaux
Roasted Rack of Lamb $42
mint sauce, huckleberry reduction, sweet potato purée, asparagus
Cedar Plank Sea Bass $49
saffron rice, spring vegetables
New York Strip Loin $42
mushroom sauce, truffle croquette potatoes, haricots verts
Les Desserts $14
Crème Brûlée Cheesecake
Fruit Tart
Strawberry Shortcake
Passion Fruit Cake
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Storm Team4 Forecast: Beautiful Mother’s Day morning with chance of late showers
4 things to know about the weather:
- Nice Mother’s Day morning
- Shower chance late Sunday
- Morning showers on Monday
- Temperature drop to start the new workweek
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms! Mother Nature will give us nice conditions for most of the day on Sunday. Expect sunshine and mild conditions for the first half of the day, then a chance of showers near dinner time.
Monday includes a chance of rain, mainly in the morning, then cooler air settles into the area. Highs go from near 80°on Sund ay to the mid 60s Monday.
Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.
QuickCast
MOTHER’S DAY:
Mostly sunny
Showers late
Wind: W 5-10 mph
HIGH: Low 80s
MONDAY:
Shower chance early
Partly cloudy afternoon
Wind: W 5-10 mph
HIGH: Mid 60s
TUESDAY:
Sunny
Wind: N 5-10 mph
HIGH: Upper 60s
SUNRISE: 6:00 a.m. SUNSET: 8:09 p.m.
AVERAGE HIGH: 75° AVERAGE LOW: 56°
Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.
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18-year-old dies after shooting in Tenleytown
An 18-year-old who was shot and wounded in Northwest D.C.’s Tenleytown neighborhood on Thursday afternoon has died, authorities say.
Brady Flowers Jr., of Southwest, was the victim, police said in an update Saturday.
Flowers was found shot in the 4500 block of Wisconsin Avenue NW, behind the CVS store. Jackson-Reed High School and American University are nearby.
Flowers was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and pronounced dead a day later, police said.
Police said 10-15 teens were seen running after the gunshots.
An investigation is underway. Anyone with potentially relevant information is asked to contact police.
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