Here is who Indiana could play in the College Football Playoff bracket and what the Hoosiers’ path to the national championship could look like.

The ACC has put themselves in position to potentially spoil IU’s playoff bid with SMU (9-1; 7-1 ACC) ranked at No. 9 — the Mustangs have already clinched a spot in the ACC title game — and Clemson (9-2; 7-1 ACC) ranked at No. 12 and the first team left out of the field.

Purdue could have used one of the white towels that Indiana football has started handing out before games. The No. 10 Hoosiers (11-1; 8-1 Big Ten) made a statement to the College Football Playoff committee with a 66-0 win over the Boilermakers (1-11;