6 in the poll, behind the Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Georgia Bulldogs, Texas Longhorns, and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Toppmeyer also believes that Ohio State is among the programs this would never happen to. Imagine the Hoosiers as defending national champions, with this stacked defense they return, and now stitch Ohio State or Alabama or Oklahoma or some other blue-blooded name across the front of the jerseys. Indiana may be about to learn why Ohio State gets yearly poll loveIndiana not only lost a lot of pieces, but the Hoosiers didn't replace them with a portal class better than No. Ohio State has many more signs of stability than the Hoosiers.