On Monday’s episode of The Joel Klatt Show, Klatt didn’t hold back on his feelings on IU. He declared the Hoosiers, “without question,” to be America’s most underrated team. At 9-0, Indiana ranks eighth in the nation. They’re behind several one-loss teams, so Klatt’s underrated argument is very strong. It is especially when you look at their statistics.
Despite all that, Klatt isn’t sure what’s going to happen. He gave the biggest question he has on how the committee will rank Indiana in the first CFP Ranings on The Joel Klatt Show.
“Indiana is without question the most underrated team in America. Without question,” Klatt said. “They jumped finally five spots in the AP poll because the AP voters are… I won’t go there. I won’t go there. They’re now up to 8. Still underrated at 8.
“My question will be how the committee views them,” he said. “I hope that they’re higher than 8. I think they should be higher than 8.”
Klatt suggested that the team has an argument to be the 5th- or 6th-ranked team in the country, or even as high as second or third.
He remarked about the defense being solid and how they’ve outscored opponents by over 30 points per game. He remarked about their stats and profile and that if their helmet logo was anyone else’s, they’re at No. 2 or No. 3 instead of No. 8.
As he often does, Klatt took issue with the AP Poll and its perception issues. They indeed might be damaging Indiana a bit in this case. But for now, they remain where they’re at. Klatt implored the College Football Playoff committee to “rank the resume, not the logo.”
