Because of the way the College Football Playoff bracket is constructed, Indiana is the last team in the 12-team field. Two teams ranked lower than Indiana would make the field as projected conference champions.

The Indiana Hoosiers hung on to a spot in the latest College Football Playoff bracket projection. Tuesday night, Indiana University fans found out that they'd get to stay in the playoff conversation. They landed in the No. 11 spot in the bracket.

Clemson doesn't have the strongest case for the College Football Playoff, but it just needs a case better than Indiana's. And it's getting closer.