INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana assistant coach Ola Adams put his hands on his head in disbelief as confetti fell and the crowd roared at Lucas Oil Stadium.

But the scene unfolding before Adams was very believable. Since the moment coach Curt Cignetti swaggered onto campus exactly two years earlier, and outlined a success plan for the losingest program in college football, Indiana has been climbing.

On a magical night 50 miles from their home stadium, the Hoosiers reached the top, outlasting Ohio State 13-10 in a Big Ten championship game that matched the nation's top two teams, both undefeated. Indiana beat No. 1 to become No. 1.

"We're going to go in the playoffs as the No. 1 seed," Cignetti said. "A lot of people probably thought that wasn't possible."

The milestones achieved are seem

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