Winless ‘Notre Dame’ Drops to #9; Irish One of Three 0-1 Teams in Top-10

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High-profile, early-season match-ups between highly ranked teams meant a smattering of elite programs with early losses.

‘Notre Dame’ is one of three 0-1 teams still in the top-10.  The #9 Irish are joined by #6/7 Texas, who were beaten by current-#1 Ohio State, and #8 Clemson, knocked off by Brian Kelly’s current-#3/4 LSU.

Another 0-1 team in the top-20 is #21/20 Alabama, who lost to current-#14/19 Florida State.

With ‘Notre Dame’s’ schedule already getting softer, the only nationally ranked Irish opponent remaining is #19/22 Texas A&M.  The Aggies are next up after an early bye week.

– AP –

1 Ohio State 1-0
2 Penn State 1-0
3 LSU 1-0
4 Georgia 1-0
5 Miami (Fla.) 1-0
6 Oregon
7 Texas 0-1
8 Clemson 0-1
9 Notre Dame 0-1
10 South Carolina 1-0
11 Illinois 1-0
12 Arizona State 1-0
13 Florida 1-0
14 Florida State 1-0
15 Michigan 1-0
16 Iowa State 2-0
17 SMU 1-0
18 Oklahoma 1-0
19 Texas A&M 1-0
20 Ole Miss 1-0
21 Alabama 0-1
22 Tennessee 1-0
23 Indiana 1-0
24 Texas Tech 1-0
25 Utah 1-0

Also receiving votes: BYU 102, Auburn 94, Georgia Tech 67, USC 64, Louisville 59, TCU 49, Missouri 42, South Florida 25, Tulane 18, Nebraska 13, Kansas State 7, UNLV 4, Liberty 4, James Madison 4, Duke 4, Navy 2, Virginia 2, Baylor 2, Memphis 2, Pittsburgh 2

– AFCA Coaches Poll –

1 Ohio State 1-0
2 Penn State 1-0
3 Georgia 1-0
4 LSU 1-0
5 Oregon
6 Texas 0-1
7 Miami (Fla.) 1-0
8 Clemson 0-1
9 Notre Dame 0-1
10 Arizona State 1-0
11 South Carolina 1-0
12 Illinois 1-0
13 Michigan 1-0
14 Ole Miss 1-0
15 Florida 1-0
16 SMU 1-0
17 Tennessee 1-0
18 Iowa State 2-0
19 Florida State 1-0
20 Alabama 0-1
21 Indiana 1-0
22 Texas A&M 1-0
23 Texas Tech 1-0
24 Oklahoma 1-0
25 BYU 1-0

Also receiving votes: Utah 117, Louisville 95, Missouri 88, Kansas State 79, Tulane 45, USC 41, Auburn 41, TCU 33, Iowa 23, Navy 17, Georgia Tech 17, Nebraska 13, Memphis 11, South Florida 9, Duke 5, Kansas 4, Washington 3, Vanderbilt 2, Florida International 1