Category: College Football Rankings

Fighting Irish crack top-10 after road win over Boston College and continued attrition among ranked teams; final AP and Coaches Poll before CFP rankings

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After ‘Notre Dame’s’ solid 25-10 road win over Boston College in Chestnut Hill Saturday, the Fighting Irish finally returned to the top-10 in the AP and Coaches Poll, amidst renewed reshufflings occasioned by multiple ranked teams picking up losses. Georgia Tech, Miami (Fla.) and Vanderbilt had been ranked ahead of the Irish but lost in upsets and dropped below them.

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College Football Rankings: ‘Notre Dame’ climbs into top-13 in AP Poll after solid win over North Carolina State

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After pulling away in the second half to beat a good, yet unranked, NC State team 36-7, ‘Notre Dame’ climbed three spots in the latest AP Poll to now sit at #13.  With the regular season nearly half-done, the Irish (4-2) are one of only two 2-loss teams in the top-25, and are ranked ahead of multiple undefeated and 1-loss

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College Football Rankings: ‘Notre Dame’ climbs into top-20 after solid Irish win over Boise State and upset losses by five then-top-20 teams, including two then-top-10 teams losing to unranked opponents with losing records

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After ‘Notre Dame’s’ solid 28-7 win over Boise State at home on “Irish Wear Green” day, the Irish climbed five spots and jumped well into the top-20 at #16 in the AP and the Coaches Poll. Five top-20 teams lost over the weekend, three of them to unranked opponents. That included two then-top-10 teams, Penn State and Texas, losing to

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College Football Rankings: Big ‘Notre Dame’ win over SEC’s Arkansas barely nudges the Fighting Irish in the polls

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After blowing out the SEC’s Arkansas Razorbacks 56-13 on Saturday, the Fighting Irish jumped only one spot to #21 in the AP and merely held steady at #21 in the Coaches Poll. Nevertheless, the Irish are the only 2-2 team ranked at all, and the only ranked team that does not have winning record, sitting at .500. Indeed, they are

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Notre Dame holds down #3 spot in AP and Coaches Poll after win at Big Ten West-Leading Northwestern

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[click here to jump to polls] Undefeated Notre Dame (9-0) hung onto their #3 ranking in the AP and Coaches Polls after their 31-21 win in Evanston over Northwestern, the leader of the B1G/Big Ten West. The only remaining undefeated teams in Div. I-A/FBS are #1 Alabama, #2 Clemson, #3 Notre Dame and #11 Central Florida. The Fighting Irish continue

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Notre Dame sustains #3 spot in last AP and Coaches Poll prior to first 2018 College Football Playoff Rankings

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[click here to jump to polls] Undefeated Notre Dame (8-0) hung onto their #3 ranking in what is the final AP and Coaches Polls before the season’s first NCAA College Football Playoff Rankings are announced on Tuesday, Oct. 30.  The Fighting Irish continue to be the only top-5 team that has beaten another top-5 team, as currently ranked. That fact

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Notre Dame Rises to #3 During Bye Week; Irish Probably Should Be #1 — ND Only Top-5 Team to Beat Another Top-5 Team, As Currently Ranked

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[click here to jump to polls] Notre Dame rose to #3 in both the AP and Coaches Poll during their bye week, thanks to previous-#2 Ohio State getting blown out at Purdue.  The Fighting Irish are the only top-5 team that has beaten another top-5 team, as currently ranked. That fact alone should have propelled Notre Dame into the #1

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Undefeated Notre Dame in Top-5 After Decisive Win at Then-Top-25 Virginia Tech; Playoff Berth Likely Within Notre Dame’s Grasp if They Continue Developing and Take Care of Business

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[click here to jump to polls] Notre Dame has risen to #5 in both the AP and Coaches Poll following their decisive 45-23 win at then-#24/23 Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.  There also were key losses by previous-#5 LSU and previous-#7/#5 Oklahoma. The first official College Football Playoff rankings are not due out for several weeks, set for release on Oct.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Undefeated Notre Dame Jumps to #6/#7 After Win Over Then-Top-10 Stanford; Road Game at #24/#23 Virginia Tech Next Saturday Night

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[click here to jump to polls] After their decisive 38-17 win over then top-10 Stanford, Notre Dame rose slightly in both polls, to #6 in the AP and #7 in the Coaches Poll, also jumping Oklahoma in the AP in the process. Next week the Irish take on a resurgent #24/#23 Virginia Tech team in Blacksburg. While some commentators or

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Undefeated Notre Dame Sustains #8 Ranking; College Football Playoff Implications Next Week

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[click here to jump to polls] After their strong road win over Wake Forest, Notre Dame sustained their #8 ranking in the AP and Coaches Polls, as the Irish head into a two-game gauntlet against the only ranked opponents still looming on their schedule. In the next two weeks, Notre Dame has #7 Stanford at home before taking on Virginia

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Undefeated Notre Dame Still Nurses Top-10 Ranking, Even After Lackluster Wins Over Unranked Opponents; Meanwhile, Only Two Future Opponents Remain Ranked

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[click here to jump to polls] Despite two close calls in a row against unranked Ball State and Vanderbilt, Notre Dame has sustained their #8 ranking in the unofficial AP and Coaches Polls. Of perhaps greater interest in the long run, only three Notre Dame opponents are still ranked, down from five in the preseason polls. Notre Dame’s two remaining

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PRESEASON TOP-25: Notre Dame Has Top-11/12 Perch For Plausibility Run, Perhaps Not a National Title Run

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[click here to jump to polls] Notre Dame’s preseason #11/12 ranking should be enough of a perch for them to attempt what has become an annual Road to Plausibility. (By comparison, it might be a little hard to think of Notre Dame making a would-be “national title run” since, according to the official record books at least, they have not

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Notre Dame Penciled Into College Football Playoff With Four Games Left; Irish #3 in NCAA’s CFP Poll Based on Strength of Schedule

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Reality imitates overhype in the NCAA’s inaugural College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings of 2017, with Notre Dame penciled into the playoff at the #3 spot. Georgia, source of Notre Dame’s sole loss, is at #1, in part because of their 1-point win over Notre Dame. The committee chairman reportedly credited Georgia and Notre Dame’s strength of schedule as factors in

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Notre Dame Cracks Top-10; College Football AP and Coaches Polls; Six Notre Dame Opponents Ranked, Seventh Receives Votes

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[click here to jump to polls] After previously riding a 5-1 bubble against an unexpectedly padded early-season schedule, Notre Dame now has cracked the top-10 in both the AP and Coaches Polls, following their first win over an opponent nationally ranked at game-time. The now-6-1 Irish are 1-1 against opponents ranked at game-time, 2-1 against opponents currently ranked. The first College Football Playoff

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IRISH NEWSLINK: “2017 College Football Rankings – Preseason” – ESPN

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1  Alabama(49) 0-0 1603 — 2  Ohio State(5) 0-0 1512 — 3  Florida State(4) 0-0 1434 — 4  USC 0-0 1415 — 5  Clemson(7) 0-0 1367 — 6  Penn State 0-0 1257 — 7  Washington 0-0 1245 — 8  Oklahoma 0-0 1237 — 9  Michigan 0-0 959 — 10  Wisconsin 0-0 936 — 11  Oklahoma State 0-0 912 — 12

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: Coaches Poll Top-25, Sept. 11; Notre Dame Climbs to #18 After Win Over Nevada

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With their 39-10 victory over Nevada, Notre Dame rose to 1-1 on the year and climbed to #18 in the latest College Football Coaches Poll, released Sunday, Sept. 11. They climbed three spots from their previous ranking of #21. The Coaches Poll top-25 is below, with Notre Dame opponents highlighted. The team that upset Notre Dame in double-overtime the previous

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: AP Top-25, Sept. 11; Notre Dame stays at #18

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With their 39-10 victory over Nevada, Notre Dame rose to 1-1 on the year and stayed at #18 in the latest AP College Football Poll, released Sunday, Sept. 11. The AP top-25 is below, with Notre Dame opponents highlighted. The team that upset Notre Dame in double-overtime the previous week, Texas, also won, and is just outside the top-10. Next

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