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[click here to jump to polls<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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 ranked opponents, Stanford and Virginia Tech, appear as a back-to-back, two-game mini-gauntlet in just a few weeks. After a road game at Wake Forest in potentially bad weather next Saturday, Notre Dame faces top-10 Stanford at home followed by top-10\/13 Virginia Tech on the road.
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\nTime will tell, how much polls might ebb and flow down the line, and how many marquee opportunities to impress will be afforded a still-developing, somewhat rough-hewn Notre Dame club. (An added note — Notre Dame opponents Florida State and Southern Cal, both ranked earlier in the year, now have losing records at this point, including one or more multiple-touchdown losses each.)
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\n(first-place votes in parentheses)<\/em> (Notre Dame opponents marked in dark blue)<\/em><\/p>\n

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AP<\/h3>\n

Rank Team Record Points<\/em>
\n1 Alabama (58) 3-0 1521
\n2 Georgia 3-0 1416
\n3 Clemson (3) 3-0 1405
\n4 Ohio State 3-0 1357
\n5 Oklahoma 3-0 1283
\n6 LSU 3-0 1241
\n7 Stanford 3-0 1055<\/span>
\n8 Notre Dame 3-0 1034<\/span>
\n9 Auburn 2-1 958
\n10 Penn State 3-0 947
\n11 Washington 2-1 947
\n12 West Virginia 2-0 841
\n13 Virginia Tech 2-0 816<\/span>
\n14 Mississippi State 3-0 790
\n15 Oklahoma State 3-0 587
\n16 UCF 2-0 556
\n17 TCU 2-1 502
\n18 Wisconsin 2-1 486
\n19 Michigan 2-1 448<\/span>
\n20 Oregon 3-0 399
\n21 Miami 2-1 362
\n22 Texas A&M 2-1 193
\n23 Boston College 3-0 130
\n24 Michigan State 1-1 86
\n25 BYU 2-1 75<\/p>\n

Others receiving votes:<\/em> Iowa 64, Boise State 62, Duke 61, Colorado 49, California 40, Kentucky 38, South Florida 14, Texas 12, NC State 10, Arizona State 9, Missouri 8, Utah 6, San Diego State 5, North Texas 4, South Carolina 4, Washington State 2, Syracuse 2<\/span><\/div>\n

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Coaches Poll<\/h3>\n

Rank Team Record Points<\/em>
\n1 Alabama (60) 3-0 1572
\n2 Clemson (2) 3-0 1477
\n3 Georgia 3-0 1436
\n4 Ohio State (1) 3-0 1405
\n5 Oklahoma 3-0 1339
\n6 LSU 3-0 1171
\n7 Stanford 3-0 1116<\/span>
\n8 Notre Dame 3-0 1083<\/span>
\n9 Penn State 3-0 1070
\n10 Virginia Tech 2-0 927<\/span>
\n11 Auburn 2-1 921
\n12 Washington 2-1 909
\n13 West Virginia 2-0 824
\n14 Mississippi State 3-0 780
\n15 Oklahoma State 3-0 672
\n16 Wisconsin 2-1 626
\n17 TCU 2-1 508
\n18 UCF 2-0 500
\n19 Oregon 3-0 384
\n20 Miami 2-1 373
\n21 Michigan 2-1 354<\/span>
\n22 Texas A&M 2-1 150
\n23 Michigan State 1-1 141
\n24 Boise State 2-1 114
\n25 Boston College 3-0 109<\/p>\n

Others receiving votes:<\/em> Kentucky 98, Duke 55, South Florida 45, Colorado 41, South Carolina 40, Iowa 36, Washington State 35, BYU 30, Missouri 21, NC State 19, Appalachian State 13, Syracuse 11<\/span>, California 11, Utah 10, Cincinnati 10, Texas 9, North Texas 5, Troy 4, Minnesota 3, Florida 3, Arizona State 3, San Diego State 3, Vanderbilt 2<\/span>, Houston 2, Tennessee 2, Arkansas State 2, Fresno State 1<\/div>\n


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