{"id":427,"date":"2016-09-11T23:11:45","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T03:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/?p=427"},"modified":"2016-09-11T23:40:16","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T03:40:16","slug":"college-football-rankings-ap-top-25-sept-11-notredame-stays-at-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/college-football-rankings-ap-top-25-sept-11-notredame-stays-at-18\/","title":{"rendered":"COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: AP Top-25, Sept. 11; Notre Dame stays at #18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 week&#8217;s opponent, Michigan State, curiously enough, is right behind Texas at #12.  The Spartans are 1-0 after a somewhat tepid win over Furman and a bye week. Two games into the season, Notre Dame is one of only four teams ranked in the top-25 that already have a loss.<\/p>\n<h3>AP College Football Poll &#8211; Sept. 11, 2016<\/h3>\n<p>1 &#8211; Alabama 2-0<br \/>\n2 &#8211; Florida State 2-0<br \/>\n3 &#8211; Ohio State 2-0<br \/>\n4 &#8211; Michigan 2-0<br \/>\n5 &#8211; Clemson 2-0<br \/>\n6 &#8211; Houston 2-0<br \/>\n<span class=\"blue-bold\">7 &#8211; Stanford 1-0<\/span><br \/>\n8 &#8211; Washington 2-0<br \/>\n9 &#8211; Wisconsin 2-0<br \/>\n10 &#8211; Louisville\t2-0<br \/>\n<span class=\"blue-bold\">11 &#8211; Texas 2-0<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"blue-bold\">12 &#8211; Michigan State 1-0<\/span><br \/>\n13 &#8211; Iowa 2-0<br \/>\n14 &#8211; Oklahoma 1-1<br \/>\n15 &#8211; Tennessee 2-0<br \/>\n16 &#8211; Georgia 2-0<br \/>\n17 &#8211; Texas A&#038;M 2-0<br \/>\n<span class=\"green-bold\">18 &#8211; Notre Dame 1-1<\/span><br \/>\n19 &#8211; Ole Miss 1-1<br \/>\n20 &#8211; LSU 1-1<br \/>\n21 &#8211; Baylor 2-0<br \/>\n22 &#8211; Oregon 2-0<br \/>\n23 &#8211; Florida 2-0<br \/>\n24 &#8211; Arkansas 2-0<br \/>\n<span class=\"blue-bold\">25 &#8211; Miami 2-0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Also receiving votes:<\/em> (no Notre Dame opponents included)<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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If the playoff bracket were formed today, #10 seed 'Notre Dame' would be playing #7-seed BYU in the first round,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;College Football Playoff&quot;","block_context":{"text":"College Football Playoff","link":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/category\/college-football-playoff\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"U.S. Map, adapted from image at usda.gov","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/usa-map-usda-gov-588.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/usa-map-usda-gov-588.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/usa-map-usda-gov-588.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3738,"url":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/college-football-rankings-undefeated-notre-dame-still-nurses-top-10-ranking-even-after-lackluster-wins-over-unranked-opponents-yet-only-two-future-opponents-remain-ranked\/","url_meta":{"origin":427,"position":5},"title":"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","author":"Leprechaun Express - Steve Welsh","date":"September 16, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"[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. 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