{"id":9287,"date":"2025-11-04T19:55:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T01:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/?p=9287"},"modified":"2025-11-09T20:39:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T02:39:52","slug":"college-football-playoff-rankings-notre-dame-debuts-at-in-first-cfp-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevencwelsh.info\/leprechaun-express\/irish-update-notre-dame-football-news\/college-football-playoff-rankings-notre-dame-debuts-at-in-first-cfp-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Notre Dame&#8217; debuts at #10 in first CFP rankings; would play BYU in first round, then Indiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/collegefootballplayoff.com\/news\/2025\/11\/4\/cfp-rankings.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday evening<\/a>, with the Fighting Irish sitting at #10, their same ranking as in the most recent AP Poll and Coaches Poll.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/football\/article\/2025-11-04\/college-football-playoff-bracket-based-current-committee-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">If the playoff bracket were formed today, #10 seed &#8216;Notre Dame&#8217; would be playing #7-seed BYU in the first round, with the winner playing #2 seed-Indiana next. 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