Notre Dame Football Rankings
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CFP Chair: Would be Surprised if Coaching Situation Impacted Notre Dame’s Final Ranking
College Football Playoff chair Gary Barta was on ESPN’s College Gameday on Saturday and confirmed what most media felt would be the case regarding Notre Dame’s evaluation and the coaching…
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Making Notre Dame’s Case: Brian Kelly Starts Politicking
Before he was a football coach, Brian Kelly was in politics. He used that experience on Saturday when he started politicking for his team’s playoff case following Notre Dame’s 55-0…
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Notre Dame Jumps Back Into Top 10 Following Dismantling of Wisconsin
After three underwhelming performances to start the season and then three relatively underwhelming quarters of football on Saturday, Notre Dame’s fourth-quarter explosion against Wisconsin not only vaulted them to a…
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Notre Dame Opens Season Ranked Highest in Coaches Poll in Brian Kelly Era
Notre Dame opened the season a bit higher than many might have expected in the Pre-Season Coaches Poll at #7. It is also the highest that Notre Dame has been…
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Prominent College Football Analysts Still Think Notre Dame Will Make Playoffs
Yesterday’s blowout at the hands of Clemson was not the way anyone wanted the season the end – especially the players and coaching staff of the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame…
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Pre-Season Coaches Poll Ranks Notre Dame in Top 10
The 2019 Pre-Season USA Today Top 25 was released on Thursday afternoon, and Notre Dame checked in at #9 marking the first time they are starting the season in the…
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As Ridiculous Debates Roar, Final Playoff Rankings Are Obvious
We are just a couple hours away from the final College Football Playoff Rankings being announced and the official play pairings becoming official. Thank God because in the less than…
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Notre Dame Ranked 4th in Initial 2018 Playoff Rankings
Notre Dame is starting 4th in the 2018 College Football Playoff rankings – one spot where they reside currently in both the AP and Coaches Poll. The Irish, despite an…
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Notre Dame Moves up to #4 in Both Polls Even After Close Call
Notre Dame did not look overly impressive in their five point win over Pitt on Saturday, but thanks to the first really wild Saturday of the season, the Irish moved…
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Notre Dame Surprisingly Holds Steady at #8 in Polls
Notre Dame was not very impressive this weekend against a MAC opponent. That kind of performance usually leads to a drop in the rankings. For Notre Dame this week though,…
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Notre Dame Jumps Back Into Top 10 After Michigan Win
It did not take long for Notre Dame to jump back into the top 10. All it took was a win over rival Michigan to start the season and the…
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Notre Dame Opens 2018 Season #11 in Coaches Poll
Notre Dame is starting the 2018 season right where they left off in 2017 – at #11 in the polls. Well at least in the Coaches Poll anyway, but that…
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Notre Dame Stays in Playoff Rankings Top 10 at #8
There was a bit more drama – in a bad way – for Notre Dame this week with the College Football Playoff rankings release. Unlike last week when the Irish…
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Notre Dame Road to the Playoffs ’17: Week 11 Game Guide
For the second weekend in a row Notre Dame is ranked 3rd in the College Football Playoff Rankings. This weekend however, the Irish are playing in the marquee games of…
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Notre Dame Remains in #3 in Week 11 College Playoff Rankings
We have our second set of College Football Playoff Rankings and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish remain ranked third for the second week in a row. While a bit of…
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What Notre Dame’s #3 Ranking in 1st CFP Rankings Means
The College Football Playoff Committee raised a few eyebrows on Tuesday night when they ranked Notre Dame 3rd in their first set of rankings over every other 1-loss team and…
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Notre Dame Ranked #3 In First ’17 Playoff Rankings!
The College Football Playoff committee released their first rankings for 2017 on Tuesday and the Irish find themselves sitting pretty at #3! The Irish come in as the highest ranked…
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Notre Dame Has Positioned Itself to be in CFP Top 4
Notre Dame has been building its College Football Playoff resume ever since Brandon Wimbush got strip sacked to end the Georgia game and the final seconds ticked off the clock. …
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Notre Dame Vaults into AP Top 10 After USC Blowout
Notre Dame football is back in the AP Top 10 following yesterday’s utter destruction of USC. The Irish are ranked 9th in the latest poll, up four spots from the…
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Notre Dame Football Opens 2017 Coaches Poll Unranked
It shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise to anyone coming off a 4-8 campaign – even with an encouraging off-season – but the 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish…
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Notre Dame Football On Verge of Doing Something it Hasn’t Done in 23 Years
It will have been 247 days and approximately 5,928 hours since Notre Dame last took the field by the time the Fighting Irish square off against the Texas Longhorns this…
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Notre Dame Ranked #10 in ’16 Pre-Season AP Poll
While the mood around Notre Dame football was a bit somber this weekend following the two separate incidents that resulted in six players arrested, the Irish received good news on…
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Notre Dame Opens 2016 Season in Coaches Poll Top 10
After finishing the 2015 season ranked 12th in the Coaches Poll, the Irish will start the 2016 season just inside the top 10 checking in at #9. The top 10…
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AP Ranks Notre Dame Football #3 All-Time
In the final few excruciating days without any sort of real college football news before teams begin fall camps, the Associated Press gave college football fans across the country something…
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Notre Dame, Down Not Out of Playoff Race
While last night’s release of the most recent playoff rankings did indeed deal a crushing blow to Notre Dame’s playoff hopes, the Irish are not out of the playoff race…
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