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Notre Dame Opens 2026 Season No. 5 in Preseason Coaches Poll

The Irish opened fifth in the coaches' preseason rankings with five first-place votes and a roster built to carry real playoff expectations into fall camp.

Frank Vitovitch · Aug 4, 2026

Despite Dropping to 7th Seed, Notre Dame Got Very Favorable Draw in CFP

The Irish moved up three spots to #11 after last weekend’s affairs.  It was a wild weekend headlines by the battle in…

Frank Vitovitch · Dec 8

A Notre Dame Football Rooting Interest Guide to Championship Weekend

The Irish moved up three spots to #11 after last weekend’s affairs.  It was a wild weekend headlines by the battle in…

Frank Vitovitch · Dec 5
College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame and Alabama Could Be On A Collision Course in the College Football Playoffs Frank Vitovitch · Dec 3 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Moves Up in CFP Rankings, in Position for Home Playoff Game Frank Vitovitch · Nov 19 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Seeding More Important Than Rankings for Notre Dame While Scoreboard Watching Frank Vitovitch · Nov 17 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Jumps Two Spots in CFP Rankings But Still 9 Seed Frank Vitovitch · Nov 12 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings AP Voter Submits Rankings ‘Incorrectly’, Forgets to Rank Notre Dame Frank Vitovitch · Oct 21 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Surprisingly Leapfrogged by BYU in Latest AP Top 25 Frank Vitovitch · Oct 20 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Despite Blowout, Notre Dame Falls in Latest Rankings Frank Vitovitch · Oct 14 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Continues to Climb, Jumps Two Spots in Most Recent AP Poll Frank Vitovitch · Sep 29 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Football Leapfrogs Michigan in Latest AP Poll Frank Vitovitch · Sep 15 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings CFP Chair: Would be Surprised if Coaching Situation Impacted Notre Dame’s Final Ranking Frank Vitovitch · Dec 4 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Making Notre Dame’s Case: Brian Kelly Starts Politicking Frank Vitovitch · Nov 21 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Jumps Back Into Top 10 Following Dismantling of Wisconsin Frank Vitovitch · Sep 26 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Opens Season Ranked Highest in Coaches Poll in Brian Kelly Era Frank Vitovitch · Aug 10 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Prominent College Football Analysts Still Think Notre Dame Will Make Playoffs Frank Vitovitch · Dec 20 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Pre-Season Coaches Poll Ranks Notre Dame in Top 10 Matt Fairchild · Aug 1 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings As Ridiculous Debates Roar, Final Playoff Rankings Are Obvious Frank Vitovitch · Dec 2 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Ranked 4th in Initial 2018 Playoff Rankings Frank Vitovitch · Oct 30 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Moves up to #4 in Both Polls Even After Close Call Frank Vitovitch · Oct 14 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Surprisingly Holds Steady at #8 in Polls Frank Vitovitch · Sep 9 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Jumps Back Into Top 10 After Michigan Win Frank Vitovitch · Sep 4 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Opens 2018 Season #11 in Coaches Poll Frank Vitovitch · Aug 2 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Stays in Playoff Rankings Top 10 at #8 Frank Vitovitch · Nov 14 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Road to the Playoffs ’17: Week 11 Game Guide Frank Vitovitch · Nov 9 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Remains in #3 in Week 11 College Playoff Rankings Frank Vitovitch · Nov 7 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings What Notre Dame’s #3 Ranking in 1st CFP Rankings Means Frank Vitovitch · Oct 31 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Ranked #3 In First ’17 Playoff Rankings! Frank Vitovitch · Oct 31 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Has Positioned Itself to be in CFP Top 4 Frank Vitovitch · Oct 30 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Vaults into AP Top 10 After USC Blowout Frank Vitovitch · Oct 22 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Football Opens 2017 Coaches Poll Unranked Frank Vitovitch · Aug 3 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Football On Verge of Doing Something it Hasn’t Done in 23 Years Scott Janssen · Aug 28 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Ranked #10 in ’16 Pre-Season AP Poll Frank Vitovitch · Aug 21 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Opens 2016 Season in Coaches Poll Top 10 UHND.com · Aug 4 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings AP Ranks Notre Dame Football #3 All-Time Frank Vitovitch · Aug 3 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame, Down Not Out of Playoff Race Frank Vitovitch · Nov 25 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Latest Rankings Deliver Crushing Blow to Notre Dame Frank Vitovitch · Nov 24 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Tonight’s Playoff Rankings Critical for Notre Dame Frank Vitovitch · Nov 24 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Moves to 4th in Coaches Poll Frank Vitovitch · Nov 22 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Football Playoff Report: Week 12 Jeff Felix · Nov 18 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Projecting Notre Dame’s Week 12 Playoff Rankings Frank Vitovitch · Nov 15 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Football Playoff Report: Week 11 Jeff Felix · Nov 12 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Improves to #4 in Playoff Rankings Frank Vitovitch · Nov 11 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Improves to 6th in AP, Coaches Polls Frank Vitovitch · Nov 9 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Playoff Report: Week 10 Jeff Felix · Nov 5 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Ranked 5th in First 2015 Playoff Rankings Frank Vitovitch · Nov 3 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Jumps Stanford in AP Poll Frank Vitovitch · Nov 1 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Football Playoff Picture: Week 9 UHND.com · Oct 31 College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings Notre Dame Football Playoff Picture: Week 8 UHND.com · Oct 22