College Football Playoff & AP Top 25 Rankings
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Notre Dame #10 in Initial College Football Playoff Rankings
Jeff Fischel and former UNC Quarterback Bryn Renner discuss Notre Dame being ranked #10 in the first ever College Football Playoff Rankings, whether they deserve to be higher and what…
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Notre Dame Playoff Watch – Scoreboard Watching Week 9
The common line of thinking following Notre Dame’s heartbreaking loss to Florida State is that if the Irish win out, they are almost certain to find themselves in the playoffs. …
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Notre Dame’s Victory over Syracuse Drops Irish in AP Poll as Stanford Looms
It’s amazing how quickly perceptions can change in the world of college football, and September has all but confirmed its fluidity for the Fighting Irish. Tabbed during the preseason by…
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Notre Dame Moves Into Top 10
Even though Notre Dame turned in a fairly underwhelming performance in Indianapolis on Saturday, the Irish found themselves back in the top 10 for the first time since 2012 on…
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Notre Dame Ranked 17th in ’14 Pre-Season AP Poll
Notre Dame will begin the 2014 season ranked in the same position, 17th, in the AP Poll as they do in the Coaches poll following the release of the pre-season…
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Notre Dame Opens 2014 #17 in Coaches Poll
The USA Today Pre-Season Coaches Poll was released on Thursday with Notre Dame sitting at 17th after finishing the 2013 season ranked 24th following their 9-4 campaign. A year ago…
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Notre Dame Sneaks Back into AP Top 25
With yesterday’s 23-13 win over BYU on senior day, Notre Dame re-entered the AP Top 25 on Sunday at #25 setting the stage for a Top 25 showdown next…
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Notre Dame Ranked 11th in Pre-Season Coaches Poll
Fresh off a run to the national championship game, but also still reeling from the loss of quarterback Everett Golson, Notre Dame opens the 2013 season ranked 11th in the…
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Notre Dame Ranked #1
It’s been 19 years. 19 long, sometimes very rough, years since the last time Notre Dame was ranked #1 in the polls, but Sunday afternoon when the AP and Coaches…
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Notre Dame Moves Up to 3rd in BCS
Notre Dame’s big win over Oklahoma this weekend gained the Irish some points in the eyes of the BCS computers. Those gains, combined with Florida’s loss to Georgia that moved…
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Notre Dame Remains 5th in BCS
Notre Dame didn’t do much to earn style points this past weekend with a closer than expected win over BYU to improve to 7-0 on the season, but they apparently…
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Notre Dame 5th in Initial BCS
Earlier on Sunday Notre Dame found itself ranked 5th in both the Harris and Coaches Polls – the two human polls that are used to determine the BCS rankings. Sunday…
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Notre Dame Moves Up To #7 in AP Poll
After the dust settled on a wild Saturday of college football, Notre Dame moved up two spots in the latest AP Poll to #7 in the country. The highest ranking…
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Notre Dame Moves Into AP Top 10
Notre Dame’s 13-6 win over rival Michigan Saturday was enough to push the Irish into the top 10 for the first time since 2006 after they moved up one position…
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Notre Dame Opens Season Ranked 18th
Notre Dame finished each of the last four season unranked in the Coaches’ Poll, but they will start the the 2011 ranked 18th after last season’s strong finish and raised…
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Notre Dame Moves Up In Both Polls
Notre Dame entered last weekend ranked 23rd in both the AP and Coach’s Poll. Saturday’s 35-0 shutout of Nevada was enough to convince voters that Notre Dame deserved to be…
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Coaches Rank Irish 23rd
Notre Dame will open the 2009 ranked in the USA Today Coaches poll for the first time since 2006. The Pre-Season Coaches Poll, released on Friday ranks the Fighting Irish…
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Would a Win Over Pitt Put Irish in the Top 25?
After this weekend’s 33-7 win over Washington, the Irish sit at 5-2 and just outside the Top 25. In a normal year, it would seem like a forgone conclusion that…
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Weis Thinks Irish on Cusp of Top 25, I Agree
When asked whether or not he thought his team should be ranked in the top 25 on Sunday, Charlie Weis said that his team was on the cusp of the…
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BYU, Fresno St, Boise St, Utah, UCF, Tulsa all Better than ND?
ESPN released their Pre-Spring power ratings today and not surprisingly, Notre Dame is not in their top 25. What might surprise some, however, is the geniuses over in Bristol have…
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Notre Dame 10th in Latest BCS, BCS Bowl Still Likely
(UHND.com) – Notre Dame’s 44-24 loss at the hands of USC this weekend disappointing as it was, probably did not knock the Irish out of a BCS bowl game with…
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Michigan Still 2nd, Notre Dame Still 5th in BCS… Now What?
(UHND.com) – When the BCS standings were released Sunday afternoon, the top five looked eerily similar to last weeks, and for good reason – they did not change. Michigan’s close…
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Irish 5th in BCS, Title Hopes Very Much Alive
Upsets galore on Saturday have re-opened the door to Glendale for the Irish. In fact, Florida’s close win against South Carolina may have been the only game that kept the…
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Did USC’s Loss Kill Notre Dame’s Already Slim Title Hopes?
(UHND.com) – Notre Dame’s loss to Michigan back on September 16th knocked Notre Dame to the back of the national title race, but after ripping off five straight wins, the…
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Why Is Notre Dame Dropping in the Polls?
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Charlie Weis was a little confused why Notre Dame has dropped in the rankings for the fourth time this year after either winning or not…
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