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Behind The Ballot: The painful math and fuzzy art of No. 13 Notre Dame's playoff perspective

Eric Hansenby: Eric Hansen10/12/25EHansenND
Lincoln Riley and Marcus Freeman
USC coach Lincoln Riley (left) and Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman shake hands after ND's 49-35 win last November in Los Angeles. Kirby Lee/Imagn Images

A weekly column from a voter in the AP Top 25 college football poll, sharing ballot backstories as well as key poll tidbits and stats.