Where does Notre Dame football rank in the Week 9 AP Poll?

Notre Dame football climbed in the latest Associated Press college football rankings released Sunday for a fifth consecutive week. The Week 9 AP Top 25 Poll slated the Fighting Irish (5-2) in the No. 12 spot following Saturday’s 34-24 victory over then-No. 20 USC.

The Irish moved up one spot in the AP Poll. They also moved up two spots to No. 13 in the latest USA Today Sports coaches poll.

Notre Dame, which was ranked No. 6 in the preseason AP Poll, dropped all the way down to No. 24 in the Week 4 poll following an 0-2 start with losses to Miami and Texas A&M. The Irish have moved up in every poll since then — two spots for Week 5, one spot for Week 6, five spots for Week 7, three spots for Week 8 and one spot for Week 9.

USC (5-2) dropped out of the top 25 following its loss to Notre Dame and received the 26th-most votes. Miami (5-1) dropped seven spots to No. 9 following Friday’s 24-21 loss to Louisville. Texas A&M (7-0) moved up one spot to No. 3 following a 45-42 victory at Arkansas on Saturday.

Blue & Gold‘s Eric Hansen ranked Notre Dame at No. 8 in his Week 8 Poll. Three AP voters have Notre Dame ranked the highest at No. 7. No one has the Irish ranked lower than No. 16.

On3 college football insider Brett McMurphy dropped Notre Dame down one spot to No. 13 on his AP ballot.

Notre Dame might not climb in next Sunday’s poll, because the Irish have a bye week on the schedule next weekend. The Irish will play their next game at Boston College (1-6) on Saturday, Nov. 1.

No remaining opponent on Notre Dame’s schedule is currently ranked in the AP Poll. Navy (6-0), who Notre Dame will host on Nov. 8, is the lone remaining opponent who received votes in this week’s poll. Twenty-nine teams received more votes than Navy following its bye week.

Week 9 AP Poll

1. Ohio State (7-0)
2. Indiana (7-0)
3. Texas A&M (7-0)
4. Alabama (6-1)
5. Georgia (6-1)
6. Oregon (6-1)
7. Georgia Tech (7-0)
8. Ole Miss (6-1)
9. Miami (5-1)
10. Vanderbilt (6-1)
11. BYU (7-0)
12. Notre Dame (5-2)
13. Oklahoma (6-1)
14. Texas Tech (6-1)
15. Missouri (6-1)
16. Virginia (6-1)
17. Tennessee (5-2)
18. South Florida (6-1)
19. Louisville (5-1)
20. LSU (5-2)
21. Cincinnati (6-1)
22. Texas (5-2)
23. Illinois (5-2)
24. Arizona State (5-2)
25. Michigan (5-2)

Others receiving votes: USC 97, Utah 50, Tulane 37, Houston 34, Navy 28, San Diego St. 7, James Madison 6, Boise St. 4, TCU 2, Minnesota 1.