How Notre Dame entered Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 outlook by beating Syracuse
Notre Dame (5-3) is back in the rankings conversation after the Fighting Irish’s win over then-No. 16 Syracuse. The Irish aren’t appearing in the polls yet, but they’re not far off.
Notre Dame is the eighth team receiving votes in the Coaches Poll. The Irish are the fifth team receiving votes in the Associated Press Top 25. A win over Clemson (8-0), the team ranked No. 5 in both polls, this weekend would certainly vault head coach Marcus Freeman‘s squad into the rankings for the first time since falling out after a Week 2 loss to Marshall.
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Notre Dame owns two victories over currently-ranked teams; No. 15/17 North Carolina (7-1) and Syracuse, who fell to No. 22 in both polls after the Irish’s 41-24 triumph in the JMA Dome.
Two of the Irish’s final four games come against highly-ranked foes. After facing Clemson on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET in South Bend, the Irish face unranked Navy in Baltimore and Boston College back at Notre Dame Stadium before finishing the regular season at No. 9 USC (7-1) in Los Angeles on Nov. 26.
Here are both polls.
Week 10 Coaches Poll
- Georgia (8-0) (45 first-place votes)
- Ohio State (8-0) (13)
- Tennessee (8-0) (5)
- Michigan (8-0)
- Clemson (8-0)
- Alabama (7-1)
- TCU (8-0)
- Oregon (7-1)
- USC (7-1)
- Ole Miss (8-1)
- UCLA (7-1)
- Utah (6-2)
- Illinois (7-1)
- Kansas State (6-2)
- North Carolina (7-1)
- Penn State (6-2)
- LSU (6-2)
- Oklahoma State (6-2)
- Wake Forest (6-2)
- NC State (6-2)
- Tulane (7-1)
- Syracuse (6-2)
- Liberty (7-1)
- Kentucky (5-3)
- UCF (6-2)
Others receiving votes: Oregon State 71; Maryland 64; Texas 55; Washington 52; Cincinnati 39; Coastal Carolina 25; Baylor 14; Notre Dame 11; Boise State 11; Louisville 10; Arkansas 10; South Carolina 9; Mississippi State 8; Troy 6; Texas-San Antonio 4.
Week 10 AP Top 25
- Georgia (8-0) (30 first-place votes)
- Ohio State (8-0) (15)
- Tennessee (8-0) (18)
- Michigan (8-0)
- Clemson (8-0)
- Alabama (7-1)
- TCU (8-0)
- Oregon (7-1)
- USC (7-1)
- UCLA (7-1)
- Ole Miss (8-1)
- Utah (6-2)
- Kansas State (6-2)
- Illinois (7-1)
- LSU (6-2)
- Penn State (6-2)
- North Carolina (7-1)
- Oklahoma State (6-2)
- Tulane (7-1)
- Wake Forest (6-2)
- NC State (6-2)
- Syracuse (6-2)
- Liberty (7-1)
- Oregon State (6-2)
- UCF (6-2)
Others receiving votes: Texas 58, Kentucky 57, Maryland 36, Cincinnati 32, Notre Dame 24, Washington 12, Arkansas 11, Baylor 9, Coastal Carolina 8, Florida State 8, Troy 7, Mississippi State 5, Boise State 4, East Carolina 2, South Carolina 2, Louisville 1, UTSA 1
