Notre Dame FootballThursday, November 12
Notre Dame jumps six spots to No. 5 in the College Football Playoff rankings
The Daily South Bend team
If you watched the Irish beat Miami, here's what it did for them. Notre Dame climbed six spots to No. 5 in the College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night, and Fox 59 says it's the first team in CFP history to jump from outside the top 10 into the top five in one week. Georgia is No. 1, followed by Utah, Alabama and undefeated UCLA at No. 4. Miami fell to No. 7.
Georgia is No. 1 and Notre Dame is No. 5 in the second CFP rankings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 8-1 |
| 2 | Utah | 9-0 |
| 3 | Alabama | 7-2 |
| 4 | UCLA | 9-0 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 8-1 |
| 6 | Texas | 7-2 |
| 7 | Miami | 8-1 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 7-2 |
| 9 | Indiana | 8-1 |
| 10 | BYU | 7-2 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 7-2 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 8-1 |
Sources: Fox 59, The Journal Gazette
Indiana slid five spots to No. 9 despite not playing last weekend. Committee chairman Hunter Yurachek said, "Indiana was probably the victim of having a bye week at the wrong time." The 8-1 Hoosiers host No. 18 Southern California Saturday in Bloomington.
- If the season ended now: No. 24 Boise State at Notre Dame in round one
- Bye path: Irish likely must beat Boston College, SMU and Syracuse
- Bracket size: 12 teams this year, 24 next season
The playoff bracket will be set Dec. 6
- Nov. 10Second College Football Playoff rankings are released, with Notre Dame at No. 5.
- Nov. 17Next rankings will be released at 9 p.m.
- Dec. 5Last round of conference title games under the 12-team format.
- Dec. 6The 12-team playoff bracket will be set.
Sources: Fox 59, The Journal Gazette
Sources: WSBT, Fox 59, The Journal Gazette