Notre Dame FootballWednesday, November 11
Notre Dame climbs to No. 5 in the College Football Playoff rankings
The Daily South Bend team
Notre Dame climbed six spots to No. 5 in Tuesday night's College Football Playoff rankings, up from No. 11 a week ago. Georgia took the top spot, and the Irish now sit two places ahead of Miami, which fell to No. 7 after Saturday's 31-24 loss in South Bend. Indiana dropped to No. 9 after a bye week.
Notre Dame sits fifth in the latest top 10
| No. | 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 |
Source: WNDU
The top four teams in the final rankings get first-round byes, which leaves the Irish one spot outside that line. If the season ended tonight, they'd host 12th-seeded Boise State in the first round.
- Boise State: No. 24, the highest-ranked Group of 6 team
- Indiana next: No. 18 USC this weekend
- Bracket set: Dec. 6, after three more rankings shows
Notre Dame has three regular-season games left
- Nov. 14Notre Dame hosts Boston College at 3:30 p.m.
- Nov. 21Notre Dame hosts SMU at Notre Dame Stadium.
- Nov. 28Notre Dame plays at Syracuse.