Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly cares about plenty of things involving his program.
His players. His next opponent. His next wave of recruits. The alumni base.
But one thing Kelly decidedly does not care about is the first installment of the College Football Playoff rankings. He has more pressing concerns as No. 4 Notre Dame (8-0) prepares to visit Northwestern (5-3) on Saturday night in Evanston, Ill.
"I want to pay attention to the last one," Kelly said to reporters who asked about this week's rankings. "That's the one that really matters. Does this matter, this one?