Without even lifting a finger last weekend, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were able to move up one spot in the AP rankings and are now situated in the third spot in the Top 25. The Irish were able to benefit from Ohio State’s shocking upset loss to unranked Purdue, with that loss sending the Buckeyes out of the Top 10.
At 7-0, Notre Dame heads to San Diego to face a longtime rival in the Navy Midshipmen, a first-time locale for this storied rivalry. The Irish have dominated this matchup over the years, but after getting a major scare in their last game against Pittsburgh, they’re hopefully aware that they don’t have the luxury of taking the 2-5 Midshipmen lightly.