A missed rankings post for Notre Dame Football gives me the opportunity to dive into how the Irish opponents did this week, and tie it all together. It’s never too early to start looking at the positioning of it all. Despite the AP Poll having no official place with the College Football Playoff rankings, it’s a good enough litmus test until we get there.
So how did the Irish opponents do this week?
#25 Texas A&M Aggies — WON vs Florida Gators (2-1) —
#23 Northern Illinois — BYE (2-0) —
Purdue Boilermakers — LOST vs ND (1-1) —
Miami Redhawks — LOST vs Cincinnati Bearcats (0-2) —
#19 Louisville Cardinals — BYE (2-0) —
Stanford Cardinal BYE — (1-1) —
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets — WON vs VMI (3-1) —
Navy Midshipmen — BYE (2-0) —
Florida State Seminioles — LOST vs Memphis (0-3) —
Virginia Cavaliers — LOST vs Maryland Terrapins (2-1) —
Army Black Knights — BYE (2-0) —
#11 USC Trojans — BYE (2-0) —
The rankings for this week were very close to being shuffled up even more.