When the first College Football Playoff Rankings were released on Tuesday night, Notre Dame and its fans were pleasantly surprised with the results. The one loss Fighting Irish came in ranked 5th – just one spot outside of the top 4 – and in primed position to make a push for a playoff berth if they continue to win out.
Notre Dame was projected to be anywhere from 7th to outside of the top 10 in many analysts rankings, but no one had them in Top 5 making the news shocking everywhere to everyone – even those inside the Gug most likely.