Welcome to November! The Notre Dame Fighting Irish debuted at #4 in the initial college football playoff rankings, and it’s a familiar spot. The Irish had a #3 ranking last year to start the madness, but a failed (to put it kindly) trip to Miami quickly put an end to all of that noise.
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Although the Northwestern Wildcats aren’t in the Top 25 CFP Rankings, they do sit atop the Big Ten West division, and control their own destiny in something called a “conference.