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What Notre Dame’s #3 Ranking in 1st CFP Rankings Means

The College Football Playoff Committee raised a few eyebrows on Tuesday night when they ranked Notre Dame 3rd in their first set of rankings over every other 1-loss team and the two unbeatens who have yet to really beat anyone – Miami and Wisconsin. This initial ranking not only gives us some insight into what the committee values, but it also gives us a pretty good idea that IF Notre Dame were to win out, the Irish are almost assuredly going to make the playoffs.

By ranking Notre Dame third with two more future opponents on the schedule ranked in the top 20 (Miami #10 and Stanford #20), it’s hard to imagine a scenario in which the Irish would be left out of the playoff mix if they won out.