The No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish have been clinging to playoff hopes ever since losing to Northern Illinois in their second game of the season. So far they’ve won every other game and worked themselves back into the College Football Playoff conversation.
Improved play from quarterback [autotag]Riley Leonard[/autotag] and a stout rushing attack from [autotag]Jeremiyah Love[/autotag] and [autotag]Jadarian Price[/autotag], plus continued high-level play from a dominant defense, have kept the Irish in the playoff race. Now we know where they stand as the first official bracket has come out.
College Football Playoff bracket: Who’s in, who’s out
Notre Dame is, as of the first projected College Football Playoff bracket, forecast to be number 10 in the bracket.
Key teams that are currently out include SMU, Texas A&M, and LSU.
Latest CFP rankings
- No. 1 – Oregon
- No. 2 – Ohio State
- No. 3 – Georgia
- No. 4 – Miami (Florida)
- No. 5 – Texas
- No. 6 – Penn State
- No. 7 – Tennessee
- No. 8 – Indiana
- No. 9 – BYU
- No. 10 – Notre Dame
- No. 11 – Alabama
- No. 12 – Boise State
Notre Dame’s projected CFP opponent
Notre Dame is projected to play on the road, visiting the Penn State Nittany Lions.
How many teams in College Football Playoff 2024?
For the first time, there will be 12 teams participating in the College Football Playoffs. There are five automatic bids for each of the Power Four conference champions and one to the highest-ranked Group of Five champion. The remaining seven slots are given to the seven at-large teams.
When next College Football Playoff rankings come out
- Tuesday, Nov. 12: 8:30 p.m. ET
- Tuesday, Nov. 19: 7 p.m. ET
- Tuesday, Nov. 26: 8 p.m. ET
- Tuesday, Dec. 3: 7 p.m. ET
- Sunday, Dec. 8: Noon ET
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