Here we go – another preseason rating is out and back we go to including teams that aren’t currently scheduled to play football this fall.
ESPN released their initial S+P rankings ahead of the 2020 season and Notre Dame checked in ninth overall, unless you only count teams who are actually playing – then the Irish check in sixth.
For what it’s worth, Ohio State took the top rating in the S+P as they nosed out No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 Clemson.
Ohio State, No. 7 Penn State and No. 8 Wisconsin are the three teams not playing ranked above Notre Dame.
No. 18 North Carolina and No. 23 Miami are the only other ACC teams besides Clemson and Notre Dame to be included in the S+P’s top 25.
You can view the entire ESPN S+P preseason ratings on our colleagues page over at GatorsWire.