Yesterday was fun and Notre Dame was rewarded with moving up in the latest USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll. The Irish dominated Georgia Tech, pitching a shut out and making it three games in a row there they have not allowed a touchdown.
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The defense scored enough points for the Irish to win the game, while the offense looked like it has hit it’s stride. The Irish are peaking at the right time as the season is coming to an end. Will it be enough to impress the College Football Playoff committee? We will find out but it’s impressing the coaches that’s for sure.
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The Irish’s rise has partly to do with their success on the field and teams around them losing. Oregon looked bad Utah which really helped the case for Notre Dame. Ohio State routing Michigan State and Wake Forest losing to unranked Clemson were among the movers inside the Top-10.
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Find out below the most recent Coaches Poll with last weeks ranking in parenthesis.
1 – Georgia (1)
2 – Alabama (2)
3 – Ohio State (4)
4 – Cincinnati (3)
5 – Notre Dame (6)
6 – Michigan (7)
7 – Oklahoma State (9)
8 – Ole Miss (10)
9 – Oklahoma (11)
10 – Baylor (13)
11 – Oregon (5)
12 – Iowa (14)
13 – Michigan State (8)
14 – Texas A&M (16)
15 – BYU (15)
16 – Houston (17)
17 – Pittsburgh (19)
18 – Wisconsin (20)
19 – Utah (25)
20 – UTSA (18)
21 – Wake Forest (12)
22 – San Diego State (23)
23 – ULL (21)
24 – NC State (24)
25 – Kentucky (NR)