Preseason polls have been out for sometime now as the both the AP Top 25 and Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY were released earlier this month amid the confusion of ranking teams even though they’re not playing football this fall.
Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY went ahead and ranked the 76 teams that will be playing FBS college football this season and he gave Notre Dame as much respect as any I’ve seen from any national outlet ahead of the 2020 campaign, as he ranked the Irish fifth.
Myerberg’s top ten went the following:
- Clemson
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Oklahoma
- Notre Dame
- Florida
- LSU
- Texas
- UCF
- North Carolina
Myerberg ranked Notre Dame’s 11 opponents for the 2020 season as follows:
1. Clemson
10. North Carolina
24. Pitt
25. Louisville
28. Florida State
41. Duke
44. Wake Forest
52. Boston College
60. South Florida
64. Syracuse
68. Georgia Tech
A battle of potential top ten teams the day after Thanksgiving in Chapel Hill? North Carolina is improved but even in this strange fall to come that seems a bit strong to me.