One might think that with Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri, USC and Michigan losing all on the same Saturday, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish might get a bit more love from pundits even though the Irish were idle.
That’s not quite how things have shaken out, despite Notre Dame moving up in the AP Top 25 poll.
Joel Klatt does give the Irish the “almost” treatment, but he still leaves them outside his Top 10. Danny Kannell still has Notre Dame outside of his Top 12.
Klatt goes Texas, Ohio State, Georgia, Oregon and Penn State with his top five. Kannell has his top five as Texas, Ohio State, Miami, Oregon and Penn State.
Perhaps the Irish would’ve been placed higher on these folks’ lists if they’d played and won on Saturday. Either way, the rash of upsets is probably good news for Notre Dame — assuming the Irish don’t fall victim to another upset of their own.
My new CFB Top 10 (10/6)
1) @TexasFootball
2) @OhioStateFB
3) @GeorgiaFootball
4) @oregonfootball
5) @PennStateFball
6) @AlabamaFTBL
7) @ClemsonFB
8) @CanesFootball
9) @Vol_Football
10) @CycloneFB
Almost: @LSUfootball @OleMissFB @BYUfootball @NDFootball @BroncoSportsFB— Joel Klatt (@joelklatt) October 6, 2024
After the wildest day in college football…here is the brand new #DKtop12 #Earned Trust the resume not the logo
1. Texas
2. Ohio State
3. Miami
4. Oregon
5. Penn State
6. BYU
7. Indiana
8. Iowa State
9. Pitt
10. SMU
11. Georgia
12. Clemson— Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) October 6, 2024
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