Perhaps technically the final task for Marcus Freeman to complete in his first year at Notre Dame was to turn in his postseason ballot to the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. Freeman was one of 63 coaches to fill out a final ballot, and he made some interesting choices. For instance, despite TCU beating Michigan in the national semifinal, he had the Horned Frogs outside his final top five.
He also had a pair of two-loss teams ranked in the top five, both above conference rivals they had lost to head-to-head. And shocking nobody, Freeman ranked Notre Dame higher than any of the other 62 coaches did.
Take a look at Marcus Freeman’s final top 25 ballot for the 2022 season below: