Although Notre Dame football is ranked as the No. 7 team in both the US LBM Coaches Poll and the AP Poll, that doesn’t guarantee success.
They still have to prove it on the field, but as Action Network’s [autotag]Brett McMurphy[/autotag] pointed out on social media, only a few teams really will have a shot at winning the [autotag]College Football Playoff[/autotag].
The college football expert mentioned that “since 2004, every national champ ranked among AP preseason’s top 7 except FSU (2014, started 11) & Auburn (2010, started 22) landed inside the top-7.”
That means that one of Georgia, Ohio State, Oregon, Texas, Alabama, Ole Miss or the Irish theoretically should take home the hardware.
This year's champ? Either No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Oregon, No. 4 Texas, No. 5 Alabama, No. 6 Ole Miss or No. 7 Notre Dame. Since 2004, every national champ ranked among AP preseason’s top 7, except for FSU (2013, started 11) & Auburn (2010, started 22)
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 12, 2024
This clearly isn’t an absolute fact, but it’s always good to look at history when trying to determine who actually is a CFP contender. It’s great to know that Notre Dame is in that group.
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