Second College Football Playoff rankings drop tonight at 9 ET — does Notre Dame actually jump into the top 4 after beating No. 1 Miami?
The second set of CFP rankings comes out tonight, Tuesday November 10 at 9 PM ET on ESPN. Last week the committee had Miami No. 1, Georgia No. 2, Utah No. 3, Indiana No. 4, Alabama No. 5 — and Notre Dame all the way down at No. 11 even though the AP poll had them fourth. Then Notre Dame beat Miami 31-24 on Saturday, and Georgia thumped Ole Miss. The predictions have Georgia No. 1, Utah No. 2, Alabama No. 3, Indiana No. 4 and Notre Dame only No. 5. So the committee still seems to be punishing Notre Dame for that early loss at BYU. Does head-to-head actually matter to this committee, or is Notre Dame stuck outside the top four no matter what it does from here?
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- Do not bet on a Notre Dame jump
The committee told you who they are last week. Notre Dame was fourth in the AP poll and they ranked them eleventh, behind two-loss teams, because of one September loss at BYU. Beating Miami should matter — head-to-head is supposed to count — but the predictions already have Georgia, Utah, Alabama and Indiana ahead of them, which means the committee is treating the BYU loss as a permanent stain. Until the committee actually moves a team up four or five spots on a head-to-head win, assume they will not. Notre Dame needs chaos above them, not just wins.