AP Poll - ND FALLS to 12

[raycyrx]

We blow out Stanford and show solid progress on offense and we DROP in the poll???

 

[chaseball]

We blow out Stanford and show solid progress on offense and we DROP in the poll???

kind of hard to show any progress at the top 10 level against a team that is ranked among the G5 down in the 80s/90s

 

[chaseball]

NDs offense improved from 30 to 17th in the latest F+ update and maintained a #3 defensive ranking and moved up to #8 overall from 10th.

 

[savvyandsassier]

We blow out Stanford and show solid progress on offense and we DROP in the poll???

I agree. That's bullshit. Our schedule sucks, but blowouts should offset that. But whatever, the polls are stupid. Only one poll that matters.

 

[FightingIrish44]

ND was actually tied with Iowa State last week for #11. ND garnered more votes this week than they did last week.

 

[mbd11]

kind of hard to show any progress at the top 10 level against a team that is ranked among the G5 down in the 80s/90s

They did manage to win at Syracuse though, which is 5-1. And they've played road games at ND and Clemson. So they've had a tough schedule so far.

 

[TDIrish27]

We'll have a much clearer picture in 2 weeks.

 

[chaseball]

ND advanced ranking update (including their 2024 opponents) through week 7:

*First 6 opponents on the schedule have an average F+ ranking of 67th -- last 6 opponents have average F+ ranking of 49th
*Army and Georgia Tech have played themselves into a competent opponent through 7 weeks.

Team	Conf.	W-L	F+	FPI
Notre Dame	IND	5 - 1	8​	6​
Texas A&M	SEC	5 - 1	14​	12​
Northern Illiniois	MAC	4 - 2	90​	80​
Purdue	BIG10	1 - 5	91​	102​
Miami (OH)	MAC	2 - 4	96​	86​
Louisville	ACC	4 - 2	22​	16​
Stanford	ACC	2 - 4	88​	91​
Georgia Tech	ACC	5 - 2	45​	42​
Navy	AAC	5 - 0	67​	71​
Florida State	ACC	1 - 5	69​	67​
Virginia	ACC	4 - 2	59​	65​
Army	AAC	6 - 0	40​	51​
USC	BIG10	3 - 3	16​	13​

 

[Golson5]

We moved up 1 in the coaches

 

[Golson5]

ND advanced ranking update (including their 2024 opponents) through week 7:

*First 6 opponents on the schedule have an average F+ ranking of 67th -- last 6 opponents have average F+ ranking of 49th
*Army and Georgia Tech have played themselves into a competent opponent through 7 weeks.

Team	Conf.	W-L	F+	FPI
Notre Dame	IND	5 - 1	8​	6​
Texas A&M	SEC	5 - 1	14​	12​
Northern Illiniois	MAC	4 - 2	90​	80​
Purdue	BIG10	1 - 5	91​	102​
Miami (OH)	MAC	2 - 4	96​	86​
Louisville	ACC	4 - 2	22​	16​
Stanford	ACC	2 - 4	88​	91​
Georgia Tech	ACC	5 - 2	45​	42​
Navy	AAC	5 - 0	67​	71​
Florida State	ACC	1 - 5	69​	67​
Virginia	ACC	4 - 2	59​	65​
Army	AAC	6 - 0	40​	51​
USC	BIG10	3 - 3	16​	13​

Terrible ranking

 

[NDinNJ]

We blow out Stanford and show solid progress on offense and we DROP in the poll???

Who cares. The only poll that matters is the one that comes out in a couple of weeks.

 

[Patrirish]

We blow out Stanford and show solid progress on offense and we DROP in the poll???

The NIU loss has and will continue to haunt us.

There is no way to ignore it

It was a catastrophic loss

 

[tbonesays]

You have to keep them in the game so it looks like you had a tough quality win.

ISU won in a tough environment, the pollsters may have been waiting to see how the Cyclones handle the .eat of their schedule.

 

[theskibro]

The NIU loss has and will continue to haunt us.

There is no way to ignore it

It was a catastrophic loss

Other top teams had bad upset losses also in week 7. However, ND losing to a mac team while putting on a horrendous performance and anemic offense is the worst loss of the year by anybody

 

[Patrirish]

Other top teams had bad upset losses also in week 7. However, ND losing to a mac team while putting on a horrendous performance and anemic offense is the worst loss of the year by anybody

Agree