Predicting where Notre Dame will be ranked in the College Football Playoff Rankings

Pretty much everyone was surprised by Notre Dame’s No. 11 ranking in the first set of College Football Rankings. The Irish were ranked No. 4 in the AP Top 25, which put most fans at ease, but even my skeptical prediction (which varied between 7 and 9) didn’t come close to No. 11. But that was last week. This week we have a different outlook on who the Irish are, and I think the CFP Committee will as well — but it’s not going to be as good of a shake that many of you think should exist. Here’s my prediction for the top 15: Georgia Bulldogs Utah Utes Alabama Crimson Tide Indiana Hoosiers UCLA Bruins Texas Longhorns Notre Dame Fighting Irish Miami Hurricanes Tennessee Volunteers Texas Tech Red Raiders Kentucky Wildcats Wake Forest Demon Deacons Iowa Hawkeyes Oregon Ducks Houston Cougars More than the actual rankings, I can’t wait to hear what nonsense they are trying to push this week when they trot Hunter Yurachek (don’t care if I spelled it right) to face the “hardball” questions from Rece Davis and the rest of the circus.