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Winners and Losers From the First CFP Rankings — and Where Notre Dame Fits

As the college football season enters its final month of the regular season, the CFP committee unveiled its first set of rankings Tuesday night. Fans from every different team and conference tuned in with anxious excitement to find out where their team and conferences stood in the eyes of the powers that be.

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Watch: Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Notre Dame Game Highlights | 2025-26 ACC Women’s Basketball

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / ACC Digital Network / November 6

Watch: Long Island vs. Notre Dame Full Game Replay | 2025-26 ACC Men’s Basketball

Watch: Notre Dame vs. Louisville Full Match Replay | 2025 ACC Volleyball

Watch: Notre Dame vs. Louisville Match Highlights | 2025 ACC Volleyball

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / November 6

Notre Dame Will Need To Play Clean Football To Beat Navy

Navy plays the brand of football it plays for a reason. It knows that it does not have the same size and athleticism as most of the teams it faces, including Notre Dame.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Sporting News / November 5

Auburn and Notre Dame agree to home-and-home starting in 2027

The Tigers and Irish square off for the first time.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / November 5

Notre Dame in Strong Playoff Position After First CFP Rankings

Entering Tuesday night's initial CFP reveal, Irish nation was full of hope and anxiety, waiting to see where Notre Dame would land in the first official bracket.

Hannah Hidalgo News / ACC Digital Network / November 5

Watch: Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo Makes Her Opening Statement In Win Over Farleigh Dickinson

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / November 5

Notre Dame Faces Unique Challenge Against Navy’s Attack

There are aspects of Notre Dame's long-time rivalry that I truly appreciate and cherish. The history, the pageantry, the mutual respect. In many ways, it's a beautiful American story.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / November 5

College Football Playoff Rankings: Notre Dame Earns Major Victory

That you noise you heard Tuesday night was a sigh of relief by Notre Dame fans upon finding out the initial College Football Playoff rankings for 2025.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / CFB-HQ on SI / November 5

Notre Dame vs. Navy football prediction: Where the experts see an edge

Notre Dame returns home in a traditional rivalry game against resurgent Navy as college football kicks off its Week 11 action this weekend. Despite starting 0-2, the Fighting Irish are in prime position to earn another bid in the College Football Playoff after debuting at No.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Sporting News / November 5

College football writer slams Notre Dame and Miami’s CFP ranking in wake of Fighing Irish’s 25-10 win over BC

The Athletic's Chris Vannini slammed the College Football Playoff Selection Committee's first rankings' treatment of Notre Dame and Miami after the Fighting Irish's recent unimpressive win over Boston College.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / November 4

Former Notre Dame Star Discusses Nearly Transferring

In the long history of Notre Dame football, few defenders have made the impact that Kyle Hamilton did during his three seasons in blue and gold. The Atlanta product burst onto the scene as a freshman in 2019, intercepting a pass and returning it for a touchdown in his first game at Notre Dame Stadium that fall.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Notre Dame Fighting Irish on SI / November 4

A Wintery Mix for Notre Dame and Navy in South Bend?

Notre Dame (6-2) gets its annual test against Navy (7-1) under the lights at Notre Dame Stadium this Saturday. The two schools have played nearly annually for the last century, but never before has it taken place at night in South Bend.

Watch: Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest Full Match Replay | 2025 ACC Men's Soccer

Watch: Wake Forest vs. Notre Dame - Game Highlights | 2025 ACC Men's Soccer

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / ACC Digital Network / November 3

Watch: Notre Dame G Markus Burton Highlights vs. Long Island

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / ACC Digital Network / November 3

Watch: Long Island vs. Notre Dame Game Highlights | 2025-26 ACC Men’s Basketball

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / College Football Talk / November 3

Projecting the first College Football Playoff rankings: Is Notre Dame in or out?

Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M and Alabama are sitting pretty. But the selection committee will have to make some tough choices as it fills out its first set of rankings.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Athlon Sports / November 2

2025 Bowl Projections after Week 10: Notre Dame Rising, ACC Upsets Shake Up Playoff Field

College football’s Week 10 schedule produced several results that significantly altered the projected playoff field and bowl projections following Saturday’s action.

Marcus Freeman News / Yardbarker / October 27

Report reveals Freeman's stance on Florida, Penn State jobs

Report reveals Marcus Freeman's stance on Florida, Penn State jobs

Marcus Freeman has found his name at the center of the head coach rumor mill with more than one prominent job recently opening up, but he has reportedly made his stance on leaving Notre Dame clear.

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish News / Mike Farrell Sports / October 27

Notre Dame Fans Tried to Warn LSU

When Brian Kelly abruptly left Notre Dame to become the LSU head coach in late November 2021, the reaction on both sides was interesting. For Irish fans, it was more a sense of relief, which for many came as a surprise.

Marcus Freeman News / Yardbarker / October 21