Are the stars aligning?
The regular season is almost over, and all that stands between Notre Dame football and a College Football Playoff berth is USC. As for where the Irish will slot in the final rankings, that depends on more than just a win over the Trojans. But as things currently stand, Notre Dame seems to have been blessed with a beneficial draw.
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If this week’s rankings were to hold (which they can’t), Notre Dame would be facing ACC runner-up SMU, followed by SEC Champion Texas, then presumptively a date with the Miami Hurricanes in the semifinals. Of course, that’s assuming the Irish keep advancing.
With the acknowledgement that this will not look the same by next week, let alone after conference championship weekend, I wanted to take the temperature of the fanbase to see how they feel about this seeding. So feel free to answer the following polls as you like, which take as granted that the Irish will host a first-round Playoff game and draw one of the teams seeded 9–12.
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