The Associated Press and Coaches Poll were released this afternoon and our Notre Dame Fightin' Irish are ranked #5 in both. If you look at the "strength of schedules" for the teams ranked ahead of Notre Dame -- you'll find the IRISH are the only team who has beaten three "ranked opponents" this season.
YEAH, AND WE'RE STILL RANKED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS GROUP...
Here are the teams ahead of Notre Dame in the polls and who they've beaten this season and their opponent's ranking at the time:
#1 Alabama
- #8 Michigan: 41 - 14
- Western Kentucky: 35 - 0
- Arkansas: 52 - 0
- Florida Atlantic: 40 - 7
- Ole' Miss: 33 - 14
- Missouri: 42 - 10
#2 Oregon
- Arkansas State: 57 - 34
- Fresno State: 42 - 35
- Tennessee Tech: 63 - 14
- #22 Arizona: 49 - 0
- Washington State: 52 - 6
- #23 Washington: 52 - 21
#3 Kansas State
- Missouri State: 51 - 9
- Miami: 52 - 13
- North Texas: 35 - 21
- #6 Oklahoma: 24 - 19
- Kansas: 56 - 16
- Iowa State: 27 - 21
#4 Florida
- Bowling Green: 27 - 14
- Texas A&M: 20 - 17
- #23 Tennessee: 37 - 20
- Kentucky: 38 - 0
- #4 LSU: 14 - 6
- Vanderbilt: 31 - 17
#5 NOTRE DAME
- Navy: 50 - 10
- Purdue: 20 - 17
- #10 Michigan State: 20 - 3
- #18 Michigan: 13 - 6
- Miami, FL: 41 - 3
- #17 Stanford: 20 - 13
LINK: TWO MAJOR POLLS
