Five Teams in Notre Dame's Way of CFB Playoff

There are five teams -- listed below -- who stand in the way of Notre Dame earning one of the four COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF spots.  They hail from three conferences -- the Big 12, Pac 12 and ACC.

Here's what lies head for our Fighting Irish:

1. We have to win every one of our games.  And we need to win by convincing scores.
2. I'm going to give two spots in the College Football Playoff to the winner of the SEC and Big Ten Championship games.
3. So, we need to finish ahead of the top team in two of the following conferences ACC, PAC 12 and Big 12 by the last week of the season

Here are the difficult games ahead for the FIVE SCHOOLS that stand in the way of Notre Dame's road to the College Football Playoff:

#2  BAYLOR

• Oklahoma
• Oklahoma State
• TCU

#3  TCU

• Oklahoma
• Oklahoma State
• Baylor

#6 CLEMSON 

• Miami
• Florida State
• ACC Championship Game

 #7 UTAH

• Arizona State
• USC
• Arizona
• UCLA
• Pac 12 Championship Game 

#8 FLORIDA STATE

• Clemson
• Florida
• ACC Championship Game