Just took a look at the release of the first College Football Coaches Poll for the 2021 season -- to see which school is taking on the most ranked opponents in the TOP TWENTY. Here are the Top 20 teams "re-ranked" in the order of games against other top 20 teams this season.
This is the story -- much in the media choose not talk about -- when they start ranting about Notre Dame needing to join a conference.
WHY -- so we can play an easier schedule?
- NOTRE DAME* -- 4 opponents (avg. rank: #12)
- ALABAMA -- 4 opponents (avg. rank: #12)
- INDIANA -- 4 opponents (avg. rank: #13)
- PENN STATE -- 4 opponents (avg. rank: #14)
- IOWA -- 4 opponents (avg. rank: #15)
- IOWA STATE -- 3 opponents
- FLORIDA -- 3 opponents
- LSU -- 3 opponents
- WISCONSIN -- 3 opponents
- OKLAHOMA -- 2 opponents
- OHIO STATE -- 2 opponents
- GEORGIA -- 2 opponents
- TEXAS A&M -- 2 opponents
- NORTH CAROLINA -- 2 opponents
- CINCINNATI -- 2 opponents
- MIAMI -- 2 opponents
- TEXAS -- 2 opponents
- CLEMSON -- 1 opponent
- OREGON -- 1 opponent
- USC -- 1 opponent
*Notre Dame is ranked as the toughest schedule among the TOP TWENTY -- winning the tie-breaker with Alabama, since the Fighting Irish play two teams in the TOP TEN versus just one for Bama...
