Notre Dame the "Sixth Ranked One Loss Team"

The Football Writers Association of America released their SUPER 16 this morning and they ranked Notre Dame #13 -- ranking five other teams with one-loss ahead of them.  Here are those teams -- along with Notre Dame and the team that beat them this season, game score and location:


#6 Ohio State:

• Lost to #8 Oklahoma 31 - 16 at home

#7 Clemson:

• Lost to un-ranked (3-3) Syracuse 27 - 24 on the road 

#10 Oklahoma State:

• Lost to #4 TCU 44 - 31 at home  

#11 Washington:

• Lost to un-ranked (3-3) Arizona State 13 - 7 on the road

#12 USC:

• Lost to #14 Washington State 30 - 27 on the road       

#13 NOTRE DAME:

• Lost to #2 Georgia 20 - 19 at home

LINK:  FWAA SUPER 16

OT: WMU's Football Field is Under Water

The Western Michigan Broncos were scheduled to play their homecoming game yesterday but thunderstorms and torrential rain forced the re-scheduling to today at 1 PM.

More than 8" of rain fell yesterday -- more today!

Today's update...

 

LINK:  STORY

Most Difficult Six Week Stretch in ND History?

USC: 6 - 1


NORTH CAROLINA STATE: 6 - 1


WAKE FOREST: 4 - 2


MIAMI:  5 - 0


NAVY: 5 - 1


STANFORD: 5 - 2

Anders Bjork Scores First NHL Goal Last Night!

🎥 Anders Bjork on his first three NHL games: "It's been a good challenge so far." pic.twitter.com/FV66V4eq3M

— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) October 14, 2017

The former Notre Dame All-American, who left early for the NHL -- is off to a good start with his professional career!

It's That Time of Year Again: USC WEEK

Top 25 FBS Teams With Losses this Week...

Well, it's been another crazy week of teams ranked among the TOP 25 losing football games:

• Clemson
• Washington
• Washington State
• Auburn
• San Diego State
• Texas Tech
• Naval Academy

Do the Fighting Irish move up in the rankings tomorrow?

Chip Kelly High on Notre Dame's Playoff Hopes

The former Oregon coach ranks the IRISH as the #5 team...

ND Hockey Mom -- on Harry Connick Jr. Show

Manon Rheaume -- the mother of Notre Dame goalie Dylan St. Cyr -- just happens to be the first woman to ever play in a National Hockey League game...

NCAA Makes Its Determination on Carolina...

LINK:  NEW YORK TIMES

LINK:  WASHINGTON POST

LINK:  CHARLOTTE OBSERVER

Five With Ties to ND on NCAA Commission

The FBI's investigation of bribery in college basketball has led to the NCAA forming a commission to look into the situation.  Five members of the Commission have ties to the University of Notre Dame...

LINK:  BRIBERY COMMISSION

CBS Projects College Football Playoff Ranking

Guess where Notre Dame is ranked...

The first CFP Ranking comes out on Halloween -- Tuesday, October 31st.

LINK:  RANKING

Can Notre Dame Create "A Nightmare Scenario"

Sports Illustrated's Andy Staples looks at Notre Dame's remaining six games...

LINK:  NIGHTMARE SCENARIO

OT: I Might Be Alone Here, But I Love These!

This is the new uniform, helmet, shoe, base layer, glove and sock combo that Nike designed for the Florida Gators to wear this Saturday against Texas A&M...

My teammates at Notre Dame hated it --- I LOVE IT!

Yahoo Sports' Forde Ranks "One Loss" Teams

One guess on who's ranked higher than Ohio State, Auburn, USC and Oklahoma...

LINK:  FORDE

OT: This is How You Tell a Story...

DeShone Kizer Talks About Sunday's Game

Learning the ropes in the NFL -- not an easy thing to do...

The AP Top 25 / Analysis of Schedule Strength

Here's a look at the AP Top 25 -- see below -- and how many games each of these teams will play this season against the current ranked teams.

Bottom Line:  The University of Notre Dame has the most difficult path to the College Football Playoff -- and it's not even close...

1. Alabama:  1 game 
2. Clemson:  3 games 
3. Penn State:  3 games
4. Georgia:  2 games
5. Washington:  2 games
6. Texas Christian University:  3 games
7. Wisconsin:  1 game
8. Washington State:  3 games
9. Ohio State:  4 games
10. Auburn:  3 games
11. Miami:  2 games
12. Oklahoma:  4 games
13. University of Southern California:  3 games
14. Oklahoma State:  2 games
15. Virginia Tech:  2 games
16. NOTRE DAME:  7 GAMES
17. Michigan:  3 games
18. South Florida:  1 game
19. San Diego State:  1 game
20. North Carolina State:  2 games
21. Michigan State:  4 games
22. University of Central Florida:  2 games
23. Stanford University:  5 games
24. Texas Tech:  3 games
25. Naval Academy:  2 games

Tar Heels' Fedora Talks Loss to Notre Dame

One Loss Teams Ranked Ahead of Notre Dame

Here's a look at the EIGHT one-loss teams ranked ahead of Notre Dame in the AP POLL -- this morning.  Looking forward to seeing where Notre Dame will be ranked when the AP Poll comes out this afternoon...


#3:  OKLAHOMA: 4 - 1

• Wins over teams with winning records; Ohio State and Tulane
• Loss at home to Iowa State (38 - 31)
• Road wins:  Ohio State and Baylor
• Opponents' record so far:  11 - 16

# 7:  MICHIGAN:  4 - 1

• Wins over teams with winning records;  Florida and Purdue
• Loss at home to Michigan State (14 - 10)
• Road wins:  Florida (neutral site) and Purdue
• Opponents' record so far: 13 - 13
• Common opponent with ND:  Loss to Michigan State 14 - 10

#10:  OHIO STATE:  5 - 1

• Wins over teams with winning records;  Indiana, Army and Maryland
• Loss at home to Oklahoma (31 - 16)
• Road wins: Indiana and Rutgers
• Opponents' record so far: 16 - 10

#12:  AUBURN:  5 - 1

• Wins over teams with winning records;  Mississippi State
• Loss at Clemson  (14 - 6)
• Road wins:  Missouri
• Opponents' record so far: 15 - 16

#14:  USC:  5 - 1

• Wins over teams with winning records;  Western Michigan, Stanford, Texas, 
• Loss at Washington State  (30 - 27)
• Road wins:  California
• Opponents' record so far: 21 - 14

#15:  OKLAHOMA STATE:  4 - 1

• Wins over teams with winning records;  Texas Tech
• Loss at home to Texas Christian University (44 - 31)
• Road wins:  South Alabama and Pittsburgh
• Opponents' record so far:  13 - 14    

#16:  VIRGINIA TECH:  5 - 1

• Wins over teams with winning records;  West Virginia and Delaware
• Loss at Clemson  (31 - 17)
• Road wins:  East Carolina and Boston College
• Opponents' record so far:  17 - 14
• Common opponent with ND:  Beat BC on road 23 - 10

#20:  UTAH:  4 - 1

• Wins over teams with winning records;  Arizona
• Loss at home to Stanford  (23 - 20)
• Road wins:  BYU
• Opponents' record far:  11 - 19 

#21:  NOTRE DAME:  5 - 1

• Wins over teams with winning records;  Michigan State
• Loss at home to Georgia  (20 - 19)
• Road wins:  Boston College, Michigan State and North Carolina
• Opponents' record so far:  18 - 17 

Notre Dame's future opponents are 27 - 6, has to be the toughest remaining schedule in college football.

Highlights: Notre Dame 33 - UNC 10