INDIANAPOLIS — The College Football Playoff selection committee released its first rankings of the 2025 season on Tuesday night. The Indiana football team is ranked 2nd, and Notre Dame clocked in

Notre Dame is back in the top 10 of the latest Associated Press college football poll. The Fighting Irish defeated Boston College Saturday.

No. 45 Baylor (+13): Sawyer Robertson cooled the temps around Waco just a bit with three touchdown passes to lead the Bears in a 30-3 runaway win against UCF. The victory puts Baylor back over .500 on the year now at 5-4, but making a bowl game will still be a challenge with games against Utah, Arizona and Houston left on the schedule.

The US LBM Coaches Poll No. 13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish remain in the playoff hunt after a 34-24 victory over the USC Trojans last week, and now the Irish get a bye week before facing Boston College.

After five straight wins following a 0-2 beginning to the 2025 college football season, head coach Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame Fighting Irish are set for an important five-game stretch coming off their final bye week of the year.

If the season ended today, the Hurricanes would miss the College Football Playoff ... also trail No. 10 Notre Dame, which could be a key competitor for an at-large bid even though Miami beat the Fighting Irish in the first week of the season.

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