In series history, Notre Dame holds a commanding edge. The Fighting Irish lead 83-13-1 and have won 12 of the last 13 meetings dating back to 2011. With 98 matchups, it's the most-played rivalry in Notre Dame history, including an unbroken run from 1927 to 2019.

The Irish are the highest-ranked two-loss team in the CFP’s first rankings, slotted ahead of three one-loss teams from Power 4 conferences.

The Baylor athletic director and College Football Playoff Selection Committee chair explains why Notre Dame sits inside the top 10 despite losses to Miami and Texas A&M.

Rarely will the College Football Playoff rankings this week have much impact on the final ones next month, but there are certainly winners and losers to be found in the inaugural rankings. The two

Marcus Freeman says Notre Dame is going with freshman Erik Schmidt as its No. 1 placekicker vs. Navy and possibly moving forward beyond that. Schmidt is 12 of 13 on PATs and 0 for 2 on FGs. "At the end of the day, the ultimate decision to make is what is best for the team." pic.twitter.com/nmV7DIUCMC

The College Football Playoff field is set (for now), but there's a lot of time for things to change and teams to crash the CFP picture.

Oklahoma has two significant wins, over Tennessee on the road and Michigan at home, plus two losses to ranked teams. Texas has a home win over Vanderbilt and the head-to-head win over the Sooners, plus losses to Ohio State and unranked Florida.

Some college football fans didn't think Notre Dame deserved to be ranked at No. 10 after a loss to a program ranked No. 18.