US LBM Coaches Poll No. 8 Notre Dame had a three-week run at the top of Sports Illustrated’s mock College Football Playoff bracket.
Then, the Fighting Irish dropped down to No. 3 last week
. This week, Notre Dame fell further to No. 8 in SI’s CFP projections. The Fighting Irish are projected to face No. 9 Texas Tech in the opening round of the CFP. The winner of that game will take on No. 1 BYU in the quarterfinal round.SI has Notre Dame beating Texas Tech then knocking off BYU in the Fiesta Bowl to face No. 4 Miami in the Sugar Bowl of the CFP semifinal round.
The Irish’s run, however, will stop there with SI pitting the Hurricanes against No. 3 Indiana in the CFP National Championship game.
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