Notre Dame football got its 2026 signature win on Saturday night, defeating the previously No. 1 ranked Miami Hurricanes 31-24.
The victory has propelled the Irish up the US LBM Coaches poll, and ESPN believes that the same will happen
on Tuesday night when the next set of College Football Playoff rankings are announced. Heather Dinish has Notre Dame as the No. 5 seed, a just from the No. 11 they were placed last Tuesday.“Upsetting” the Hurricanes wasn’t about the score differential, it was about the general sentiment of the program. The last three top-10 games didn’t go Notre Dame’s way, but Saturday night was much different. They were all close games, but the Irish just couldn’t find a way.
On a perfect night in November, it happened, and Notre
Dame is looking like one of the few teams that are legit CFP title contenders.
Another week, another shakeup … https://t.co/Jser5qd6wX
— Heather Dinich (@CFBHeather) November 8, 2026
This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: ESPN expects Notre Dame to make big jump in next CFP rankings
