Notre Dame football started the 2025 season 0-2 and won 10 straight games to finish the season 10-2. However, their opening game loss against the Miami Hurricanes is what kept them out of the College Football Playoffs. Miami also had a 10-2 record, which ranked behind Notre Dame for much of the regular season, despite the head-to-head win.
Miami is a member of the ACC, and Notre Dame isn’t in football, so it was a no-brainer to know which team the conference would advocate for when it came to getting a team into the College Football Playoff.
Notre Dame has been whining and complaining about the ACC advocating for Miami:
I don’t understand why Notre Dame wants the ACC to treat it like a full member of the ACC.