Bud Elliott released this year’s version of his Blue-Chip Ratio rankings, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are living close to the middle of the pack with the 10th best ratio score in the country.
The BCR is just a rudimentary reference point to show which teams in the country are capable of winning a national championship — nothing more. What it’s not, is explained quite well by Elliott:
It is not a requirement to make the College Football Playoff. Making the playoff does require some level of talent, but schedule also matters quite a bit.