The SB Nation community joined the Associated Press and College Football Playoff committee in giving zero credit to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for their Top 25 win Saturday, but Irish fans were nevertheless impressed.
Self-identified Irish supporters who responded to a SB Nation FanPulse survey put their team at No. 12, up two spots from the previous week. In addition, 90.3 percent of the poll respondents said they were confident in the direction of the football program. That’s up 8.9 percent from last week. (You can sign up here to add your opinion starting Saturday evening.