The Notre Dame Fighting Irish plummeted to #21 in both the Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25 after getting their tails whipped by the Louisville Cardinals on Saturday night, 33-20. The 13 point difference doesn’t even come close to the truth of the game — and that was a complete unraveling of the Notre Dame offense which was followed by the defense being unable to win the game on its own (as if that should ever be a thing).
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Irish opponents ranked in the polls:
- Ohio State Buckeyes #3/#3
- USC Trojans #10/#9
- Louisville Cardinals #14/#15
- Duke Blue Devils #17/#18
Irish opponents with votes but not ranked:
I realize it’s tradition to scream about a team like Duke being ranked ahead of Notre Dame despite the Irish win in Durham, but ND looked awful against Louisville.