A less-than-ideal start for the Fighting Irish has someone still left them in the AP Top 25 this week. Notre Dame is now 0-2 on the season with losses against a Top 10 Miami team and now a Top 10 Texas A&M team. Clearly, the ranking committee thought those were quality enough losses to keep the Fighting Irish in the rankings.
They only lost those games by a collective four points, so it seems fair. However, if Notre Dame drops its upcoming game against Purdue this week, it can certainly kiss a ranking and the College Football Playoff goodbye this season.