Up to #8 in AP, up to #7 in the Coaches poll

[TheOriginalCane]

Impressive.

 

[Xio]

Notre Dame at 5 is laughable.

 

[FrancisSawyer]

Notre Dame at 5 is laughable.

It will all shake out in the end but you're right. ND hasn't shown any evidence that they are a top 5 caliber team. Very good secondary but top 5? I don't think so.

 

[TitansHope]

just keep winning and everything will sort itself out.

 

[407cane]

ND can't be ranked higher than 5 (P4 champs will be above no matter record) in the playoffs so it wont matter much what they are ranked even if they win out

 

[Brains]

Notre Dame at 5 is laughable.

Indeed everything surrounding the Despicable Dome is horse****, but their schedule is also the worst in the country. **** ND.

 

[Xio]

Indeed everything surrounding the Despicable Dome is horse****, but their schedule is also the worst in the country. **** ND.

USC should sort them out

 

[USNAVYCANE]

This is where I think we should be ranked and around 8/9 when we play VT.

 

[Brains]

This is where I think we should be ranked and around 8/9 when we play VT.

Destroy our opponents and everything will take care of itself.

 

[mcnaire2004]

Inexcusably low ranking.

I guess we need a ranking thread, a coach poll thread, an AP thread, a ESPN power ranking thread.

 

[ddann]

So…FSU was ranked #10 heading into the season. But after obliterating the Crocs at the Swamp, the Canes are only considered good enough to be ranked #12? Ok.

The disrespect should be useful for motivating the team.

 

[JZCane0825]

This is the part of the story where some of y’all need to realize that rankings mean very little anymore

 

[Braduhley]

ND can't be ranked higher than 5 (P4 champs will be above no matter record) in the playoffs so it wont matter much what they are ranked even if they win out

I mean they can, they'd just get the 5 seed.Besides these are the AP rankings not the CFP

 

[Essex Cane]

It will all shake out in the end but you're right. ND hasn't shown any evidence that they are a top 5 caliber team. Very good secondary but top 5? I don't think so.

True but we haven't either. Beat a bad UF team on the road while they beat a solid A&M team also on the road. I think we'd beat ND tbh. Don't want the team to get too arrogant, would prefer them to feel disrespected and continue to beat tf out of everyone until we prove ourselves.

 

[lf26soda]

This is the part of the story where some of y’all need to realize that rankings mean very little anymore

Espically in week 2

 

[mr.h]

I’ll take it…if we win, we move up.

 

[JHallCanes]

Notre Dame at 5 is laughable.

 

[PineCo.]

Notre Dame at 5 is laughable.

We all know it aint gonna last.

 

[rascon]

ND can't be ranked higher than 5 (P4 champs will be above no matter record) in the playoffs so it wont matter much what they are ranked even if they win out

I wonder if ND goes undefeated and is ranked #1 in the writers poll, but is the 6th or 7th seed in the CFP playoff - would they then think twice about conference affiliations.

 

[rascon]

I mean they can, they'd just get the 5 seed.Besides these are the AP rankings not the CFP

That 5 seed is already earmarked for SEC runner up, lol