Where Notre Dame is ranked in the preseason USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll
You know football is close when the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll releases their first rankings of the season. That is exactly what has happened today. Check out below where Notre Dame and the rest of the preseason Top-25 were ranked.
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#25 Houston
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#24 Ole Miss
Nov 25, 2021; Starkville, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels players hoist the Egg Bowl trophy after the game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
#23 Arkansas
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#22 Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati’s wide receiver Chris Scott (80) and head coach Luke Fickell, and quarterback Desmond Ridder (9) celebrate the Bearcats’ first touchdown of the game over Tulane University at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans Saturday, October 30, 2021.
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#21 Kentucky
Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops looks on during a NCAA college football game in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl against Iowa, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
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#20 Wisconsin
Wisconsin Badgers safety Collin Wilder (18) celebrates getting an interception in the fourth quarter against Nebraska during their football game Saturday, November 20, 2021, at Camp Randall in Madison, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
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#19 Wake Forest
The Demon Deacon mascot enters on a motorcycle before the game Friday, Dec. 31, 2021 at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville. The Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights faced each other in the 2021 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]
#18 Texas
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian talks to fans before Texas’s annual spring football game at Royal Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas on April 23, 2022.
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#17 Miami, FL
Sep 18, 2021; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes mascot Sebastian the Ibis leads the team onto the field prior to the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
#16 Pittsburgh
Sep 25, 2021; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; A Pittsburgh Panthers helmet on the sidelines against the New Hampshire Wildcats during the first quarter at Heinz Field. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
#15 USC
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#14 Michigan State
EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN – NOVEMBER 27: Head coach Mel Tucker of the Michigan State Spartans looks on before the game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Spartan Stadium on November 27, 2021 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
#13 NC State
NC State’s Thayer Thomas catches a two yard pass for a touchdown to tie back up the game during the first overtime at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C., September 25, 2021.
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#12 Oregon
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#11 Oklahoma State
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#10 Baylor
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#9 Oklahoma
OU coach Brent Venables greets players before the Sooners’ spring game on April 23 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman.
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#8 Utah
Utah Utes players honor a pair of fallen teammates during the fourth quarter of the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. on Jan. 1, 2022.
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#7 Texas A&M
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#6 Michigan
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#5 Notre Dame
head coach Marcus Freeman leads players out of the tunnel during the Notre Dame Blue-Gold Spring NCAA college football game on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)
#4 Clemson
Fans dance with the Clemson University Tiger mascot during the Tiger Walk before their game against Florida State Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021.
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#3 Georgia
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#2 Ohio State
Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud celebrates after a touchdown during the Buckeyes’ comeback win over Utah on Saturday in the Rose Bowl.
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#1 Alabama
Dec 4, 2021; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Bryce Young (9) reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Georgia Bulldogs during the first half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
