Notre Dame committed a crime this year

[CHorn427]

Notre Dame finessed the system this year harder than any system has ever been finessed. Here is their path to their current AP poll ranking. 

L to ranked TAMU: -16 to #24

*First team in 37 years to remain in the poll at 0-2. 

W vs Purdue: +2 to #22
W vs Arkansas: +1 to #21
W vs BSU: +5 to #16
W vs NCSU: +3 to #13
W vs #20 USC: +1 to #12
Bye: +0 to #12
W vs BC: +2 to #10

* After starting 0-2 then getting five wins over bad to mediocre teams and one 10 point win to a ranked but overrated USC, Notre Dame made it back from #24 to essentially back in the CFP field. This is insane. They were 1-2 vs ranked teams at this point, yet back in the CFP field. 

*Coasted the rest of the season (one spot up for added security)

W vs Navy: +1 to #9
W vs #22 Pitt: +0 to #9
W vs Syr: +0 to #9
W vs Stan: +0 to #9

If Notre Dame would have fallen completely out of the AP poll after starting 0-2 like everyone in the last 36 years, they wouldn’t have moved back up into CFP field by beating the joke of schedule they had after their first two games.

[jkates]

It's true.