The Notre Dame Fighting Irish moved up one spot in the college football playoff rankings in the penultimate week of action. 1. Oregon Ducks 2. Texas Longhorns 3. Penn State Nittany Lions 4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 5.

Notre Dame continues to move up the College Football Playoff rankings after its 49-35 win over USC. The Irish also benefited from Ohio State losing at home to Michigan this weekend. Notre Dame was 10th in the first rankings release but continues to rise as they continue to win.

Multiple prominent teams around the nation are sweating their College Football Playoff fate as the 2024 regular season draws to a close. For those on the bubble, there's only one guaranteed game left to leave an impression.